In addition...

In addition to the medical visits, we enjoyed a day full of fun at NASA, where my cousin's husband, Jim, works. He gave us a 'behind the scenes' tour of NASA, and sent us home with posters and patches and all sorts of goodies. We all had a great time.

On Thursday we went to see Brenda (my cousin...Jim's wife) and spent part of the day playing with their little girls, and trying to catch fish and frogs. We all enjoyed getting to visit with them. What beautiful little girls! It is increasingly obvious that there are no ugly children in my family...anywhere!

When we left their house, Jeff read a sign that said 'Galveston-22 miles', so we hung a right and went to the beach. Evidently, to Texans, 67 degrees is cold, b/c we were virtually the only ones on the beach. We all went wading, and, well...you know little boys can't just wade...they were completely soaked. So before we headed back to Houston, we stopped for some $3 sweat pants to make the ride home more comfy! They were in heaven...with their baggies of seashells and sand residue between their toes. What more could a person want?

Oh, I almost forgot to mention...our downtime was spent at Jenny's home again, where our children played and played and played. As you can see in one of the pictures, the big boys built a fort/hideout in the woods behind Jenny and Richard's house. They had such adventures back there. Our boys are already wanting to visit again.

At bedtime, all 5 boys bedded down in Alex and Miguel's room...our three on the floor in sleeping bags. They were so happy to be in sleeping bags! And we were happy that they were happy! I was very surprised that our little one, Isaac, didn't end up sneaking in to snuggle with Gabrielle. He loved her...and her room!

I hope you enjoy the pictures. I'll try to get around to posting more on our family blog. I have great intentions...

Love to you all,

Leslie, Jeff, and the boys