This is how last weekend started.
We left bright and early on Saturday morning for a 14-hour drive. Very snowy at first.
Then very foggy for a few hours.
Good hotel suite in Amarillo (watching TV - they didn't sleep like this).
10-hour drive on Sunday, then we made it to Whitney's!
Monday morning, cuddling with cousins.
Whitney made yummy breakfasts everyday.
The Duckworths came to party with us for the day, before their big move.
Charlie is taller than Whitney!
Spencer teaching Alice how to crochet.
So humid!
The end of the dike. No dolphins this time.
Toby was SO happy when we got to the beach. In fact, it was every person's favorite part of the trip.
Pelicans.
Left crab claw.
Spencer brought a kite. Charlie had it for a long time.
Smores on the beach. Everyone had so much fun for hours!
Two kindergartners.
Doing magic for Maya.
Lots of crab pieces.
Eating the rocky road brownies I made.
More cuddling with Whitney's girls.
Darius and Danny played basketball.
Alice got a little sunburnt, but was so excited to do woodworking with Aunt Whitney!
My little Lyla.
Puzzle time for the boys.
Pizza night for the kids.
Date night for the adults.
Family scriptures and Come Follow Me every night.
New Year's Eve morning.
Off to Galveston Island!
The ferry was fun. We saw lots of dolphins!
Lunch at a cool little Mexican place called Chilango's.
18-inch taco for Charlie!
Luchadores!
Paul took the little kids home, and the rest of us explored all the shops.
Jelly beans!
I bought a stained glass great blue heron.
We saw taffy pulling and got fresh peanut butter taffy.
Ice cream by the sign.
We brought lollipops home for the little kids.
The girls' Easter woodworking projects turned out great!
Paul entertained the kids with his handheld microscope.
The neighbors brought over sparklers that evening.
Adult games party until midnight.
The boys played video games, and were later joined by the girls.
The girls also did jewelry projects with all of Whitney's supplies.
Grace facetimed Tyler at midnight.
On New Year's Day, the men and boys went to the NASA Space Flight Center.
Meanwhile, we hung out with the girls and little kids.
Maya let Alice do her hair.
We took the kids to the park.
Grace and Alice went on a walk while we were at the park.
The men/boys had a great time at NASA!
Whitney got a nap while I went grocery shopping for our trip home.
Maya has a very animated face.
Paul and I took one last chance to go to the dike together.
Gel nails for the women that night.
Ice cream and cookies after the boys played a fun game.
The men played a game too.
Goodbye, Darius! We had so much fun with our Texas friends!
We left super early on Thursday morning.
Quick stop in Ft. Worth to see the Duckworths' new place, on Rose's birthday!
Gas stop at Buc-ee's.
Cool Toby on a sunny drive.
Home on Friday evening, with Wendy's using the gift cards from Mom/Dad Flake.
The girls relaxed with their Posca markers that evening.
This morning, we woke up to 5 inches of snow.
Toby found Daddy's shoes.
It got up to 6.5 inches. Happy snow day! We're not in Texas anymore!
So much fun!!
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