A Texas Reunion

Like I mentioned in my Five on Friday,  we took a trip to Texas to visit our good friends and former neighbors, the Pope family.  The girls loved the flight (Campbell's first she could remember and Maggie's first ever) and I was thanking the good Lord for the invention of the iPad!

Eleanor and her dad, Nakia, were there to meet us at the airport.  The big girls were so excited to see each other!

We went back to their house to play for a few minutes.  Maggie and Emerson had a great reunion, too!

As did Sarah and I...

That evening we went to watch Eleanor's ballet recital. Before the performance, the big girls went and got a treat to eat.

 I was so happy we made it to see her performance.  She was the happiest little ballerina I've ever seen.

Maggie had a hard time sitting for the performance so Robbie took her out for a while.

The next day we went to a park in the morning and then to the Stockyards to try to see a cattle drive...  Only we missed the cattle drive due to having to wait for a train to pass.  Oh well, we walked around and saw some sights and ate some cupcakes and then went and had Tex/Mex for dinner.  Yummy!

The next day we had to take Robbie to the airport to get back for work.  Meanwhile, the kids had a great time at a local sprayground.

We spent a very hot morning at the Dallas Arboretum where they had an Alice in Wonderlands exhibit.  The flowers and plants at the Arboretum are amazing, although I don't know that the kids really appreciated them like Sarah and I did!  They really enjoyed the little splash area which was an extra special blessing due to the heat.

The big girls were so sweet together, even in their sleep.

We were so sad to say goodbye on Wednesday.  It was a great trip and it was like we had never been apart. Since returning home, Campbell has asked repeatedly when we will return to Texas.  She even wanted to know if we could move there!  While it won't be soon that we get to go back to Texas, I know we will go back in the future to see our special friends.

 We said one final farewell in the airport security line...