Auntie Jordan and Uncle Ryan's Summer Visit

Auntie Jordan and Uncle Ryan came down for a wonderful summer visit. Since Ryan is still in seminary, it can be hard for both Jordan and him to make it down on the weekends. Couple that difficulty with Ryan's job at church, and it makes weekend visits tough. So whenever they come down, it's a real treat! We always like to check out the attractions at Moody Gardens when possible. Auntie Jordan loves Wizard of Oz about as much as Sadie, so we thought to visit the 4D movie while we were down there.

Auntie Jordan and Sadie played in the back seat all the way down, pretending to drive and being all kinds of silly. Sadie loves her Auntie Jordan. Jordan calls her "girlfriend" and gives tickles. What more would a little toddler want?

Sadie really enjoys the wooden themed photo booths. Auntie Jordan stood behind and posed with Sadie. Sadie wanted to make sure we took several variations on this magical Oz theme.

Sadie also loved playing in the gift shop while we were waiting. She has really enjoyed playing pretend and found several little animals to tuck in goodnight. A soft green butterfly nap mat made for the perfect bed.

The movie was great as always and we always love taking pictures of each other in those awful yellow 4D glasses. We also were cracking up because there was a large group of men in their twenties behind us, speaking in what James thought was a Czhech-like accent. They were cracking us up because they laughed in the strangest spots, like when Toto ran away or when Dorothy was sad about Auntie Em. In any case, it made for added fun for Jordan and I, as we enjoyed waiting for their next round of grown man giggles.

Poppy also enjoyed the rain forest. He even tried a couple of quail calls on the local birds, but they were just a bit too tropical for his South Texas ways. ;)

We finished up with a trip to the very cool aquarium. As the rain forest feels, well, like a rain forest, it's always nice to get cooled down a bit. As Su Su had yet to have her next foot surgery (this made number 5!), she took it easy on the bench, while Sadie enjoyed sneaking up on her and surprising her over and over again.

The most hilarious part of the trip, though, was probably the ride home. As Sadie stopped napping back in May, her falling asleep midday is not ideal. Sadie was laughing and playing the back seat when all the sudden I looked back to see her eyes shut. I hastily yelled, "Oh no! She's out!" Jordan quickly responded by trying to tickle her, then when that didn't get much response Poppy started belting out, "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW!" On cue, the rest of the Hamon clan joined him in song singing the most hilarious version to date. Sadie was shocked and woke immediately. Scared and unsure of what in the world was going on. However, she was awake. So, congrats to Poppy for quick thinking under pressure. We laughed the rest of their trip about that hilarious moment.