I took Garrett to my homeland for the first time this last week. He got sick a few days before we were to leave and ended up having a few REALLY rough days while we were there, but we were still able to do lots of fun things and see most of the folks we wanted to see. Here are a few highlights from our trip.
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| The day we left San Antonio I got a little excited (and confused) and got us to the Houston airport 3 hours early. So we visited the USO and had snacks and play time. |
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| As of late, Garrett has been really fascinated with furniture his size. |
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| Monday afternoon I went driving around in an attempt to get Garrett to nap. And I spotted my old house - the crepe myrtles are huge! |
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| The trip to Baton Rouge (via New Orleans) turned out really well. Garrett was fascinated by the lady next to us on the plane and slept for a good bit of the flight! | | | |
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| Monday night, after the little kids went to bed, I helped Eliza make a crust for pumpkin pie. Apparently she had been asking to make one for a week or so. |
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| By Wednesday morning, Jacie and Garrett had decided they were friends. |
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| Wednesday morning we went to a chocolate shop in Zachary and had some amazing hot chocolate. Here, Garrett is picking out what he wants for his variety box. |
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| Sara gives Garrett a much-needed fudge sample. |
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| Garrett throws a fit because he can't have alllll the chocolates. His mother, instead of responsibly fetching her child, takes a picture. |
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| Later that day, Eliza and Jacie decided they wanted Garrett to learn to hold hands. He didn't like it! |
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| Thursday morning we got up bright and early to head to music class with the Hopkins girls. Garrett loved it! |
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| After music, we headed to Superior Grill to have lunch with Sara's little sister, Leigh. The kids played happily for a little while... |
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| After lunch, I took this little gem of Garrett and Eliza looking much too cute. |
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| And then Thursday afternoon there was an incident with yogurt and Sara's ottoman. Wuh-oh. |
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| Friday morning we headed back. Garrett made sure he was read up on emergency procedures... |
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| ...and had a light snack of orange juice and Cheez-Its. |
The trip home was pretty bad. Garrett was very unhappy on the flight despite appearances from the pictures. But we finally made it and were glad to be back with Russ and pup. We had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back!!! (And maybe drive next time?)
