Our trip to Texas was so much fun, but I thought I'd just share some of my highlights with ya'll!! :)
#10- the Houston zoo and riding on the train! It was so much fun to see the zoo through little kids eyes. Haiely liked it, but Jace absolutely loved it! It was great to watch him run aroun dand chase after everything! Hailey loved the train, though. It was definitely a highlight for her!
#9- there are enough restaurants to try a new one everyday for at least a year!! (or so Korey and I thought...) One of my favorites was the cheesecake factory. What kind of a restaurant serves super yummy cheesecake AND brings kids their own special "appetizer" so they don't get bored waiting for the meal?? Plus, they were so great about cleaning up after Hailey- immediately. In fact, I think they had a guy whose only job was cleaning up after her when she threw food on the floor 'cause he was there before I could even bend down and get it! Talk about great service! :)
#8-seeing Jace, Hailey's only cousin, and Hailey interact. They are almost a year apart and Hailey absolutely loved Jace, she followed him everywhere and woke up every morning and from every nap saying "Jay, Jay". Unfortunately, though, for Hailey, Jace really did NOT have those same feelings for her! Actually, he could have done without her altogether. His favorite thing to say was, "Hailey no go" whenever we left to go anywhere! :)
#7-all the time that Hailey and her Daddy got to spent together! Hailey loves her Daddy more than anyone else and she just basked in all the time that she got to spend with him! Plus, it gave me a much needed break from carrying her around all the time!!
#6-the SUNSHINE!! It was so bright and sunny and we all just reveled in it all week long! Even Hailey got a little bit of color on her pasty white arms!
#5-boat cruise through the middle of Houston. It was fun to see Houston from a whole new view and Hailey just loved looking at all the stuff and especially at all the people as we went by! She waved and said "hi" at everyone!
#4-family time! Korey's brother, Will, his wife, Carin, and their little boy, Jace were just a blast to hang out with! They were great hosts and took us to tons of new and exciting places! Korey and Will got to go flounder fishing and Carin took me to get a mani and pedi...ahhhhhhhh...so relaxing!
#3-The BEACH!! Hailey's all time favorite place on the planet!! She just kept going straight towards the water and cried when we had to get in the car and leave for home!! After we got home she got a bath and then the next day she took a shower with me, but even after all that I was still finding sand in her diaper and cleaning it out of her ears!! The best part, though, was the humidity that was there-I always knew that her hair was a little curly, but after we left the beach she had little curls all over her head- it was adorable!
#2-green here, green there, green, green everywhere! They mow the lawn all year long, they plant their gardens in November, and they can pick strawberries anytime of the year! It was so wonderful to see all the green there! My favorite, though, was the squishy grass. It's so great because it's actually a vine that grows on the ground! How cool is that, huh?! :)
#1-No work for Korey for a whole week!! That meant plenty of time for him to spend with me- 22 hours straight in the car- how much more time could a girl ask for??!! :) (and, we still like each other- go figure-it must be love!!!) :)
It was so great to be in Texas, but all of us are glad to be home, now! We all went to bed early last night and slept in until 7:30...Hailey just ran all around the house getting into tons of trouble all day, I really enjoyed making real food for dinner, and Korey has been in the garage working on the baby cradle all afternoon!
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