Friday, November 09, 2007

Our trip to Texas

We went on a short trip to Texas to visit my BIL who was back from Iraq and my sister (his wife) and their cute kids, including a new nephew that we hadn't seen yet.

The trip started out with a long drive that we made even longer by taking our time during each stop to run around and play.


Once there we had fun holding a little baby, watching football, playing blacklight charades, and "Are You Smarter Than a Fifthgrader?" (I'm not). The girls were in a constant state of dress-up and made their cousin's rooms messier than it had ever been before.


We went on a drive to Austin to a Celtic festival and that was great! There was sword fighting, dancing, singing, log throwing, shops, bagpipes and food. I saw something I thought was really smart. There was a woman there who was braiding hair. She was charging money and seemed to be doing really well, just for putting "celtic" braids in peoples hair. Genius!

Sunday was the blessing of baby Jaxon. He was a good baby and was content during the prayer. His antics started afterward, having a blow-out diaper so we didn't get a picture of him in his cute little white suit. But we loved being able to be there for this special day. Even with the long drive, we love getting together with Jake and Sarah. I was glad to see their home and see how well they are doing.



We love you guys and can't wait to see you again!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a fun trip! Did you get any family pictures of them after cleaning the blessing outfit? They're the only family who I don't have a current picture of.

Amber said...

Looks like fun! I thought I'd commented on this post before but I guess I didn't. I was showing Megan and Annika all their cousins.