Phew, the weekend is drawing to a close and what a busy five days it was. Wednesday we did chores around the house before grabbing lunch with my mom and hitting the road. We made it to Georgetown in just under four hours which is our normal drive time plus an hour stop to feed Jonah. We had a super yummy dinner and then hit the hay. The boys slept as well as can be expected when not at home. Thursday we spent quality time with MaMaw, Poppa Steve, Aunt Sally and Uncle Jason. Our Thanksgiving meal was delicious!!! The free range turkey Judy picked up at Sprouts was super yummy. After we ate James got started on his Art belt loop and pin with help and guidance from Aunt Sally. They all took a nature walk and then made a collage. He also did two self portraits using pencil and paint. A little later in the afternoon I took the older boys to see the new Disney movie Tangled. It was super cute. The story was really engaging and the songs were quite good. Once we got home it was time for some dinner and then the big game began. It was long and stressful at times but our Aggies pulled out a win against the Longhorns in Austin. It was a great ending to a nice Thanksgiving Day.
Friday was more work on the Art belt loop with a trip to an art museum on the UT campus. James was not all that impressed with the art saying it looked like scribble scrabble. John on the other hand had a much greater appreciation of the different paintings. Later that afternoon Judy took Sally, the boys and I too go see the travel trailer they purchased a couple of months ago. The boys had a great time showing us all of the features and where everyone sleeps. I see many fun family trips in the years to come. After that we hit Target for a little Black Friday shopping. It was really packed and I can't imagine what it was like at 4 am when it opened. We enjoyed a nice calm evening at MaMaw's house with yummy pizza for dinner.
Saturday morning we enjoyed a delicious breakfast at I-HOP before hitting the road back to Houston. Judy was raving about the pumpkin pancakes and she was definitely telling the truth. They were the best pancakes I've ever had. I have to agree with her that they should serve them year round. The drive home was fairly uneventful. Jonah finished up a bottle when we stopped for gas and then slept the entire drive to Houston. We got to my parents house a little after lunch. I enjoyed some ham and bean soup for lunch while the boys just grazed on whatever they wanted. Brian took James to go see HP7 for the second time while the younger boys and I rested. We all ate dinner together and then headed home.
Today we spent the morning in the yard cleaning up the tree wells and flower beds. We got the pine needles picked up, the bushes trimmed, the dead begonias pulled up and pansies planted. Phew, it was a busy morning. We would have laid down new mulch but the two landscaping places we knew of were closed. After we finished in the yard, the older boys and I made a trip to Sam's to stock up on various snacks and things we needed around the house. Man, I really like that store. After that it was lunch and a trip to Target to cross some more people off our Christmas shopping list. We relaxed the rest of the afternoon and then ventured to the new Lupe Tortilla that just opened on 99 for dinner. We got there at 4:30 and the wait was an hour. They said the patio was first come first served so we found a table and flagged down a waitress to come take our order. The best part about the table we got was the it was right by the sandbox so we could keep an eye on James and John the entire time. We managed to eat and leave before the hour long wait was up. All in all, I would say we had a wonderful holiday weekend.
