Great visit - although SHORT - to Dallas

We decided to make a quick journey to Dallas to visit with family and spend some time with our sister Catie. The boys had not yet had a chance to meet their Aunt Catie and in short order, the stars aligned, we were all able to synch up our extremely busy schedules (including Uncle Ben - who hasn't been to Dallas since Dad passed away) and head to the Big D to see everyone. We all had so much fun - but as always, it was a whirlwind trip. We landed last Friday just before 5 pm and had just enough time to stop by Aunt Lisa's house to drop off our luggage and freshen up to head off to meet the Hubbards (Aunt Lainee, Uncle Mike, Andersen and Aris!!!) for dinner at La Hacienda. Love that place! Then Saturday morning, we went to watch Ashton play her soccer match (they won 4:1) and then off to lunch. Saturday night we had a get together with Catie at Aunt Lisa's house. It was such fun. The kids all played in Ashton's room and then we had salad, pizza and cake. Sunday Uncle Ben, Aunt Lisa and Ashton went to church while the boys napped and then we headed to Andersen's horse show. That night Hatcher went with Ashton to soccer practice while I got everything sort of packed for our early morning departure on Monday. When they got back we all had dinner and the kids and Uncle Ben got in the pool, which Aunt Lisa had heated slightly. Loads of fun!

Don't get me wrong - there were a good many typical Kemmerlin challenges on this trip. The first was a sequence of Hatcher not making it to the bathroom in time. Partly my fault as I failed to recall the distance that some of the bathrooms were once we had arrived at the airport! So in just trying to get to Dallas, we went through 3 pants and underwear and when all else failed, Hatcher boarded the plane in a pull up, shirt and shoes! It was funny. Then, the guy in front of us who kept sneezing may have passed on a cold, that remains to be seen. However, as usual with us as of the last few years, we all got sick on this journey. It may have started as allergies, but by the time we flew home, both boys had ear infections and I had nearly cleaned Aunt Lisa of her overstock of Kleenex! All in all, we had loads of fun and wish that Derek had joined us. But don't shed any tears, he had a great boy's weekend with no kids! Poker, drinking, movies, dinners out with friends, and 4-wheeling in the middle of no where. He had a great time!

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