This past week our family enjoyed a nice staycation week. We had originally thought about either getting a cabin in Oklahoma or renting a town home in Austin for a few nights and now I am so glad we didn't end up going with those choices since both of those areas had terrible flooding the past few days. Instead we got to do so many awesome local activities.
We did, however, want to spend a few nights out of the house so we started our week by visiting a family friend in East Texas on Sunday afternoon. We like to visit Miss Joyce, a family friend who is like a grandmother to Ryan. I had visions of Eva laughing and running all around the land where Joyce lives. My city girl didn't quite appreciate the plan - too many mosquitoes! - but we did take her out onto the old dock.
Happy Memorial Day! I took a ton of beautiful outdoor photos of Eva and Jensen but for the sake of the blog I will limit myself to a few. But seriously, sweet children in a scenic outdoor area was the perfect setup for some favorite shots.
Swinging outside with Joyce. This is our favorite swing ever because you can go really fast and high.
The next day/night we went to stay with Ryan's parents in Royse City. We had planned a little family picnic but a big thunderstorm along with a power outage rerouted our plans to Cracker Barrel.
These sweet cousins didn't mind, they can be silly anywhere!
Tuesday we planned a day in downtown Dallas. Our original plan had been to visit the Arboretum and eat an a cool outdoor area but the rain again changed our plan. Instead we took the kids to the Dallas World Aquarium.
Watching the tiny eels move up and down.
Little man was very interested in looking at everything. He was really enchanted watching everything and a very happy baby riding in his stroller.
Sharks! Y'all, this photo wasn't even staged. We were standing there waiting for a big one when I caught this candid moment.
After the aquarium we stopped over at Reunion Tower. I had looked up info online and thought the the Cloud 9 Cafe sounded like fun. The "cafe" part was a bit disappointing...it is a Wolfgang Puck "restaurant" but they only served boxed sandwiches and a few snacks. But we still enjoyed looking out on Dallas and made the most of it. And now every time we drive past the big ball we can remember going there all together! Also this is one of the only family photos we squeezed in for the whole week. How is that possible? We need a personal photographer to track us next time.
More staycation to come...
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