"Come Back To Texas"

Trip to Texas

Here are some pictures from our Texas trip. Chad had a business meeting in Richardson, Texas so we thought we would make a family trip out of it and go see some friends. We went down for a whole week and stayed with our good friends Sarah and Ray. This of course meant a lot of firsts for Carter. He got to go on his first plane ride which he did really well on. We had a direct flight which was really nice. He was able to sleep for about 30 minutes of the flight and the rest of the time he got our undivided attention to keep him from crying, yelling or misbehaving. He seemed to enjoy it and looking out the window seemed to keep his attention for a little while. When we got there he got to meet the whole Proctor and Miller family for the first time and got two new playmates for the week. We spent most of our days relaxing and letting the kids play. We got to hit up all the wonderful restaurants we miss so much which is a must have when visiting Texas. Chad and I took Carter to the Knox-Henderson area and did a little shopping and walking around. The weather was beautiful but the humidity sure was starting to creep up there. That is probably the only thing we don't miss about Texas. Oh and the roaches. We went out to dinner a few times and got to hang out with Gerry and Missy. (Gerry is a guy Chad used to work with at Raytheon) Carter was a trooper throughout the whole week and was able to get some sleep. He did have a little trouble adjusting at first. The best part of the weekend was the night the four of us got away for dinner and a night on the town without the kids, thanks to Jess who watched them for us. (I post about that separately) Overall we had a great time and miss our home away from home there. I want to say thank you the the Millers for letting us stay at their house and to the Proctor family for letting us invade their home and refrigerator for a week. We loved seeing you guys and spending time with you and the kids. The trip home was no fun at all but we made it back in one piece, were able to just get settled in at home and Carter got a stomach bug. Fortunately I was at work when it started so Chad got the brunt of it, but after a few days he was feeling better and then Chad and I both got it. Thanks to my mom for taking off an afternoon to keep him so we could recoup and get better! Yesterday (Tuesday) was the first day we have felt like we were back to normal. Hopefully we are on the up and up.