Scrapbook Album from our Texas Trip
We had a great time in Texas last week. We were able to fly to Texas which saved us some time, but for some reason Jacob got very airsick and threw up on the airplane on the way there and on the way back. It's weird that he got so sick because he's never really had any motion sickness before. Despite the airsickness, the flight was alright. We had to change planes in Denver, then we flew to Dallas. We got to Texas about 7 pm and aunt Jennifer and uncle Kenneth were nice enough to come pick us up. It was a good 2 1/2 hour drive back to Gilmer, where they live. Jacob even felt sick in the car. But when we arrived and he saw grandma, he started feeling better. It also helped that his cousin Spencer was there and they were excited to start playing together. Sunday we were able to go to the Gilmer 2nd ward and see a lot of people that Dave grew up with. After church we had a shrimp boil, courtesy of uncle Kenneth. You boil a bunch of shrimp and corn on the cob, then you dump it out on newspapers and eat it. It was good shrimp!
Since we don't get to see our family for most holidays, grandma thought it would be fun to celebrate easter and have an easter egg hunt. So that's what we did on Monday. The kids dyed easter eggs, and later had an easter egg hunt outside. Grandma put money in each of their eggs so they could each buy presents. Jacob picked out Mario Kart for the wii (his birthday money helped pay for that). Kera got a glow in the dark care bear, and Spencer got a Sponge Bob video game. Then on Tuesday we had a big birthday party where we celebrated everyone's birthdays. We even had a pinata and each of the kids had their own mini cakes (even Michael). Unfortunately I don't have pictures of the cakes because I couldn't find my camera. On Wednesday we took the kids to see Night at the Museum 2. We also took the kids to Kenneth sister's house to go swimming a couple times. Thursday we went bowling. Jacob was a bit discouraged because he wasn't doing too well. Grandma tried to give him some tips on how to hold your hand and throw the ball. I think Jacob's just used to bowling on the wii. He gets strikes on that game all the time. Unfortunately real bowling is not that easy. Especially when the smallest ball they had weighed 8 lbs.
Friday we took the kids to a waterpark called Splash Kingdom. It was about an hour away in a town called Canton, TX. We all had a great time splashing in the wave pool, the lazy river, the kids play area, and for mom and dad the big waterslides. By Saturday we were ready to relax. We took it easy that day. The kids went to a primary activity that morning and made 72 hour kits and father's day ties.
Another hard part about flying to Texas was the time our plane left Sunday morning. We had a 6 am flight out of Dallas. And since Gilmer is 2 1/2 hours away like I mentioned, we had to wake up at 2:30 am and leave for the airport. Not fun! Poor grandma and grandpa had to get up early as well and drive us to the airport. So sorry about that, but thank you for being willing to do it! But despite a few minor travel inconveniences, it was well worth it to spent a week with our family in Texas. Thank you grandparents and Jennifer and Kenneth for a wonderful family vacation. We hope we can see you again soon!
We had a great time in Texas last week. We were able to fly to Texas which saved us some time, but for some reason Jacob got very airsick and threw up on the airplane on the way there and on the way back. It's weird that he got so sick because he's never really had any motion sickness before. Despite the airsickness, the flight was alright. We had to change planes in Denver, then we flew to Dallas. We got to Texas about 7 pm and aunt Jennifer and uncle Kenneth were nice enough to come pick us up. It was a good 2 1/2 hour drive back to Gilmer, where they live. Jacob even felt sick in the car. But when we arrived and he saw grandma, he started feeling better. It also helped that his cousin Spencer was there and they were excited to start playing together. Sunday we were able to go to the Gilmer 2nd ward and see a lot of people that Dave grew up with. After church we had a shrimp boil, courtesy of uncle Kenneth. You boil a bunch of shrimp and corn on the cob, then you dump it out on newspapers and eat it. It was good shrimp!
Since we don't get to see our family for most holidays, grandma thought it would be fun to celebrate easter and have an easter egg hunt. So that's what we did on Monday. The kids dyed easter eggs, and later had an easter egg hunt outside. Grandma put money in each of their eggs so they could each buy presents. Jacob picked out Mario Kart for the wii (his birthday money helped pay for that). Kera got a glow in the dark care bear, and Spencer got a Sponge Bob video game. Then on Tuesday we had a big birthday party where we celebrated everyone's birthdays. We even had a pinata and each of the kids had their own mini cakes (even Michael). Unfortunately I don't have pictures of the cakes because I couldn't find my camera. On Wednesday we took the kids to see Night at the Museum 2. We also took the kids to Kenneth sister's house to go swimming a couple times. Thursday we went bowling. Jacob was a bit discouraged because he wasn't doing too well. Grandma tried to give him some tips on how to hold your hand and throw the ball. I think Jacob's just used to bowling on the wii. He gets strikes on that game all the time. Unfortunately real bowling is not that easy. Especially when the smallest ball they had weighed 8 lbs.
Friday we took the kids to a waterpark called Splash Kingdom. It was about an hour away in a town called Canton, TX. We all had a great time splashing in the wave pool, the lazy river, the kids play area, and for mom and dad the big waterslides. By Saturday we were ready to relax. We took it easy that day. The kids went to a primary activity that morning and made 72 hour kits and father's day ties.
Another hard part about flying to Texas was the time our plane left Sunday morning. We had a 6 am flight out of Dallas. And since Gilmer is 2 1/2 hours away like I mentioned, we had to wake up at 2:30 am and leave for the airport. Not fun! Poor grandma and grandpa had to get up early as well and drive us to the airport. So sorry about that, but thank you for being willing to do it! But despite a few minor travel inconveniences, it was well worth it to spent a week with our family in Texas. Thank you grandparents and Jennifer and Kenneth for a wonderful family vacation. We hope we can see you again soon!
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