Day 4–Boat Ride

After our fun afternoon at Gulf World we made drive to Aunt J and Uncle K’s house.  They live right on a bayou and have a boat so they offered to take us for a ride.  Boo hadn’t had a nap yet so she fell asleep on the ride over and even stayed asleep once we got there.  We let her get about an hour before we woke her up to go on the boat. Uncle K sat outside with her while she slept in the car so we could have a tour of the house, so sweet.

Not only did we get to see dolphins at Gulf World but we got to see some in the “wild” right in front of their house!  

The girls had a great time looking into the water trying to find dolphins.

It was warm and we enjoyed the ride around looking at all the different houses and businesses.

Aunt J let Boo help her steer. :)

And Uncle K actually taught Bug how to drive!  He let her steer all by herself and was so patient with her even when we were going really far to the right, then really far to the left, back and forth, back and forth.  The other boats probably wondered what we were doing. :) She loved it though and one of the first things she told Noni was that Uncle K taught her how to drive a boat!

I think we saw about four dolphins, although it could have been the same two multiple times.

I had to take a few pictures but I actually managed to get them a couple of times.

How fun! 

We went back to the house and the girls played with Lizzie, their Great Dane.  She is such a sweet dog and was really good with the girls!  She likes to chase a light from a laser pointer and the girls thought that was great.

Uncle K and Aunt J made us a delicious dinner of grilled steaks, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, vegetables, and french bread.  It was really good, and nice to have a home cooked meal amidst all our eating out on the trip.

Then Uncle K brought out the big guns, ice cream sundaes!  The girls thought he was the best ever!  He even had sprinkles and chocolate syrup, and he introduced them to whipped cream in a can.  They thought it was hilarious when he sprayed it into their mouths. 

We had a wonderful time and enjoyed finally seeing their home.  I wanted to grab a picture on the way out and Boo insisted, for some reason, that we take the picture in front of the oven.  She liked it.  Maybe because it’s black and shiny??  No idea, but we accommodated her. You can see how happy she is. :)

Thanks so much for a wonderful weekend Aunt J and Uncle K!  We had a great time!!!