Wonderland in San Marcos

Cave exploring with the Clement family.

Spelunking down into the cave

Zachary and Chloe posing underground in the cave. If you are wondering what is on Zachary's head. . it was his bunny ears. . or rather, bunny ear--given we lost one of the ears.

Zachary at the top of the tower--the cave was 160 feet down and the tower was 160 feet above.

Aunt Kim in the Anti-Gravity House

Zachary and Chloe aboard the train to see the animals.

Such a long day, that when we got back to Aunt Kim's house, Chloe fell back asleep on Papa. .

and then PaPa fell asleep. What a day!

Las Vegas
A good friend from High School (Kirsten) got fed up with the Canadian cold so she planned a trip to Las Vegas this spring. . amazingly enough, when she extended the invitation, 10 of us jumped on board. Sorry for so few pictures, we kept forgetting to"capture the moments". Unfortunately, we only have pictures from the last evening out! We caught the Cris Angel and Cirque De Solei show while there . .a little disturbing. There were no big winners. . but a great time was had by all. Now we just need to figure out where we are meeting next time!

Wade and Ryan. . old friends that haven't changed a bitSmiley Kirsten

Megan and Bob. . hoping we can get them to visit Austin for Austin City Limits!

Jesse and "Funny Man" Ryan

Smile Netty Kay!

Thanks again guys. . it was a blast! Can't wait until we do it again.

Northwest Montessori 2009 Science Fair

Zachary and his experiment--Charm a Snake

Kaden and his experiment--Steady Hand Game

Zachary's friend Layton and his experiment--Magnetic Car

Ella and Rowan with their experiments--Bubbles and Volcano

We are so proud of our scientists. . .

Check out the news story on their science fair
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/good_day/033109_4_Year_Olds_Explain_Science

More festivals in Austin. . .
Mommy went to Boston for work. . and Daddy joined the Clement crew with Zachary and Chloe

The fearsome foursome--Kennedy, Kaden, Zachary and Chloe

Do-it-Yourself Face Painting. . .what a great idea!?!?!

Nothing beats Amy's Icecream at the end of the day. . .or maybe a nap. . after a long day of playing and a sugar-high from all the icecream

Spring Break at North Padre Island, Texas with Grampa and NaNa. . thanks for a wonderful trip!!

USS Lexington, a retired US Navy Aircraft Carrier from WWII that is in Corpus Christi

Zachary and Chloe learning how to navigate the guns

Zachary in the captain's chair

There were lots and lots of stairs with narrow passages. . pretty exciting when you are a pre-schooler. That must explain why the word "FREE" was written next to the handicap symbol.

Grampa was not too pleased with the car the rental company provided. He kept telling the kids, "Grampa's Car is a piece of junk". This was repeated every day during the vacation. . and every time the kids see a blue PT Cruiser they make the same comment. Hopefully, the owner of PT Cruiser never hears their commentary.

Dining at La Tuna for lunch in San Antonio. . Zachary and Chloe were given their very own table by the staff.

However, Chloe chose to join the adults. . so Grampa ditched us for Zachary's table. I guess they wanted to talk about cars.

The King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas. Mommy had not visited the ranch for over 20 years--it looked exactly the same!

Below are two "Mexican Eagles"

The King Ranch quarter horses

Our "not-so" wildlife. . they had a tough day at the ranch.

Visiting the Guenther House in San Antonio. . they make the best pancakes.

Grampa and Chloe

Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens

Grampa and NaNa exploring Gator Lake. . sounds like a great idea?

Chloe finally got her wings!

Elmo's Green Thumb

Dolphin Connection Dolphin Tour--we only saw a few, but it was well worth the price!

Grampa and NaNa with the skipper and his assistant--we learned so much about dolphins in the wild.

The whole family enjoying the ride

Dancing with NaNa on the boat. . . .

Zaki riding his Like-A-Bike (aka his "motorcycle"

Corona + Salt = Foam

When buying beer for an adult evening the store had no limes. They suggested this lime flavored salt. . .

As you can see. .no beer was wasted!

Beach time on Padre Island National Seashore Malaquite Beach

Zaki in his sand bed that Daddy built. . doesn't it look real comfortable?

Daddy's Sand Man

The Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi

Astronaut Zachary and Princess Chloe posing with the dolphins

Saying our goodbyes. . .it was really hard to let Grampa and NaNa fly back to New York! Thanks again for a great Spring Break week!