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Big day around here...celebrating one year!
Happy birthday Sophia!

Big Day

Weighing in at 20 pounds, Sophia moves to the next car seat!
Very happy yellow with pink butterflies!

October 22, 2009

It was suppose to be a severe rain event all day long...

There was some wind, but sunny beautiful instead.

We played all day! All around Port A were these tourist cutouts.

So, of course, we had to do them!
(Don, Kevin, and Kerry)

Our turn behind the wall.

We ate breakfast together, then split up for the day.

Steve, Soso, and I went tackle shop hopping.

Steve took in the really strong, fast moving current
going through the pass.
Pier that had a tackle shop up there.
We walked out and checked out the fishing
action the night before.
It was amazing to stand out there on the end
and watch the waves crash against that thing
in the dark...
We hit the playground near the boat ramp.
Sophia loves to play now.
The swings are by far her favorite.

With daddy standing behind her,
she climbed all over the play place!

The one thing we have to work on...
the slide.
She is NOT a fan of it solo.

While Steve was in one tackle store,
Sophia and I took in the bird watching area
across the street.

My little birdwatcher.
She points and says something,
it's her version of "bird".

We watched them take off in large numbers
and land. What a cool free show!

Later we all met up again at the camp.
Steve wanted to go catch bait

with his new cast net.
We all tagged along to watch.

Here is a photo of Kevin and Steve stalking the fish.

Sophia napped a little...then found the puddle.
She loves playing in water.
Pools, tubs, parking lots.

I let her have at it.

She splashed and crawled around in it.

Her tailgate audience

Steve a little worn out after
throwing the net for a long time.
They hauled in about a dozen?

Parking lot practice in Sophia's puddle.

Kevin throwing.

Don taking shots of Kevin's throw.

Back at camp.
There was what I think was a migration of dragonflies!
I've never seen so many at one time.
It was so beautiful at sunset to see the light
glowing through and off their wings.

When the sun was gone, the dragonflies started landing...

everywhere. On Kerry's chin, Kevin's glasses, our hammock.

Although a little Hitchcock at the end,
I still think that was an amazing way to end the day.

The Shorts cooked the Reds on the grill.

Don had his subway.

I steamed some broccoli.

We moved the dinner inside due to the insect invasion,

but had a fabulous dinner!

Good times.

Rainy Day

We are home in Alabama! Nice rain shower to wash off all the saltwater.
Fish pictures to be posted tonight from last week!

Wednesday 10/21/2009

At our campground, the grounds maintenance man

is out of a horror movie with the outfit!

I just stayed inside until he left...

I'm just assuming he's paid to this.

Too close to Halloween to take chances.

The weeds were getting a bit tall in our site.

Don came through for a visit.

He wanted to see the beach,
but Kerry and I didn't want him to walk out there.

The redtide was making us cough at our sites.
So, we gave him the 3500 truck tour!

Notice the "15 MPH" speed sign on the beach.

You can drive out on the beach here...

very strange, yet fun.

This is actually further down near the pier.

How is that man surfing and breathing?

Also, the guy fishing off the pier...
how can he breathe!

Loved that the beach driving conditions were "poor".
I thought it was fine...except for that one time
when I had to shift it into 4wd.
Fun times.

Don stayed here...
it was theme appropriate for visiting
with K Pinks.

A very...very PINK hotel.

Even the flowers in the flower bed were Pink.

The golf cart...was pink.

Kerry's reaction to Don's "safari room".
I asked if it was similar to

the "jungle room"...
very close.

Sophia checks it out.
I think there were one too many animals
that freaked her out.
Definitely much to look and see.

( This is Don's photos I borrowed.)
The room had a very elaborate fan...
mosquito net above the bed.
A ton of animal fur prints.

Snake in the tree.

Nero, the manager/owner, was giving
the story behind the snake.
Carved Africa root from some tree.

It was very safari.

There are other theme rooms,
we just didn't have time to see them.

Cute place with a great

deal of love put into decorating it.

I hope it does well.

Because there is a free ferry...we took it.

(L-R Don, Soso's hand, Kerry, and me)
Across the channel, did a u-turn came back.

I had just made the comment about

hating being the first or last car on.
Last on the ride over,
first on the ride back to Port A.

Don shooting the scenery.

I got out to try to see dolphins,
no luck so snapped a picture of the 3500.

We rode out to the boat ramp where Steve and Kevin
launched. It was another 4 wheel drive experience.
Here were some birds in the grass beside it.

Little funny...I think it was the scary drive in through
sand and water to the ramp that had Kerry jumpy.
She swore that there was a man in a hooded
sweatshirt staring at us!!!
I took a photo...then zoomed in.

I'll admit, if you squint...maybe a stalker man.

But really just cactus.
Kerry's submarine for the day.

Pretty flower on the side of the road.

This is the day that Steve and Kevin caught
Redfish, which became dinner the next night.

Wednesday, we ate dinner
at this place off Beach Street
in Port Aransas, TX.

It was fun to see the waiter pour the food ON
the table, even Don's ribs!
Because crawfish isn't in season,
Steve & Kevin both got the low country boil

with shrimp.
Kerry and I ordered redbeans and rice.

Sophia had vegetable beef baby food.

This was all WAY too spicy for her.

Soso like playing with the crayons

for the first time at a restaurant.
I think she made a few lines.
Going to have to get her some now.
She is beyond eating them I think.

Desert was DQ.
They closed the main part, but the drive-thru was open.
We had already committed to parking.
So, we walked through the drive-thru.
We got our order in right before they closed.
Best blizzard I've had in a long time!
(Photo by Steve...he was laughing at us

from the truck. Soso was asleep, so I

ordered for him.)

I took this photo when we got

back to the bus.

Baby girl was out cold.

Sophia dreaming...

Early Birthday Gift

Wednesday 10/21, the guys went out fishing in the aluminum

boat and we hung out at the camp.

Kerry gave Sophia her first official birthday present!

Usually emptying out any and every bag

she can get her hands on...she was

slow to go into this one!?
Could be because we were watching her.

Finally she opened it up and saw what was inside.

I think she likes it.

Kerry and Kevin gave Soso a HUGE

soft fluffy ear pale yellow and white
puppy dog! It has a signature pink bow!

Sophia loved on the stuffed animal.
Would hold it up for me to hug.
Then, for Kerry to hug.
She gibberish talked about it and to it.
We identified the eyes, ears, and mouth on it.
More hugs.
She likes stuffed animals in general,
but really really likes this one.
The perfect first first birthday gift...
it's as big as she is!
Thank you Kerry and Kevin!
I can't wait to hear what she names it!