Monday, March 30, 2009

Fun times visiting Port Arthur

So we went on a house-hunting trip over our Spring Break here (mid-March).  That way I wouldn't miss any days teaching music at our church's Preschool, and Gabrielle wouldn't miss any of her days going to "school" (Kid's Day Out) either.

On the airplane trip...cameras can be quite a source of entertainment for a two year old!  :)

Daddy ready to get off the airplane too...after several delays, our flight that was supposed to be a little over an hour was closer to two hours.  Gabrielle was CERTAINLY ready to get off our laps!

The super-cool park in Port Neches, TX (about 5 minutes from our new house).

Lots of cool slides that Gabrielle had a blast on.

For some reason she likes to turn on her side when she goes down (her teacher said that she does that at Kid's Day Out at church too).  Funny to catch her doing it in action!

Check out how big this place is...Nick is standing on part of the playground on the right side of the picture with Gabrielle on his shoulders.

This is an incredible view from one of the top of the slides.  Trust me, it was a super-neat slide that was really long.  But, it was dark in there...a little scary that I thought I was never going to get out of there!

Gabrielle enjoying some of the crawling tunnels.

Of course trying out all the swings.

The water in the outdoor pool at the hotel was sooooo cold that we only dangled our feet...Gabrielle was ready to jump in, but I was hanging on to her for dear life.  Sometimes her independence is great, and at times like this, it scares me!

Enjoying a cup of ice and water.

Two bridges that take you from Port Neches/Groves area across a river to the neighboring town to the east called "Bridge City".  I didn't take any pictures in that town, but you could tell that they had gotten hit pretty hard by Hurricane Ike last year, and were still in the process of rebuilding lots of things including businesses and homes.

A straight-on view of the bridge as we were driving back west to our hotel.  
I think it looks worse than it really was, but Nick was driving, so I think that helped my fear of heights not be so bad.

A wonderful view of the sunset over a marshy-area as we were driving.

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