Fun weekend

It's busy season at the office so we don't usually get much time away from the office. But, we had some friends come to see us for the weekend and it was a nice break.

The weather was gorgeous so we spent a day at the zoo. It was nice to be outside on such a beautiful day.

Addison had a sweet ride since we didn't want her walking on her hurt knee all day.

After we had seen all the sights at the zoo (and it wasn't just the animals that were sights to be seen), we headed to dinner.

We decided to treat them to something different so headed to Big Lou's Pizza for the 42 inch pizza. 

They were surprised at how big that really is. We just stuck with the 'everything's bigger in Texas' line.

The weather wasn't as cooperative the next day so we spent it at the house just catching up. We had a great time and really should do it more often.

In other news, Addison has been to the doctor and he released her to get back to playing soccer. Now if only the trainer at the school will do the same thing. It's okay though, he's just trying to keep her safe and I can't complain about that.

A Visit to the Capitol

On Saturday, we went with a group to the state Capitol. Our group had a private meeting with our State Representative and then a tour of the Capitol. It was nice to do.

After we finished the tour of the Capitol, we went over to the Peace Officers' Memorial which is on the Capitol grounds.

After we were done there we headed to lunch with some friends. The food and the company were both good.

Look at the size of the burger that Dax had!!

It has just about everything on it. There is only one patty in that picture, the other meat is brisket, and there's also a fried egg on there. Decadent!!

Making friends....

I couldn't get a good picture of these two this morning. If I had gone outside it would have ruined the moment. Ya know?


Anyway, Daisy is fascinated by the cattle that our neighbor has. They don't come around us very often, but she loves it when they do.


This is Daisy with one of the calves. (I use 'calf' loosely since it's almost as big as it's mother.)

Long Weekend

Dax & I closed the office and took a long weekend. My wonderful parents (they allow us to be able to do so much) came and stayed with the kids while Dax & I went and played.

We got up at about 3:00 on Thursday morning and headed to the airport to catch a flight to Virginia. Why in the world would anyone want to do that? (I know that's what you're asking) Because Dax had been playing around online and found this and we were headed to buy it.





He's like a kid at Christmas with his new toy. (And believe me, the last thing we needed was another car at our house!!) Doesn't he look happy though?




We had intended to be able to drive back at a somewhat leisurely pace and enjoy ourselves. As it turned out though we had to wait until Friday morning to complete the transaction and it was raining and yucky for two of our driving days. This slowed things down considerably and pretty much took the 'leisure' out of it. But, it was nice to have some time alone together anyway.

We did take the opportunity to spend the night in Texarkana (where we used to live). We stopped by and surprised a friend that we hadn't seen in years. (You know who you are Amy) She has gotten married since we last spoke and her new husband seems really nice. After we left their house, Dax and I both talked about how happy she looks and that it was nice to see that. She's a really sweet person and deserves to have a husband that treats her well and makes her happy. It was really nice to see her and I'm glad we decided to stop.

We made it back home yesterday afternoon and boy are our butts tired of riding in the car!! The kids are thrilled about the car because they think it looks cool. Dax took today off to get it all cleaned back up after the long drive home and then he's going to pick the kids up from school in it - per their request.

Now our really hectic schedule begins. My in-laws will be in town on Wed. night, the kids' birthday party is Saturday, my in-laws leave on Sunday, Thanksgiving is at our house on Thursday, and then Dax & I leave for a conference in Vegas on Saturday. Busy, busy, busy.

Impromptu Party

A couple of our friends came over last night to watch Leno with us. (They don't own a tv). They wanted to see it because they own Birdsong Guitars and the band on the show last night has a bass player that plays with one of their handbuilt guitars. How cool is that? We actually know somebody, that knows somebody, that might actually be somebody. Are you impressed or what? Want my autograph? Better hurry before the price goes up!

Oh well, here's the clip:

Oops! I guess I lied. I couldn't find a clip from the tonight show anywhere. But here's their video and I believe that the bass player is playing a Birdsong. (I think)