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The Dallas Aquarium

Last week my good friend Lauren came up here to North Texas, so I decided to be VERY, and I mean VERY, adventurous and meet her at the Dallas Aquarium. For those of you who don't know me very well, I don't like driving in big cities, especially when I don't know where I am going. You might be thinking, "you live in a big city," but everything I need is on just a few select streets, and if I have to venture off of them, I usually have a small panic attack. Anyway, everything was going fine until we missed the exit, which I still say wasn't clearly marked, and ended up in the ghetto near the Cotton Bowl. I knew this wasn't a good area to be lost in because I had been to the Cotton Bowl several times (yes, it was a long time ago when the Aggies were actually good enough to go to bowl games)! Sam had my Garmin in his work truck, so I called him at work and told him he was going to have to leave his office and come and rescue me, although I wasn't sure we would still be around by the time he got there! He did get me back on track, but I wouldn't let him get off the phone with me until I was in the parking lot with Lauren in my sight!!! It was definitely an adventure, and next time I think I will let someone else drive!

It was a really neat place to take the kids, although not stroller friendly! We had a blast with Lauren and the boys, and we are so glad that we were able to meet them there!

Agghh..it won't let me upload the pictures so I will try again later!

Haircuts

While my mom was here, we took the kids to the local "kids only" barbershop to get their hair cut. Ally needed her bangs trimmed because she won't keep a bow in her hair, and Carter was starting to get a little shaggy. Ally did great the whole time...never cried one tear! Carter, on the other hand, started crying...I mean screaming...the minute we pulled into the parking lot! For some reason, he absolutely hates getting his hair cut, and he flips out every single time! It is usually a two person job to take him, and I am hoping that he grows out of his sooner than later!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

My mom came up last week for a a visit, and it was so good to see her! We hadn't seen her since Christmas, and the kids were just a little happy that she came to our house!

On Thursday (the day she got here), we got a babysitter and took her to the Fort Worth Rodeo. It was fun, but I was expecting it to be a little bigger...more like Houston. Of course, spending the night watching cute cowboys can't be all that bad!

On Friday night, my mom watched the kids so that we could go eat with some of Sam's friends from work. We ate at Lonesome Dove, which is one of the famous restaurants in the Stockyards, and it was delicious! It was expensive, but definitely worth it! If you ever come to Fort Worth, and are looking for a good steak, I recommend going there!

One of my friends invited us to go to the Cross Canadian Ragweed concert on Saturday night at Billy Bob's. I have to admit, I really wasn't in the mood to go because we had stayed up late the night before, and it didn't even start until 10:30 pm, but we had a blast!!! I don't think we have been to a concert since Carter was born, and it was fun to see one of my favorite bands play at such a neat place! We had never been to Billy Bob's, but we had great seats right in the front row with all the other old people! I can't wait to go again!

Ally has Little Gym on Mondays, so Gaga got to go and watch her perform. Ally LOVES going there so much that the other moms even comment on how excited she gets! I better start saving now, because I foresee lots of gymnastics/dance classes in our future!

On Sunday, we skipped church because we wanted to take the kids to the Stock Show. We had a lot of fun looking at the animals, going to the petting zoo, etc. We introduced Carter to the Midway...big mistake! We didn't think that he would get on any of the rides because he has such a timid personality, but he fooled us and rode a few. Sam took both kids down the big slide, although I think he just used them as an excuse to go himself! We let the kids "win" a goldfish, eat junk food, and stay up way past their nap time! It was so much fun, but I'm glad that it only happens once a year!

Cowboy Day

Carter's school had a Cowboy Day last week, which Carter thought was very cool! Lucky for him, Gaga was in town, so he got new boots and a new hat to wear for it! I think he makes a handsome cowboy!

The Ice Storm

As you can see, there was ice everywhere when we woke up today! Carter didn't have school, and Sam got to go in a few hours late! When Carter looked outside he was so excited it "snowed," but wanted to know why Santa didn't come! Ally didn't mind playing outside on the ice, but Carter only lasted a few minutes before he said it was too cold and bolted for the door...a true Texan!

Ice, Ice Baby (Too Cold!)

I guess all the hype of an ice storm is becoming a reality. Here is what our deck and front yard look like after about 30 minutes of it tonight. I'm sure I'll have better pictures to post tomorrow!