Abilene/Fredricksburg/Sea World

Almost a week ago we got back from a 7 day/6 night trip. Zack's Grandma, Nannie passed away so we started off in Abilene. Nannie had been ill for awhile so it was not a surprise when she passed away about a month ago. However, we are still saddened by her loss. We spent three nights in Abilene. Kate and Carly enjoyed spending time with the other cousins and family. We also enjoyed celebrating Nannie's life and talking about memories of her. She lived a wonderful life. Then, we drove up to Fredricksburg to see Nettie for the day and spent one night there. We drove up the following day, Tuesday, to go to Sea World. We got there at around 11:00 am and stayed the whole day there until about 7:00 pm. We met up with our friends the Dunkles, too. We had planned awhile back to go to Sea World since Zack and I had the teacher discount. Our friends, the Dunkles, were in the same boat as us, so we decided to all meet up together. Then, we went to Sea World the following day to do all that we missed on Tuesday. The girls were troopers! Kate did not nap at all while we were there and Carly took short naps in the stroller. We had our first hotel experience as a family. We stayed at the Embassy Suites so we let the girls sleep in the living area while we slept in the bedroom. It worked out perfectly! The girls were so tired from the day that they had no problem falling asleep at night in the same room. Thank goodness! On Thursday, we went swimming in the hotel and stopped by the Alamo and the Riverwalk on our way out. Zack had a picture taken of him in front of the Alamo when he was three years old, so we wanted to take a picture of Kate too. Carly fell asleep while we walking around town. The bad thing about that was that then her and Kate were both awake the whole way home which was about 5 1/2 hours. It was a long drive home! We had a great trip, though. I will write a little more detail by the pictures.

All the Pruett cousins at Nannie's burial

While we were in Abilene we had a great visit with our friends, The Littles. It was fun watching the four girls together.

Carly had her first ice cream bar. What a mess! She loved it, though!

One of the best things at Mom Mom and Dad Dad's house is their big tree in the backyard. The kids always enjoy climbing from it and swinging from the swings that hang from it. It also puts off such great shade! Oh, how I wish we had a tree like this in our backyard. Kate decided she wanted to climb it, too. Luckily, Uncle Jason was up there to help her. Thanks Uncle Jason! This was Kate's first true tree climbing experience.

Nettie and Kate in Fredricksburg. Kate loved being there with the animals.

Zack and Kate on their first fishing trip in the creek. Kate really enjoyed fishing and putting her feet in the creek. Zack was so proud!

This is Carly sleeping in the stroller at Sea World. She would go and go and then just crash. It didn't matter how much noise was around her. Notice the apples all over her. She loved eating on an apple before she fall asleep. She also loves to spit out the parts she doesn't like. I didn't want to wake her up, but I did clean her up after this picture was taken.

One of Kate's favorite things at Sea World was the rides. She even rode a big ride with Zack. It was a lot of fun!

It is nice that they have a splash area to cool off. It really helped the kids on the two hot days that we were there.

We were excited to try the 3D movie that was there. It was so nice and cool in the theater. However, we lasted about 5 minutes. Carly kept wanting to play with the glasses and stand on her chair. She is really into standing on things right now. She was not heavy enough to keep the chair down so I had to hold it down. Kate really didn't get into it, either. At least we got to cool off for 5 minutes.

Kate and Caleb decided to hold hands at one point. It was so cute!

Kate loved the Sesame Street characters! Carly wanted me to hold her but she kept squeezing his furry arm.

Zack and Kate swimming at the hotel. Kate is really improving on her swimming. She will even put her head in the water for a couple of seconds now. The pool was the perfect temperature!

Here Kate is in front of the Alamo.

Just the two of us!

What a great trip!