Heather & Jim have some other friends that live here that we got to spend time with - Eva and James. Thursday night, we all met up and had some good ol' yummy mexican food. Friday, we all went to the zoo. This was our 3rd time to the zoo since we moved back, but we finally got to stay a long time and really see everything! Joseph and James did great and had fun seeing all the animals. It was the first time that the zoo was practically empty so it was nice basically having all the exhibits to ourselves!
That night Heather & Jim came back to our place and stayed for the remainder of their trip. Baby James is a little over 3 months older than Joseph. It was so cute to see them playing and realize each other. Of course that meant a little face hitting and hair grabbing, but they're still buddies. :)
Saturday, we had a super fun day and went to Moody Gardens in Galveston. We toured the aquarium and then went down to the beach and took some pictures. It was pretty cool and super windy so we hopped back in the car and drove up to Kemah. We ate at the Aquarium restaurant and then got to see some of the Holiday Boat Parade where all the sailboats decorate their boats with lights. I have to say I think our favorite was the one that wrote out "Ho, ho, ho - Obama must go!". haha After that we went through some of the cute shops and then headed home where the babies fell fast asleep.
Sunday after mass, we all came back to our place and had a bbq where Michael smoked a yummy brisket. It was so great spending time together and catching up with our sweet friends. We were so sad when they had to leave Monday morning, but we are just so thankful for the fun time we had!
As usual, I wish we had more pictures. We took a decent amount but didn't get a whole lot of group shots.
Had to include an elephant pic from the zoo!
creepy
Our 2 little monkeys! :)
Joseph with the chimpanzee! There was one crazy one that would come up to glass, start making his monkey noises and then frantically run down and knock his knuckles into the glass - scared the bejeebers out of us!
Joseph apparently trying to strangle his daddy at the giraffe exhibit, haha
Heather & James with Michael & Joseph
Bath time!
Me & Heather at the poinsetta tree at Moody Gardens
Me and my little buddy
In front of the penguins
At the beach (a little windy)
At the boat parade in Kemah
Eva, Heather and me with the babies
Wearing their matching "My First Christmas" onesies
Little buddies
Our only group shot!
Last bit of play time before heaidng to the airport (this was just before Joseph grabbed hold of James' hair)
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It's so sweet to have a buddy! : ) Grandma Z
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