Trip to Texas, 3

While in Fort Worth,
we went to the Stockyards and
saw the cattle herd down the street.
Very cool for two boys.
We learned some new things about Longhorns, herds, and cowboys.

What was once a Superman cape transformed into Darth Vader for part of the day . . .

 Experimenting with the wind  . . .

 Hiding from the camera . . .

 Waiting . . .

The cattle's a comin'!

Superman holding up the stagecoach. . .  

 And someone's not happy about it . . .

In the afternoon,
we got to stop by and visit
with our Utah good friends/former next door neighbors
who have gone Texas.
It was so nice to see them and their beautiful home,
watch our kids play together again,
BBQ, and catch up.

Trip to Texas, 2

Six Flags!
Kacin's favorite ride was the Cars he got to drive and the Pirate Ship.
Kyler loved the Titan (BIG rollercoaster) and the Roarin' Rapids.
I enjoyed the Rapids and the Pirate Ship the best.
Eric enjoyed The Titan and the Rapids.

Tyson making us really, really dizzy on the teacups . . .

 The automobile's we rode 5 times throughout the day . . .

 Super soaked after two rides on the rapids . . .

 With strength like Superman. . .

Trip to Texas, 1

We were so excited to finally get to Dallas!
Kacin started his Texas countdown on the calendar
on day 75.
Note to self:
In order to avoid
constant inquiry and
anticipation overload
about future trips,
keep traveling a surprise until at least day 5 on the countdown.
(Without exaggerating,
there were questions about our trip on at least 60 of those days!
Usually the same questions, too.)

When we arrived, we met my sister, Stefanie,
19 month old Bryce and 2 month old Preston
at the hotel.
We just love our little nephews/cousins!
My boys were so good and tried to be really helpful
with their cousins all week.

Eventually, we made our way to the airport

to pick up Tyson.

It worked out that he was doing some pilot's training that weekend

and was able to fly down to Fort Worth,
hang out with us on Saturday,
then fly back to the air force base on Sunday.
We saw him land and then were able to get up close to his plane.
All week, whenever we saw or heard a plane,
little Bryce would say "Fly! Daddy, Fly!"
We all thought it was pretty cute

Hot Cocoa, Please

It wasn't the sticker book, new Transformer, crayola 3D art, or making Mosaics
during the 9 hours of traveling.

It was the hot cocoa that kept his attention longer than 2 minutes.