Wild Wild West
We had a great time in Dallas this past weekend visiting Mommy's best friend (Jennifer) and her family. We had never been there before and were anxious to see Jennifer's new home.
We arrived on Friday evening (about 5:00 p.m.) and returned home on Monday evening around 7:00 p.m. We had a lot of fun catching up with our friends and were able to do a lot of fun things in Dallas. They took us to see Dealey Plaza on Saturday morning, the site of Kennedy's assassination. It was very moving to be able to stand near the "grassy knoll" and imagine what it must have been like to be an on-looker. There are two "Xs" (x marks the spot?) painted on the street showing the location the vehicle was at for each shot. Kind of morbid, but fascinating at the same time. We TOTALLY believe the conspiracy theory, and were excited that we got to see the wooden fence behind the grassy knoll, which is the site of the supposed second shooter. It was neat to see the book depository also. Our moods were definitely somber considering that we were standing in the exact spot that our nation's president was killed.
For lunch on Saturday we ate at Antares, the rotating restaurant at the top of the downtown Hyatt. Besides yummy food, we were able to see the entire city of Dallas (the restaurant makes a complete revolution every 55 minutes). We were both impressed with the cleanliness of the City.
Later that day we went to see the Dallas temple. It was beautiful, and we took some photos with our families to remember the occasion.
Mommy and Jennifer were able to attend church together on Sunday. It was fun to be together and worship together.
Big Guy had a GREAT time playing with Jennifer and Joe's kids (Emily and Nolan). He fell in love with Emily, and was constantly trying to tackle her and hug her! He followed her around everywhere she went and did everything she asked him to. It was so cute! Nolan was a little jealous of Gabriel, since he wasn't the youngest in the crowd any more. He's a sweet boy, and we loved seeing both of the kids.
The only disappointing thing about our trip was that I didn't hear very many "y'all"s and only saw one person in a cowboy hat! I had assumed that everyone's accents would be rich Texas accents and almost everyone would wear boots and hats...how Californian of me! :) I also didn't care much for the fire ants - I never got bit, but was terrified of them.
We don't plan any additional travel this year (it was our last "free" flight with Big Guy, as he turns 2 next month), so we'll stick close to home the rest of the year. It was a fun trip, but it's always good to get home. California is definitely where our hearts are.
On a different note, Big Guy graduated to the 2-year old class at daycare today - he seemed just fine with the transition, but mommy had a hard time driving away knowing that he was in the "big kid class". Our baby boy is growing up!
We arrived on Friday evening (about 5:00 p.m.) and returned home on Monday evening around 7:00 p.m. We had a lot of fun catching up with our friends and were able to do a lot of fun things in Dallas. They took us to see Dealey Plaza on Saturday morning, the site of Kennedy's assassination. It was very moving to be able to stand near the "grassy knoll" and imagine what it must have been like to be an on-looker. There are two "Xs" (x marks the spot?) painted on the street showing the location the vehicle was at for each shot. Kind of morbid, but fascinating at the same time. We TOTALLY believe the conspiracy theory, and were excited that we got to see the wooden fence behind the grassy knoll, which is the site of the supposed second shooter. It was neat to see the book depository also. Our moods were definitely somber considering that we were standing in the exact spot that our nation's president was killed.
For lunch on Saturday we ate at Antares, the rotating restaurant at the top of the downtown Hyatt. Besides yummy food, we were able to see the entire city of Dallas (the restaurant makes a complete revolution every 55 minutes). We were both impressed with the cleanliness of the City.
Later that day we went to see the Dallas temple. It was beautiful, and we took some photos with our families to remember the occasion.
Mommy and Jennifer were able to attend church together on Sunday. It was fun to be together and worship together.
Big Guy had a GREAT time playing with Jennifer and Joe's kids (Emily and Nolan). He fell in love with Emily, and was constantly trying to tackle her and hug her! He followed her around everywhere she went and did everything she asked him to. It was so cute! Nolan was a little jealous of Gabriel, since he wasn't the youngest in the crowd any more. He's a sweet boy, and we loved seeing both of the kids.
The only disappointing thing about our trip was that I didn't hear very many "y'all"s and only saw one person in a cowboy hat! I had assumed that everyone's accents would be rich Texas accents and almost everyone would wear boots and hats...how Californian of me! :) I also didn't care much for the fire ants - I never got bit, but was terrified of them.
We don't plan any additional travel this year (it was our last "free" flight with Big Guy, as he turns 2 next month), so we'll stick close to home the rest of the year. It was a fun trip, but it's always good to get home. California is definitely where our hearts are.
On a different note, Big Guy graduated to the 2-year old class at daycare today - he seemed just fine with the transition, but mommy had a hard time driving away knowing that he was in the "big kid class". Our baby boy is growing up!
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