Our Trip to Dallas--Part II

Saturday we took the kids to the Dallas Zoo. We got there right when it opened (9:00am)and stayed until we couldn't take the heat any longer (2:00pm). We rode the monorail and played at the Children's Zoo and say all sorts of fun things.
Here are some pictures from our Zoo adventure.


Nana and Wyatt enjoying the monorail.


Maddie posing in front of the elephants.


Maddie riding the kangaroo.

"Mom, that's a BIG fish!"



Maddie riding a horse for the first time.


Cutie!


Petting a snake...she had NO fear!

Our weekend in Dallas...Part I

So we decided to take advantage of our trip to shell's wedding by doing some fun things with the kids. Friday morning we headed off for the Omni theatre. I used to love going to the Omni when I was younger and I just kept my fingers crossed that Maddie would too. I don't have any pictures from the actually movie because NO PHOTOS were allowed. But I would have loved to have captured Maddie's face during the "flying over Dallas" part. She told us later that it gave her a "butterfly in my tummy". Wyatt enjoyed watching the movie for a little while and then dozed off. We went to see "Pulse"...it is by the people who created Stomp and it was SOOOO good. If you live in Dallas...I would recommend going to see it this Summer. We decided to take Maddie to the children's museum after the movie. She had so much fun and I took LOTS of pictures in there...here are just a few.


Maddie sliding out of a fire truck.


Picking vegtables from the garden.


Milking her first COW!! (yeah...not really)


She's climbing the wall...literally :-)


Playing some music.


Looking at herself in the "crazy" mirror.


Playing in the water room.

After all that fun we went to see Nana at her work. Maddie and Wyatt were a hit at her office, then we went over to the Renaissance Foot Court and had lunch with Nana and Papaw. Needless to say...the kids were so worn out and we spent the rest of Friday sleeping and getting ready for Saturday. Stay tuned for those pics because we took them to the Dallas zoo.

My Best Friends Wedding

Thursday night my best friend, Michelle, was married to a wonderful man named Larry. We drove to Arlington to see the big event. Michelle made an absolutely beautiful bride and the whole wedding was wonderful. Shell and I have been through some pretty amazing times and also some times we thought we thought we couldn't get through. I am so thrilled she has found Larry and it is so nice to see my BFF truly happy.
Here are some pics from the wedding.


Shell and I



Shell giving her new step daughter, Tamia, "five"


The Holman's

Fun Times at Gatti's

So last night, our Life Group met at Mr. Gatti's for some pizza and games. I of course forgot my camera but my very good friend, Kathy, took some pictures of Maddie and her son Noah playing. We had a blast and it was so nice to be out of the HEAT!!


Noah and Maddie



The Carousel



What an arm!



Playing the "Swamp Stomp"

Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails....

So we have been debating getting the kids a puppy for their birthdays. We are even thinking of getting them a little weenie dog like the one in the video. Our friends the Porter's are graciously letting us take care of their dog, Maggie, while they are out of town this week. So far the kids have done well...and as you can see Maggie brings out some pretty cute laughter or should I say squeals.

Cuties!