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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Evan and Elliot Give Their Pictures to Fr. Marcus

Evan and Elliot both made pictures of Jesus and presented them to Fr. Marcus at the reception following the Easter Vigil.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Corpus Christi Vacation March 30 - April 3, 2006

We took a "mini" vacation this past weekend in Corpus Christi. We wanted to attend the Fullness of Truth Conference being held there over the weekend, so we rented a condo on the beach and I took off half a day Thursday through Monday. The drive down wasn't too bad. In all it took us about 4 hours to get there.

First of all the lady renting the condo gave us a free night on Thursday, so that's why I took off half a day Thursday, so we could take advantage of that. When we get there, we are so amazed at our view of the beach. I mean we were right there on the beach. And it was a NICE beach. No seaweed, no trash. The water was green...not brown! We were thrilled! The weather was great. It was pretty windy and the skies were partly cloudy most of the weekend, but I still managed to get a sunburn on Sunday while building sand castles.

We really fell in love with Corpus and we are going to try to go back this summer. More pictures of our trip are below.

We wish everyone could have been there!

Evan and Elliot on the Beach

The boys really enjoyed the beach. They built so many sand castles and mountains and volcanoes! We had a wonderful time and are planning to return possibly this summer.

Evan and the "Lady Lex"

A closeup of Evan with the USS Lexington in the background. We were very impressed with the beaches, attractions and restaurants that Corpus Christi had to offer.

Fun on the Beach

The beach was great.

Elvis Has Entered the Building!!

Everyone tries out Mommy's "Elvis" sunglasses.

"Close Up" of the USS Lexington

Rattlesnakes!!

Evan doing his best "Jeff Corwin" imitation. That's right, he is now a big Jeff Corwin fan. Watch out Crocodile Hunter!!

Silly Faces!

USS Lexington

When you cross over the Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, you cannot miss the majestic USS Lexington, a WWII-era Aircraft Carrier. It dominates the Harbor. We took the tour and were amazed. You could just feel the history as though it were still happening around you. On the flight deck there were aircraft of all types. My favorite was the F-14 Tomcat.

The boys were able to sit in a F-4 Phantom flight trainer, as well as sit in the captians chair on the bridge! It was really cool.

The Texas State Aquarium

Corpus Christi has a nice aquarium near the USS Lexington. We were able to see them feed the alligator! They fed him rats! YUCK! They also had dolphins and sharks. We enjoyed it very much.

Fullness of Truth Conference

The main reason for us going to Corpus Christi was to attend the Fullness of Truth Conference. Speakers included Fr. Corapi, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, Steve Ray and Jesse Romero. Here is a picture that we took from the balcony during one of Fr. Corapi's talks. We really enjoyed the conference and we saw a lot of people that we know from Kingwood!

Close up of Fr. Corapi

I took this picture while Fr. Corapi was doing a book signing.

Family Picture at Mass

We attended Mass at the Corpus Christi Cathedral. It was a special Mass for the Fullness of Truth Conference and Fr. Mitch Pacwa from EWTN was the main celebrant! He gave a wonderful homily.

Pieta

The Cathedral had this beautiful sculpture of the Pieta in the main entryway. When Drew started getting fussy during Mass I took him here and paced from this statue to the one of St. Anthony (see below) until he fell asleep.

St. Anthony and Baby Jesus

Evan took this picture of the statue of St. Anthony and the Christ Child in the main entryway of the Cathedral.

Evan Playing in the Water

Elliot Building Sand Castles

Here is Elliot making his sand castles. Our condo is right behind him. As a matter of fact the balcony just to the left of his right ear is ours! When I say we were "beachfront." I mean we were BEACHFRONT!! You looked out from our balcony and you saw beach and water. It was a great view.

My Feeble Attempt at Sand Art

Inspired by the Fullness of Truth Conference, I attempted to make a rosary in the sand. Between Evan and Elliot constantly wanting me to do something, and the surf that kept intruding on my space, I quickly realized that it would be next to impossible to make a full rosary, so I tried to make it look like a one decade rosary.

Jaws Attacks!!!

The very first night we were in Corpus, we passed by this souvenier store and you know the boys were itching to go inside. Not only did the giant shark really appeal to them, but on the side of the store it said that they sold "Shark Tooth Necklaces" inside. Well, we finally made it to the store on Sunday evening and Evan and Elliot both got their shark tooth necklaces. Evan wore his immediately but Elliot was "too grumpy" to wear his.