Saturday, July 4, 2009

Our vacation

Packing up for our trip






Arriving at the hotel...the girls were so excited!




Jumping on the bed?!


Off to the children's museum for free family night!








Face paint crayons...how fun!






Using force to imprint pennies




The Butterfly Museum


A giant model shark


Watching the butterflies emerge from their cocoons












The new iguana...they are letting him get used to the environment, then he will roam free!


Playing after the butterfly tour


Gloria and Mariana had so much fun with these shape sorters








Lunch at the Rainforest Cafe with Tia Nana and Tia Becky




Gloria was a little skeptical at first, but by the time we left she was really enjoying it!


Austin went back to the museum with the big girls while Gloria and I napped in the hotel. They watched the Imax film, Under the Sea. The girls loved it. It was their first theater experience, and they were trying to grab the "3D" fish! Mariana kept pulling her 3D glasses down to make sure it wasn't real!

The Aquarium




A giant snake




The touching tank...they were able to touch the sting rays!








That night Austin and I snuck off for a little dinner date at PF Chang's. Thanks to Tia Nana for babysitting!

We had so much fun on this trip. It was our first real family vacation with just us! The girls were so sad to leave the hotel!

1 comment:

Julia said...

What great pictures!!! What a good idea for a vacation. My brother and sister live downtown and we need to make better use of our access to the museums! I miss museums! So glad you guys had such a great time. Your family is so beautiful!