Texas Trip 2009

We got home last night about 8:00 p.m. Our flight left Harlingen TX at 11:45 a.m. - 15 minutes late. We arrived in MSP at about 2:45 p.m., grabbed our bags, then hopped a ride on the hotel shuttle back to our van at 3:30. We left for Orange City right away, but had to stop a couple of times along the way for food and potty breaks.


We had a wonderful trip. Thursday, we went to Mexico for about an hour and a half in the afternoon. Friday, we went to South Padre Island and walked on the beach, picked up shells and played chicken with the waves. Ava had a blast but Wyatt wasn't so sure about getting knocked over by a wave! :-) Saturday, we went to the Iwo Jima memorial, then on to the Brownsville Zoo. The kids loved the zoo. So, that's 3 days in a row that Wyatt took a shorter than normal nap in a car seat. Sunday was a beautiful day! 80 degrees and sunny, albeit a bit windy. After dinner, we went swimming with the kids, but Wyatt didn't last long. He was too tired. I layed him down for a nap about 12:30, then went back to swimming with Brent and Ava. At about 1:30, Brent and I went for a long bike ride - very fun! When we got back, Ava was resting but not sleeping. Of course she was ready to go swimming again, so we waited until Wyatt woke up, had a little snack, and all four of us went swimming again. It was so much fun to just hang out for the day!

When we arrived back in MSP, the temp was about 5 degrees with NW winds of over 20 mph. It was a cold welcome home, and the trip home was cold too. It was good to get the kids back in their own beds.

Anyway, I finally have a pic of my new haircut. I do have regrets about cutting it off, because it's tough to keep it out of my face all the time. But, it's something different and hair always grows back.