Hurricane Harbor

Yes, we went to Hurricane Harbor with a three month old...more about that later...

Thursday night, two of my sister's friends (and one baby) from Lubbock got to my house just in time for bed. I got up and went to work on Friday while they took care of Kenna. We met up at lunch and then hit the outlet mall...we had some shopping to do. I actually didn't buy that much, but Miss K did get a new dress. It is amazing to me how much more fun it is to shop for Kenna than for myself!! :) We left the outlet mall and headed to the Cheesecake Factory - yummy! And nobody even ordered cheesecake! We then went back home to feed the girls and get stuff ready for our Saturday adventure.

All of the spouses plus another couple arrived on Friday night. Counting my family, that was a total of ten adults and three girls under nine months under my roof. What fun!!

Saturday morning we loaded up the cars and headed to Hurricane Harbor. We wanted to get there early (when it opened) so maybe it would not be too crowded. We actually met another couple from Lubbock there as well.

This is why we went early - this is right before we left so it had gotten incredibly more crowded then it was when we got there at 10:30.
We all chipped in and rented a cabana. It worked out great for all the kiddos. We had a covered tent area with a large fan inside and they kept us stocked on ice and water. It was really nice to have a shaded, somewhat cool (I mean it was over one hundred yesterday) place to keep all of our stuff. We also got to spend some time people watching at the wave pool.
Kenna was still sleeping when we got to Hurricane Harbor so she got to finish her morning nap in her stroller with a fan just for her.

Once she woke up and ate, she was ready to hit the water! We found some floating swimsuits to use in the lazy river. She loved the lazy river. She would just kick and kick while we floated along. Of course, her daddy never let go so we never really tested how well the suit worked. We just wanted to have something extra to hold on to!!
Lathered in sunscreen and ready to go....

When lunchtime rolled around, we all headed out to the cars where we had coolers full of sandwich stuff stashed. It was nice to just sit in the shade and some AC while we ate.
We took advantage of the air conditioning in the cars so the girls could sleep. Kenna was sacked out. We stripped them down to their diapers so they could cool off a little bit.
It also appears that Miss K has officially found her thumb. Apparently (unbeknownst to me) she has done this a few times before...we'll have to see what happens with that!
After lunch, we put the girls back in their real swimsuits and hats and headed over to the kiddie area. They have a ride (for adults) where you can try to surf and all of the girls could sit in the shallow water (it is about 1-2 feet deep) and watch the guys attempt to surf.
Miss K and Abbye really enjoyed their little floats. Kenna's feet don't touch the bottom, obviously, and she would just kick and kick. I pretty much just sat on the bottom and kept her and her turtle floatie from floating away!

I L-O-V-E this picture...
Abbye and Kenna playing bumper floats
By the time we were ready to go home (about 5) the girls were completely worn out. They slept all the way home without making a sound and then slept for a little longer once we got there. We were really proud of them all...they did GREAT!! I don't think anybody ever threw a fit...
We let them sleep while we got hamburgers ready for supper and then we bathed them, fed them, let them play for just a little while, and then put them down for the night. I don't know who slept better last night...the babies or the adults!!

The group from Lubbock got up this morning and headed back west. They went to church with some college friends in Grapevine and then stopped at Cabela's before heading out. We had a blast with everyone and can't wait for them to come back. They even started laundry (sheets and towels) before they left!!

Kenna napped all through church this morning, but she woke up long enough to play with her Aunt Mercy at lunch!

And now, Miss K is back asleep. I guess we completely wore her out! I wonder how well she will sleep tonight..... :)