Spring Break

Jason has been working round the clock since last February. Navie had a week off of school so Jason took a week off and we packed up the Altima and headed to Texas. We saw so many cousins and I finally did some sight-seeing in Jason's hometown. We stayed with Jacqui and Rob and saw their new house. Woot! Navie was thrilled to be reunited with Ella-Bella. On Monday we went to the Japanese Gardens. The kids ran from one thing to the next. Luckily we had the place pretty much to ourselves. The kids had a blast feeding the coy fish.

We also had a great time walking on the stones in the water. (But I didn't take any pictures). Then we had lunch at the park.

Leaving Florida for Spring Break means a drop in temperature and trees without leaves. That was quite the reality check for me. So we bundled up in long pants and hoodies.

And our last stop Monday was at the Water Gardens. It was a jam-packed day and it was so fun!

Check out that action shot!

On Tuesday, Kari joined us and we went to see the Longhorns in Fort Worth. While there we fed some ponies, tried on hats, and saw the rodeo center.

We had a delightful lunch at Torchy's Tacos. There was a foul smell outside though because they were cleaning the oil trap or something. Then we set off to see how they print money.

We spent the evening with Jason's sister's family eating pizza, catching up, and watching the beloved Frozen. Navie had a blast playing with Lennon. Wednesday was our date day. Navie stayed with the cousins and Jason and I went out to explore Dallas. We started off the day just right, a trip to the American Girl Store. It was a little weird to be there without Navie but we all know I love it more than her. Then we did a little shopping. We had lunch at Pei Wei and stopped over to the Dallas temple to walk around. It was like 50 degrees so it was a quick walk. Then we went to the art museum and JFK Museum. I learned a lot about his death and it was pretty trippy to be in the same place where it happened. Then we went up to the top of Reunion Tower. Jason has driven by it so many times, he really wanted to go to the top. We saw a lot of the city (duh) and learned about many of the buildings.

Our last day was spend with more family. We headed out to Nemo to see Jason's abuela for lunch. Luckily the sun came out while we were there and we walked the property a little.

After lunch we drove back to Arlington to see Jeremiah and his family. We met Sophia and Navie had a blast camping and dressing up with the girls. I had my first taste of Chicken Express too. Then it was back to say goodbye to kids before bed. We had a wonderful time. And we look forward to many more happy memories with our Texas family.