Good friends are hard to come by, so Emerson and I traveled to Dallas to visit some of ours. We had such a good time hanging out with Rachel, Lucy, and Gracie (and sometimes Marshal)! Rach and I went from living across a small bedroom from each other, to down the hall, to across the valley, and now across states. The distance keeps growing between us, yet we are still so close! Thanks for the fun time girls! I didn't take a lot of pictures, but here are a couple I did take:
Emerson learned about the sippy cup. Everybody's doing it! Emerson loved playing with the girls! He got so excited every time he woke up and got to go downstairs to look for Lucy and Gracie.
We both looooove eating out, so we made sure to try some authentic Texas bbq.
From Dallas, we flew to San Diego to meet up with JR, who had been working out there all week. Our friends, Annie and Nolan, also met up with us. I absolutely loved walking around in short sleeves and sandals, and feeling the sun on my back. The weather was phenomenal and felt like a dream. I put all of the cold wet snow back home out of my mind. We enjoyed the beaches in Coronado and La Jolla, lots of sightseeing, Balboa Park, and seafood! Thanks Annie and Nolan. We had a great time and didn't even have to steal a dead minivan with no radio this time for fun!
After a few days in CA, we all drove to Las Vegas for some gambling, strip clubs, and bar hopping. OK, really it was more like buffets, walking the strip, and toy store shopping. There are many things I don't like about Vegas, but what I do appreciate is cheap lodging, free parking everywhere, and shopping. I had never been to an F.A.O. Schwartz before this trip and it quickly became one of my favorite parts! I was reacquainted with nostalgic candy and toys from my childhood, played on the classic giant keyboard, and adopted a new baby doll (see pictures below). We came so close to purchasing some linkin' logs, before we realized our son won't even be able to play with them for a couple of years. JR and Nolan looooove seafood buffets and could write a guide to "buffet eating strategy." They wanted to make sure to eat as much crab as possible. We also had to listen to JR turn several Vegas nouns into verbs such as, "Let's buffet it", or "Should we Bellagio it?" Good times!
7 comments:
Oh my goodness! I can't believe how big your baby has gotten! He's so chunky and VERY cute!!!
It looks like you all had a lot of fun with your friends! Have a great day guys!
What fun travels and great pictures to go along with them (my fav. is Emerson babydoll)!!! Love your hair Krab!!!
I too love the picture of Emerson as a babydoll. So cute!
I'm glad you were able to have some warm weather there, we were there at the first part of the month and it was so cold. The next day we came back, I was watching the news and LA made it up to 90, I was so mad! So I'm glad it was nice for you! It looks like you had a lot of fun. Talk to you soon!
I am so ready to go back!! It was so nice to have warm weather for a few days. Stealing the mini van was a lot of fun last time but, I think trying to break into the military base was even better!
You should make a calendar at Kinko's of our trip. Haha!!
Mmmmm warm weather! What would it be like not to have gloves, scarf and a coat on every time we go out! We bought doll socks for Charlotte in Germany and here is Emerson pretending to be a doll- how cute!
It was SO SO fun to have you and Emerson here- Lucy is still talking about him. And she calls every other baby she doesn't know "Emerson". Thanks for coming!
I am glad you had a fun trip!! I am jealous you got to see Rach and the girls:)
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