Good Times in Texas

I know, who woulda thunk it?? Me having a good time in texas?! j/k! lol We had a blast! But let me start off by my all time favorite quote of the trip. Of course it was from me, and we weren't even in
Texas yet lol, it was on the plane after we had JUST boarded....

(looking over to Anthony with an evil eye and the death look)

"I'm never doing this again!"

And remember, we had only just gotten on the plane to head down there! lol Our flight was at 8:30 at night and this was Vance's first time flying. So, we, well I, was very nervous about it all. Lilly had her bag, I had mine, and Antho had his....We all shuffled into our seats as quickly as possible, since for whatever reason the person behind us always seems to be in such a hurry to get back in their seat on a plane that isn't going anywhere for another 20 minutes!!! So we sat down as I frantically sanitized  as much of all the plane as I could see in front of us. By the time that was over, I was SWEATING!!! I thought it was just me, the nerves, the work, the getting situated etc...then our captain came over the intercom saying their was a problem with the air conditioning. OF COURSE!!! Lilly was all set, I was all set, Van was finally all set...and so it started. Van just wanted to climb back and forth between me and Anthony. He never sat still the whole trip, never went to sleep, was just wired! And all that had started while we were still at the gate...so you can see why I turned to Anthony and said that I wasn't doign this again! A 15 month old on a flight is not fun times. I will say though we obviously did something right between offering him snacks, his sippy cup and pacifier..he never cried or whined once about his ears. He was perfect the entire flight. So good in fact that as we waited for everyone to exit the plane almost everyone stopped to tell us how well behaved and wonderful our kids were during the flight. Nothing makes a parent more proud than receiving a compliment about their child(s).

Texas, we are here!!!!! So after a 2 hour flight, and 2 hour drive back from the airport we finally made it to Paw Paw and Melmaw's! It was around 2am by the time we finally got into bed, and Lilly was exhausted! She actually woke up a bit as we carried her in and started hysterically screaming that the floor was eating her and it would stop eating her! lol OMG, it was so cute and funny, we had to really almost scream at her to stop it. She was going nuts, obviously still sleeping and having this nightmare. I asked her about it the next morning if she remembered anything, but nope. lol

Lilly was over the moon to be there and went for the horses and mule first thing that morning! she absolutely loved them all! And believe it or not one of the first things Van went for was a mouthful of, what I can only hope was, dirt! But it was right by the horses, so I am sure there were other particles mixed in with it! Eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

We all had such a fun time there. We were there for a week, and it seemed like it was only a couple days we were there. The kids did so many things down there, and made such awesome memories. We swam, went horse back riding, 4 wheeled, went to the zoo, went fishing, had a big bbq party, hot tubbed every night, and not to mention the hundreds of treats the kids got to eat anytime even breakfast!! It was an amazing time! Van warmed right up to Paw Paw. We think it is his cowboy hat that scares him, cuz every time he wears it Van won't go near him, but if he doesn't have his hat on he has no problem with Paw Paw. lol Everyone really enjoyed this trip. Time sure did fly by while we were down there. The kids got to see Grandma for a couple hours at the bbq too. It was the first time Grandma had met Van, so that was cool.

                                               Grandma, Daddy, Van, Lilly & Paw Paw

I got a four generation picture of Anthony, Paw Paw (his dad), his brothers, his Grandfather, (Caseys dad) and Van. I was so very happy to get this pic. It is probably the only time I will ever get a pic like this. Awesome to see and pass on to my kids as they get older.

We couldn't have asked for a better vacation! The bonds we made, the relationships we strengthened, and all the love we shared was indescribable. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing family of my own and an amazing extended family who love us and my children.

Oh by the way, I swear I was in Texas!!! You wouldn't know by any pictures because like always, moms are the ones BEHIND the camera taking all the memory maker photos..but here's one.

To sum it all up, it was a trip we will never forget. The kids were great on the flight home, and we were all excited to be home. Now it was time for detox especially where Van and cookies were concerned! lol

Melmaw, Van, Paw Paw & Lil