Texas Thanksgiving

This year, we were able to spend Thanksgiving in San Antonio with our awesome friends Jessica & Darin, and their 4 very cool boys.

It was, in a word, fabulous. The weather was pleasant, the hospitality was 5-star, and the companionship was comfortable. A much needed vacation with much missed friends.

The first day, we hit the San Antonio zoo. It is probably the best zoo I've ever been to. Get this: you can actually SEE the ANIMALS, not just their empty habitats. That's what I call a good zoo.

The kids especially loved feeding the lories. You just have to spend the whole time hoping that you don't get pooped on.

Day 2 we visited the Alamo. It wasn't quite what I was expecting (sprawling desert stronghold in the middle of a vast wilderness of sage brush and howling coyotes). Nope, it was a small fort surrounded by high-rise hotels and a McDonalds on the corner. If only Davy Crocket could see it now.

Then we strolled along the Riverwalk. Cute little shops and restaurants . . . but dang, they need to put a guard rail next to the water. I spent the whole time screaming, "Adana! Stay away from the edge!"

Day 3 was Thanksgiving! Jessica & I spent the whole day chillin', cookin' and chattin' in the kitchen while the dads played with the kids outside. Heaven. We had mountains of yummy food. My boys (all 3 of them) especially enjoyed grossing out the Fawcetts by sucking every single goobery speck off of their drumsticks.

All in all, a wonderful trip, where old friends were reunited . . .

. . . and new friendships kindled. Adana & Noah bonded over their undying love of non-stop eating. She's finally met a boy who can sneak food as well as she can. True love.

Day 4 was spent on a looooong flight home. How does one keep Adana entertained on an 8 hour flight? We tried naps. We tried movies on my iphone. We colored, played with toys, and flipped the seat tray up and down so many times I think the hinges broke. But she was still bored.

UNTIL . . . I pulled out the digital camera. She LOVED looking at all the goofy pictures that I snapped of us.