Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Boys on the Beach

Love my silly guys.
Jonathan "jumping" the waves. He pretty much got soaked and was freezing but still wasn't ready to get out.
Love the bird that nicely flew into the frame for this shot.
Thomas was the first one to brave the water. Jonathan didn't watch for long before joining him.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Beach Run

The first shot I took on the beach that evening. And my favorite. Love the lighting. Love Thomas holding his pants up captured mid-run. Love it.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Galveston Dinner

I love this picture of Jonathan! I tried a technique to blur the car in the background. If I completely blur it, it looks really weird.
Had yummy po' boys here for dinner.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Boys On A Boat

Thomas specifically requested that I post his booty dance. He's very tickled by it.
The boys on the Colonel paddleboat.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Galveston Birds

Birds on the bow of the Colonel, the lame paddleboat ride we went on while at Moody Gardens.
While waiting to board the ship, I captured this shot. I promise I didn't do anything in post production to make the brown water look blue. Maybe it was the sky reflected in it. The water most definitely was NOT blue. :-)

Friday, March 26, 2010

Moody Gardens Aquarium

The ONE good fish pic I got there.
Thomas enjoyed the touch pool. Jonathan enjoyed watching. He wasn't about to stick his hand in there. Kind of funny to me because he's usually fearless.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Seagulls

I took lots of shots of seagulls in Kemah, but this might just be my favorite.
Or maybe this one. :-) This guy was hoping someone would feed him.
Loved trying to capture them in flight.
I like the old boat in the background.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Ferris Wheel Motion

Waiting in line for a ride on the mini train, I used the railing as a tripod to capture the motion of the ferris wheel.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Boardwalk Entertainer

This fire juggler was pretty impressive during the day.
And even more so at night.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Kemah Rides

It was crazy crowded the day we were in Kemah. See the crowds below? The wait for each ride was at least 30 minutes to an hour long.
Love this shot of Thomas screaming for fun on the ride with David.
Jonathan was mad he didn't get to ride on the dolphin.

I love that Jonathan's waving at me but Thomas is too busy shooting bad guys to bother.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Boardwalk Boys

My guys on the boardwalk in Kemah over spring break. This pic was taken on St. Patrick's Day, thus the green shirts. David was pinched repeatedly since he didn't wear one. :)

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Ready and Waiting

Thomas was really hopeful he'd catch a foul ball. He was pretty upset when none came our way. I tried to explain that I've been to a LOT more games in my lifetime than he has and have never caught one either. Don't think that helped manage his expectations though.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Tech Batter

The TCU pitcher was a freshman who was drafted by the Rangers. He struck out player after player. Glad we saw him though.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Three Flags

I tried and tried to get a shot of all three flags blowing in the wind. I could have cheated with software, but I didn't. This is the best of the attempts.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

TCU/Tech Baseball Fans

Natalie, Thomas, and Jonathan cheering on TCU. David and I were the only Tech fans in our group. Didn't help. Tech lost 9-1. Had fun though!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Catcher

They'll have a couple night games this season. Already had one. Thomas got to play catcher one inning and did really well.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Ready Eyes

Always be ready...
and eyes on the ball.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Stee-rike!!!

Switching from hitting off a tee to having your coach pitch to you is a challenge for even the best of players.
Thomas hasn't had a hit yet after four times at bat. He'll get it. It's just all about the timing.
Dayton has had a couple hits, but he's struck out too.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Baseball Buddies

Thomas and Dayton have been buddies since they were about 15 months old and played baseball together for the last three. Glad they're still on the same team, even though we had to switch when they moved up to coach pitch.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

First Pitch

Rangers Captain umpired the first pitch. Play ball!!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Opening Day Prayer

I was tickled by the player next to Thomas peeking to see if everyone around him had their heads bowed during the opening day prayer.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tigers on Parade

Thomas is on a new team this year. He's playing for the Tigers and is excited about it. Here they are going past us in the parade. David on the left marching with three of our coaches, head coach on the right.

And Grandpa Dale was walking too. :-) Glad they were here visiting!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Opening Day Parade 2010

We had much better weather this year. Still cool but much more pleasant. We enjoyed seeing Rangers Captain again. He had several jobs this year as you'll see. First, riding on the fire truck.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

First Game 2010


Figured I'd get this shot of Thomas before his first game. And while his pants were still white. ;)

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Pretty Sky

The morning of the baseball opening day parade, we woke up to pretty skies like this. It was cloudy and cool, but nowhere near snowing like it was last year.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Thomas Rope Swing

A major reason we had his party at ASI was for this rope swing right here. Fun!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Brother's Card

As Thomas was opening his gifts at his birthday party, Jonathan commandeered this card and had fun listening to it over and over.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Thomas' 7th Birthday Cake #2



For his birthday party, he had a Bakugan theme and decided to use his own (clean) Bakugan to decorate the top.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Thomas' 7th Birthday Cake #1

Thomas is now 7. Wow! On his actual birthday, we went to Incredible Pizza with the grandparents.