We became reacquainted with ole I-35 as we drove south for a week of fun and Thanksgiving. The nuggets were gracious travelers and did incredibly well in the car..
We even ‘survived’ our first hotel room stay as a family of five! These may have been more of a feat than the drive itself
We spent the first half of the week in Cowtown before heading east to celebrate Thanksgiving with C’s family. We wished we had snapped more photos of our time reconnecting with friends.
Our time was full and the nuggets slept hard and proved to be fairly seasoned and flexible with living out of duffle bags and sleeping in beds other than their own!
We enjoyed quite a ‘play date’ with other kiddos from our former church (unfortunately no play date photos to speak of).
The nuggets also got the chance to see their ‘Texas Aunties’ as we visited with some of the women I used to teach with. Little C had himself wrapped around these ‘Aunties’ fingers while B and A made themselves at home with real classroom toys!
These women have been such a blessing. They were ready and rearing to celebrate our engagement…hosted a wedding shower…attended our wedding…hosted a baby shower…celebrated the arrival of our nuggets and shared lots of ‘life’ with us. They each (along with other friends from this sweet little school) will ALWAYS hold a special place in our hearts!
It wouldn’t be a trip to Cowtown without a visit to our favorite breakfast spot. The bakery was bustling with Thanksgiving preparations…but gracious to tell us Hello and provide a delicious breakfast that made our hearts and tummies nostalgic!
Before heading East, we snapped this photo with our friends who graciously opened up their home to our ‘crazy’ and allowed us to have s sort of ‘home base’ during our stay. It’s amazing to think that we are five kiddos deep into our friendship with this sweet family. Where has the time gone?!?! God has been gracious to allow us to pick up right where we’ve left off with these friends and SO many others as we continue to learn the dance of living up north but treasuring our relationships down south.
Cowtown continues to (and always will) hold a special place in our hearts…for so many reasons! We treasure the time we get to spend there with friends and want to make sure that our nuggets are acquainted with the place where so many of our memories and our story began.
Be blessed.
