G is for Golf and a Game

     Yesterday, my cousins (just 2 of them) and I took our kids to play miniature golf. If you're ever in Corpus Christi and you want to play miniature golf, check out Treasure Island Golf and Games on the island. It is so much fun. It is our go-to putt putt place. They have 2 different courses, one being easier than the other. Of course, we're crazy, so we thought that it'd be fun to play the more difficult course with 4 kids and 3 adults. We stopped keeping score after the second hole, but all of the kids had fun.

Thing 1's turn

Thing 2's turn

All the kids in front of the waterfall

     After miniature golf, we grabbed a quick bite and then headed to a Corpus Christi Hooks baseball game. Now, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a huge fan of America's greatest pastime. My usual theory is that it's 5 minutes of action crammed into 2 hours. At first, it seemed like this game was going to be like all of the other I have seen. But, things turned around when the Hooks scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th. The Hooks did win, and again, the kids had an awesome time. As we were leaving, my cousin and I were talking about when we can do it again.

Thing 2 being silly

Thing 1 and Lo enjoying the game

You even get a nice view of the Harbor Bridge
(even if the stadium lights do mess up your pictures...lol)

*Disclaimer - I was not compensated, in any way, by Treasure Island or CC Hooks baseball for this post. Links are provided merely as a convenience for Life in Texas readers.*

Texas State Aquarium

     Earlier this week, I took my family on a day trip to the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi. It is an amazing place. It is educational opportunity after educational opportunity (great for a homeschoolers field trip!).

     They have 8 different shows a day, but we only saw 2 while we were there. We saw the Wild Flight Show and the Dolphin Show. The kids also got to pet stingrays and a turtle that they had walking around. When they got too hot (because this is South Texas, after all), we stopped at the food court and had an ice cream.

     Both of the girls loved the dolphin underwater viewing area. I have to admit, that's also my favorite. The dolphins love to show off so they'll swim right up to where you are watching and spin around.

     If you're in Corpus Christi and you have an entire day free, be sure to check out the aquarium.

     Below is a sample of the hundreds of pictures that I took.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 looking at fish

Watching the shark swim

Dolphin underwater viewing area

Thing 1 watching the dolphin

Thing 2 watching the dolphin

Petting the turtle, Dani

Dolphin Show

Dolphin Show, again