We then spent the last two weeks of our vacation in Texas. We were able to enjoy some warm weather and see a lot of my family as well. The first week we were there we were able to spend time with Paul, Cristy, Aaron, Ashlyn, Jeff, Ken, and Jenny. The weather was absolutely perfect the first week and we enjoyed lots of outside time. We went on walks every day and played a ton outside. The second week we were there we spent some good quality time with Grandma and Grandpa. We got to enjoy some Texas downpours the second week, so we were indoors a bit more that week. Once again some firsts were experienced. 
Ice cream cones were often consumed, if not once, possibly twice a day. Aaron and Rachel became fast friends. He was so cute with her! :) Ashlyn and Rachel were friends on occasion. A lot of the time they would both want the same toy, but overall they did really well. 
We attempted to take some pictures of the kids in their Sunday best. Of course I was feeding Audrey and Rachel was being uncooperative! :) But the kids sure did look cute at church on Sunday. 
The kids also spent a lot of time being read to. If one of them picked out a book everyone else wanted to join in. We got lots of pictures of the kids on Ken's, Jeff's, or Grandpa's lap. Absolutely precious! 
Rachel really got into soccer while we were there. Here she is playing away and having fun. 
And here she is quenching her thirst! Rachel became quite addicted to soda while on this trip. First it started off with Sprite, then Dr. Pepper (caffeine free), and finally Root Beer. We had to get so we would limit her to one soda a day! Soda usually isn't an option in our house, so Rachel took full advantage of her grandparents having it readily available. 
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Texas. Grandma made her famous green, shamrock-shaped pancakes. I guess I need to start practicing, so I'm ready for next year. 
Lots of time was spent outside enjoying the nice weather. The kids loved playing with Grandpa. 
They would race him...
Take pictures with him...
And help him build his burn pile up and then watch it burn.
Rachel supervised as Grandpa planted his vegetable garden.
There were lots of tractor (really lawn mower) rides to be had. 
And even precious kisses as the sun was setting (thanks Jenny!). 
We can't forget Rachel's first boat ride on Grandpa's boat. She was a bit worried at first, but once they got going she enjoyed herself.
One morning Grandpa even caught a fish and Rachel was even brave enough to touch it.
Jenny was kind enough to take some family pictures of us outdoors. Even though we were smaller in numbers this time it was just as difficult to get everyone happy. Oh well, I guess pictures are meant to show life as it is! :)
Rachel had so much fun at the park one morning. Andy and her passed a ball back and forth through this tunnel for quite awhile. 
Rachel played Candyland for the first time and really enjoyed it.
Audrey was able to spend some good quality time with her Grandpa as well as he would walk the floors with her before bed time. This happened often up in Utah as well with Grandpa Smith, we just never got pictures of it.
Audrey discovered her feet and did a complete roll for the first time while we were in Texas.
Audrey loves her floor time, especially when Grandma would let her play with her hands.
Bath time at Grandma's - always a blast. The grandchildren all have special towels that Grandma has made for them.
We experienced Wii for the first time on this trip. Andy played a little up in Utah and then we played a bit more in Texas. Rachel even got into. She enjoyed playing some tennis and bowling. There were definitely moments of frustration, but every once in awhile she got lucky. I think she even beat Andy at bowling once. :)
My mom was kind enough to sew up the waistbands of some capris I had bought for Rachel. Well, after she heard us talking about sewing her pants up she became quite interested. So, one day she discovered grandma's sewing closet and went to town sewing Mommy and Daddy shirts.
Ice cream cones were often consumed, if not once, possibly twice a day. Aaron and Rachel became fast friends. He was so cute with her! :) Ashlyn and Rachel were friends on occasion. A lot of the time they would both want the same toy, but overall they did really well. We attempted to take some pictures of the kids in their Sunday best. Of course I was feeding Audrey and Rachel was being uncooperative! :) But the kids sure did look cute at church on Sunday. The kids also spent a lot of time being read to. If one of them picked out a book everyone else wanted to join in. We got lots of pictures of the kids on Ken's, Jeff's, or Grandpa's lap. Absolutely precious! Rachel really got into soccer while we were there. Here she is playing away and having fun. And here she is quenching her thirst! Rachel became quite addicted to soda while on this trip. First it started off with Sprite, then Dr. Pepper (caffeine free), and finally Root Beer. We had to get so we would limit her to one soda a day! Soda usually isn't an option in our house, so Rachel took full advantage of her grandparents having it readily available. We celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Texas. Grandma made her famous green, shamrock-shaped pancakes. I guess I need to start practicing, so I'm ready for next year. Lots of time was spent outside enjoying the nice weather. The kids loved playing with Grandpa. They would race him...Take pictures with him...And help him build his burn pile up and then watch it burn.Rachel supervised as Grandpa planted his vegetable garden.There were lots of tractor (really lawn mower) rides to be had. And even precious kisses as the sun was setting (thanks Jenny!). We can't forget Rachel's first boat ride on Grandpa's boat. She was a bit worried at first, but once they got going she enjoyed herself.
One morning Grandpa even caught a fish and Rachel was even brave enough to touch it.Jenny was kind enough to take some family pictures of us outdoors. Even though we were smaller in numbers this time it was just as difficult to get everyone happy. Oh well, I guess pictures are meant to show life as it is! :)
Rachel had so much fun at the park one morning. Andy and her passed a ball back and forth through this tunnel for quite awhile. Rachel played Candyland for the first time and really enjoyed it.
Audrey was able to spend some good quality time with her Grandpa as well as he would walk the floors with her before bed time. This happened often up in Utah as well with Grandpa Smith, we just never got pictures of it.
Audrey discovered her feet and did a complete roll for the first time while we were in Texas.
Audrey loves her floor time, especially when Grandma would let her play with her hands.
Bath time at Grandma's - always a blast. The grandchildren all have special towels that Grandma has made for them. We experienced Wii for the first time on this trip. Andy played a little up in Utah and then we played a bit more in Texas. Rachel even got into. She enjoyed playing some tennis and bowling. There were definitely moments of frustration, but every once in awhile she got lucky. I think she even beat Andy at bowling once. :)My mom was kind enough to sew up the waistbands of some capris I had bought for Rachel. Well, after she heard us talking about sewing her pants up she became quite interested. So, one day she discovered grandma's sewing closet and went to town sewing Mommy and Daddy shirts. Once again the two weeks went by too quickly. We had such a good time in Texas as well. It was so nice to see everything so green and the wildflowers. The humidity was even nice! :) We had a relaxing time making wonderful memories. We were definitely spoiled and can't wait until we get to see our families again! :)
2 comments:
Glad the weather was nicer in Texas so you guys could enjoy some outdoor time!
Looks like you guys had so much fun and your parents look great! I hope some of those cones were blue bell ice cream, it would be a shame if they weren't. I bet your dad loves your girls as much as he loved you his only girl. I am having the baby May 11 via c-section.
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