Since Jeff has to work today, we decided to celebrate his birthday on Saturday with the whole family by taking a day trip to the Kemah Boardwalk. It's such a fun place to visit with restaurants, cute shops, rides for everyone, and lots more. When we first arrived, the weather was dreary and rainy so we weren't sure how the day would go, but thankfully the weather cleared and it turned out to be a gorgeous day. Plus, we were able to enjoy many rides without long lines!
Connor's favorite ride was the train that takes you around the entire complex.
It was a nice way to let our yummy lunch settle. Kaitlynn did great, too.
Here's Jeff and Collin enjoying the Aviator ride.
Here's a ride called the Inverter that Collin and Kevin rode. No thank you!
Jeff, Collin, and Kevin rode this huge swing that took them way up into the air. You can see in Jeff's face that he wasn't too fond of this ride.
One thing I was super excited about was riding the huge wooden roller coaster. I haven't ridden one of these since, well I can't even remember. Collin, Kevin, and I were the only takers for the coaster and it was so much fun. We rode it 3 times!
Probably the funniest story of the day was when Jeff decided to join Connor on the kiddie airplane ride. First off, he could barely get himself into the airplane.
Then as the ride began, we started to notice that something was a little off.
See the airplane in front? Well that's how high Connor's airplane was supposed to be, but as you can see, well it just couldn't quite make it up that high since there was a little extra, a-hem, weight in their airplane.
Those of us on the outside (as well as Jeff) were all laughing so hard that we were crying!
As if that weren't enough punishment, Jeff joined Connor for the kiddie ferris wheel ride.
But at least this time the ride worked as expected.
After lots of rides, we walked the Boardwalk and got some ice cream. Connor instead decided on cotton candy. Yellow, of all colors.
We all had such a great time in Kemah and it was a perfect way to celebrate Jeff's birthday. And you know the day was a success when all 4 of the kids fell asleep in the car on the drive home!
At home for birthday cake. Happy Birthday, Jeff (a.k.a. Dad, Daddy, and Da-Da)!
Lauri, looks like such a fun birthday celebration! Please send Jeff my belated Happy Birthday wishes!!
ReplyDeleteI was laughing at the airplane ride story. That's too funny! Nothing like a kiddie ride to help keep it real. =)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day - and those kind of places really are the best when you don't have to fight the crowds. Score!
Happy birthday hugs to Jeff!
Looks like so much fun and I'm glad you guys got to celebrate with the whole family. I bet Jeff felt really special being surrounded by so many people that love him!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jeff! What a fun family outing! I bet he enjoyed having everyone together to celebrate. Kemah really is a fun place. When Kristina and Oscar lived in Houston, they lived less than 10 minutes from Kemah and we went there several times. It really is a fun place. The airplane story is so funny. What a fun day you all had!
ReplyDeleteJust now catching up on blogs since returning from vacation. Love the stories and pics from Kemah! I know that Harry rode the airplane ride with Benjamin and it made it up to the right level so Jeff must have been on a defective plane! Harry weighs a lot more than Jeff!!!! :-) Still can't believe you enjoyed the wooden roller coaster. That thing about killed me - literally!
ReplyDeleteAlso - love the "bun-shed" post. I was geting woried that maybe Connor heard me say "shed" -- but I don't put the "bun" in front of it, and I do try to refrain when talking in front of the kiddos!
Kaitlynn and Connor are going to be the best of buds. Love the pics of them playing together - so sweet, and definitely a glimpse of good things to come.