That's right, we're not from Texas.*

We fly home today. It always feels so good to be headed home after a vacation. We love this resort and hope we'll be back!











* I kept singing that Lyle Lovett song and Ian asked me several times on the trip: "Texas wants us, right, Mom?"

Vacation

We are in San Antonio this week with Gran & Grandad at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort.




We're loving every minute of it!



S'mores around the fire pit every night.



Cacti to admire throughout the property.



Bikes of all sizes to borrow and use while we're here.



And plenty of good eats!

Then and Now

First day of preschool...



Last day of preschool...

Interior Firefighting Simulator

We were extremely lucky and got to watch a firefighter training session with an internal simulator this week...
 
It was riveting for Ian and Henry and the neighbor boys that came with us.

 

They all got to try on hats and coats and they even had a chance to watch the action inside the simulator on a t.v. screen in the control room.

I hope these boys know how lucky they are to repeatedly happen upon these amazing experiences. They have had pretty full lives in their 5 years! 

If they don't realize it in their youth, someday they will look back and marvel at the travel and other opportunities they lucked into in this life and hopefully be extremely grateful to the many people that made each experience possible!

Mother's Day

Donuts for breakfast, fried chicken for lunch and short ribs for dinner. Sweet cards and cute hand made gifts. New flowers picked, purchased and planted. Hardly a sibling squabble to speak of until the last two hours of the day and a walk down memory lane this evening...

Oh, and no major spills! ;) It was a great Mother's Day.

Quite a Character

This child and his faces, I swear!

The Power of Two

Having a brother is an awesome thing.