vacation – Douglas E. McClure

Family Vacation 2011-Day 5, Staycation Day

Today was a great day!

We visited the Flint Riverquarium. We saw fish and…

turtles. They have a great place.

We played the Weather Game!

We saw lots of great animals!

We went to the aviary.

Xander wanted to take some pictures with a turtle.

We had a great lunch with some friends!

Then we took the boys to see Cars 2 in 3D. It was a pretty good movie.

Then, we got home. The boys got to go swimming…

and I got to cook dinner!

We watched the new “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movie. It was a great end of our vacation!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 4, Lunch on the road

Yes, another stop at McDonald’s!

It was good to get out and stretch out our legs.

Then, we had lunch together.

Then, we played some more!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 4, Alabama state line

OK. Some of us are a little bored with traveling!

We have reached the Alabama Welcome Center.

We still live each other!

And, we are still a family!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 4, 2nd travel day

Traveling again today! Kids are doing well so far! They all miss their cousins! We stopped and got something to eat for breakfast. Cameron might be going through a growth spurt. He ate five hotcakes this morning!

Life is a highway!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 3, Kids asleep, parents play

Sometimes even adults want to have fun!

Sometimes, too much fun!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 3, End of the Day Rave

The trip has been eventful, so we decided to have the 1st Annual Wrighton/McClure Go-Gurt Rave!

You know you are jealous!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 3, Xander’s first catch

A very dark picture of the first fish that Xander has ever caught! Way to go, Xman!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 3, Swimming (while we can)

We are at Jellystone. The rain has held off some and we are able to swim. Been an educational vacation!

Family Vacation 2011-Day 2, End of day and Making memories

So, the day is ending a little brighter!

6 kids in bed, 2 are actually asleep! Watching Pirates of the Caribbean with my sister, brother, and wife!

At least, we made a memory at “arts & crafts” time. We made souvenir Jellystone tshirts. Matt-Matt let me help him color his a little bit.

Family Vacation 2011-Day 2, Vacation Trouble

OK. I am not a complainer normally, but today has been a hard day!

First, at the water park, there was a child care which was allowing their children to run around unchecked. They were pushing my sons and my nephews around and getting in front of them. When my wife finally and tried to stop them, they claimed she was lying. It was not a good situation!

Next, it starts to rain and rain a lot. It rained from 230 and it is still raining tonight around 8pm. We went to the Activities Center and, yes, they have activities, but they all have price tags.

And, guess what, tomorrow is a 60% chance of rain! Yeah, us!

Good news: I got to take Cameron and Xander fishing for the first time.

Oh, well…I am out of the office with my family!