San Antonio Getaway

A few weeks ago we took at little trip to San Antonio and had a lot of fun. Michael found a kiddie amusement park there, we weren't sure if Will would brave the rides or not, but we decided to try it. Boy did he surprise us, he hopped on every ride & was saying more at the end of each one!

Daddy was never too far away

Whoa horsey!

Flying an airplane

This one really shocked us, he climbed right in the cage for the ferris wheel. Since we were the only people there the operator let us take our time and stopped it after each time around so we could see if Will wanted off. Well, he loved it!

Up, up and away!

I got to tag along on the helicopters that go round and round & up and down....a little faster than I would have liked :)

Another day we went down to the riverwalk and rode the boats.

Evidently my nose was more entertaining than the tour guide or scenery!

Lunch on the riverwalk, mexican of course!

Hanging out in the hottub, becuase mama and daddy wanted to warm up, the pool was freezing!

We pretty much had the place to ourselves

On our way home we stopped at the Wildlife Safari, where you drive through and feed all kinds of animals. Pictures of that to come!

A Little Catching Up

Here is a peek of the happenings in the Wortley house over the past couple months. Michael had a birthday, that we celebrated with a family fun day to Huntsville State Park for a picnic & some fishing. Will liked the fish at first, you can see him signing 'more' at the bottom of this picture:



By fish number 2 he was crying!



Back home for daddy's birthday cupcakes, Will ended up looking similar to the way he did on his birthday!


We got brave one Saturday and decided to try going to an Astros game, it went way better than last year :)
Will liked watching the action from here, evidently he's not a fan of the nosebleeds

Will started school this fall, just one day a week and I think he is really liking it. He's happy when I drop him off & happy when I pick him up - I couldn't ask for more!

Enjoying a frozen yogurt stick in the hot Texas heat

Loving on his favorite doggie

Camo pants & rubber boots, 100% boy!

Will dressed himself this day, i think it's hilarious when he is so determined to wear certain things!

Will's new favorite spot

On Monday morning I was gathering up everything we needed for a trip to the pool. Will was running around doing whatever it is he does, jabbering away so I assumed all was fine. I made a trip to drop one bag ready for the car on the dryer to grab on the way out & look what I found:



That's right, he climbed in! He's been back in a few times since, he hasn't mastered getting out though!

Shoes

Recently Will has been loving putting on my shoes. This week I caught him like this! He is starting school one day a week in the fall & at his school they are required to wear tennis shoes. Now I'm thinking maybe I don't need to make a trip to Stride Rite, he can just borrow my shoes!!

Who is this big boy?

Look at this big guy, where did our baby go?? We were actually ready for church early last week, so we went outside to snap a few pics & of course play.

No trip to the backyard is complete without carrying this old milk jug around begging for it to be filled with water. Sorry Will, no getting soaked before church!

A Harvest

I must brag! For the past couple years we have planted tomato plants in hopes of harvesting something out of our backyard. Actually we've planted lots of different fruits and veggies with no luck, thanks to our super shady woodlands backyard. But this year all that changes, we have success! We harvested our first tomato tonight & it was delicious! Will even had a bite :)

One ripe tomato, lots more to come. It's ok if you want to be jealous of our awesome planter & makeshift trellis :)



Picking the tomato:

Showing it to me:



We also have a Roma tomato growing. All of the tomatoes are turning black & rotten on the bottom though. If there are any green thumbs that can offer some pointers I'd love them!

Orange Beach

After our weekend in New Orleans we got back on the road and headed for Orange Beach where we met up with the Hesters for a week of fun in the sun! It was so much fun to watch Will exploring all kinds of new things. It was a little cool while we were there, but we still braved the water & learned that Will likes hot tubs! And to our relief he slept like a champ in the pack n play all week. I suppose all the fun in the sun wore him out :) If it weren't for that 11 hour car ride home that it still fresh on my mind, I'd go back next week!

Here is Will headed out to the beach the first morning, he would not let go of that water pail for the longest time!



Figuring out the digging in the sand thing:



The first couple of days Will wasn't too sure about the water, well he didn't like it all actually.


The boys, big & small, all loved hanging out by the ice chest :)


And of course Will had to be buried in the sand:

Again Riley & Will loving grabbing ice out of the ice chest. Thank goodness our condo had an ice machine in the kitchen!

On day 2 or 3 Will just hopped up and walked out to the water. I guess he was finally ready to check it out! So we got a family pic :)

Coolest dude on the beach if I do say so myself

Loving the waves

It was really windy while we were there, perfect for flying a kite, until Will decided he was tired of holding on to it & just let go, sending me trotting through the sand.

I saw this picture & realized it's official, I'm a mama - carrying the backpack, camera bag & Will. That's just what we do :)

Bye bye Orange Beach, we'll see you next year!