Road Trippin' Part 2

Have I mentioned it's summer yet?  Because it is, your welcome.

The heat's here too which also screams summer in Texas.  Oh my, the heat.  How quickly we went from bearable nice-outdoor-weather heat to crazy-hot-run to the next bit of shade heat.

I'm so off topic here.  Back to my post- summer = traveling!!!

We took our second road trip of the summer to Fort Worth to see Matt's family and celebrate his niece's birthday.  It's a pretty good distance from our house so we always break it up with a visit to College Station.

We stopped at Layne's for some fried chicken (which Emery promised she would eat, but then did not!), then headed over to Aggieland Outfitters for some, well, outfits.  Matt went to school in College Station so he knows his way around (which is nice!) and we all like to support the Aggies!

We finished up our trip, made it to Mimi's, and were at the Splash Park by 5.  It was fabulous and empty and we played and played and played for a couple of hours.  After a yummy dinner Matt decided he was going to help Mimi out with the Barn Swallow problem she was having on her back porch- they were taking over the place and her back porch is so nice in the evenings!

They had laid these beautiful little eggs (the 2nd or 3rd round I believe), so first Matt took the nest down (I know, I know- but someone had to do it!) and then they kept trying to come back.  And that's when The Birdinators made their appearance.

Oh these pictures just kill me!  Matt found a bullwhip in the garage, so he and Emery worked together to keep the birds from coming back.  I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.  What's worse than Matt with a bullwhip?  Emery trying to do the same thing.  Oh my, these 2 are quite a pair!

Saturday was party day!  We spent the morning at the pool, took some naps, then headed over to the big party.  It was at a bounce house place and Emery played so hard!  She ran and jumped for almost 2 hours, then had some ice cream, then had some cake.  A good combination, right?  Beckett wasn't going to have any of the "getting in the bounce houses and jumping" but he still had fun running around.  And then, the cake.  He is my child and he loves him some "happy cake".

 (I just need to clarify- she INSISTED the dress be buttoned all the way up...)

After the party we went to Double Dave's so the adults could eat and the kids could run around like crazy people.  It was A LOT of fun and Emery had such a good time running around with her cousin (and her cousins cousins).  I love when we get the chance to see family and all our kiddos can hang out and have fun.

Aubrey is so precious and these girls had a great time playing together.  I can't wait until her little brother joins in on the fun- and Beckett will love it too!

Sunday, we had a pretty uneventful trip home- no fun stops for chicken and clothes- and made it  back home just in time to get Peppa from her "dog hotel".  We had a fabulous weekend, ate too much yummy food, stayed up wait too late, and enjoyed being with our family!