Kelson and Lexie had a new baby girl in early in September and I really wanted to go to Dallas and visit them and meet her. So we planned a trip for the first week in November and it finally came!
We had really good time considering Dallas in the fall isn't much of a vacation destination. We visited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, which was very cool. We went to the the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. We took the kids to a trampoline park and they had the place to themselves. Lots of tacos, some burgers, and the best barbecue any of us have ever had.
There were lots of nice simple things like letting the kids swim in the freezing pool. We took them to a cool park and went for a nice walk along river to see the mansions. It was so fun seeing Kelson and Lexie try to wrangle Luke - he is the most adorable menace.
We also got to go see Kelson bless baby Jane at their church on Sunday. He did a great job and it was a sweet day.
One highlight of the trip was celebrating our Buster Boy on his 7th birthday. He had been asking for a Grinch cake for several weeks, so I found a lady in the area to make a cake and we picked it up straight from the airport. It was a bit of a disappointment. A for effort, I guess! He also got a stuffed Grinch as one of his presents and he loves it. He is terrified of the Grinch, but also obsessed with him.
Bus is the best kid. He is so loving and affectionate. He still starts every day by crawling in our bed for a cuddle and a million kisses and tells us he loves us a hundred times. He loves playing games and is a totally homebody. He's not a big fan of doing things that require him to leave the house or yard. But when he's here he is down to do whatever anyone wants to do. There aren't a lot of close friends in the neighborhood, but he will join in with whatever friends are over and they usually don't mind because he is so fun and easygoing.
He is completely guileless. He is so comfortable in his own skin. He's not embarrassed to tell us his crush or the silly mistake he made in school or the funny thing he did to show off. And that's just what he'll say - he did it to show off. He is so super smart, he's one of two kids in his class that are allowed to check out chapter books at school and his teacher says she knows he is so bored because he'll turn over his math worksheet and practice his multiplication.
Basically, we all love him and wouldn't change a thing. It has been a total joy to watch him grow up, but I wish I could freeze this time. It's perfect.
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