What are the odds? - Part II

So as previously mentioned little girl with same name and birthday as My Little Girl was not the only one in the swim class with the same birthday (including year). MLG's little friend Bo from school also has the same birthday. Did not realize this. I knew there was one boy in her class with a birthday the day before, but did not know there was one on her day, too. And come to find out after talking to Bo's mom, there is another one on the same day in their soon to be first grade class.

So including swim class and her school we know two little boys and one little girl on her not-so-her day and one little boy the day before.

What else we all have in common...Hurricane Claudette.

And cjh...when I post pics of swimming, I will make sure to include one or two of the swim coach all the moms were talking about ;)

What are the odds??

Having kids in My Little Girl's class with the same first name is not uncommon. So another one in her swim class did not really shock me.

But one with the exact same birthday to the year also? Rare! Her mother and I even have similar labor stories except it all occurred in the other hospital in town.

Crazy!

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall...With a Twist

On the way back from Canyon Lake Sunday My Little Girl wanted to sing a song. The first thing that popped in to my mind for traveling was 99 Bottles of Beer. So I started singing it. And yes, it just came out in the original version.

But it didn't last long. After one verse she changed up the words to:

"99 Cans of Dog Food on the Wall"

So we sang that from Gonzales to Cuero when we no longer had any dog food on the wall sing about. It was oddly fun.

MLG in CC - Weeeeeeeeee...

Took me a while to get back to this, but as promised a little tid bit about My Little Girl's experience on Padre Island and the National Shore. We did not see any baby sea turtles, but MLG did her version of "surfing." She loved, loved, loved it!

And I found these little marine snails entertaining. They scoot slowly around the beach looking for food. Sometimes in straight lines. Some times in squiggles. And then they bury themselves. They have very pretty shells. I almost wanted to take one, but then the little slimy guy would die. Po' Snail :(

MLG in CC

So we live, what, an hour from Corpus Christi? I have been there only 4 times in my life that I can think of at this time. Most people in Hictoria say "WHAT? Why not?" No interest in it I guess. I always find myself traveling in the opposite direction. Well since my Dad is working there now for the next 3 or 4 months, we are taking advantage of his suite. Right now. As I type. My Little Girl and I are chilling in the hotel room for a brief break before heading off to the beach to splash in the water on her new boogie board and maybe a little MLG burying in the sand.

But first this morning we went to the Texas State Aquarium. Although a tiny little place (compared to Moody Gardens in Galveston) it was very nice, relaxing, not crowded, educational, and fun! Good times; good times.

We learned how to train dolphins at the Dolphin training show first.

Then we caught the "You Otter Know This" keeper chat where we saw an enrichment program where the two river otters had to figure out how to get cubes of ice and fish out of a water jug with holes on either side.

Next we saw Grace their rescued Bald Eagle, and watched the "Wild Flight Show" where we saw all sorts of animals from all over the world. And not all had wings.

After, we looked at all the aquariums with jellyfish, and regular fish galor. We saw Beth do the "Diver in the Water." Basically we saw her during feeding time while another person gave an educational program. It was quite interesting. The stingrays HUGGED her and she bottle fed them! Maybe Steve Erwin should have taken a lesson from her.

Beth was super nice. While we were taking a lunch break at Inflated Subway, she recognized MLG from outside the tank and came up to talk to her. We then ran in to Beth again at the "Reptile Report" where she and a few others fed 7 Sea Turtles of two different species. One was the Green Sea Turtle. Why is it called the "green" sea turtle you should ask. Because they eat so much vegetation their fat is green. But yes, its shell is also somewhat green as well. Here below is Hemingway (named after Hemingway's Farewell to Arms). She is missing her right front flipper. All of the ones there were rescues due to other accidents, such as being hit by boat propellers. One of those was Crush. She had a big crack in the top of her shell which caused her to get an air pocket in her shell. The pocket just so happens to be in the rear so she swims around with her booty in the air. Her nickname is also Bubble Butt. And there was Pickles. Don't recall anything specific about her, but I liked the name. Maybe because she is green and bumpy? In case you have not noticed, the Sea Turtles were my favorite exhibit :)

Oh, I almost forgot! MLG touched a stingray. They are squishy little suckers!

Okay, time to wake up and hit the beach! But below is a little clip of one of the neat little and electrical jellyfish.

Party Planning

My Little Girl is going to have a swimming party for her 6th (OMG!) Birthday. Private party time on Saturday's is from 10am - 12pm.

Do I need to provide lunch?? Or are snacks fine with this time frame??