After a three-year hiatus, we finally returned for a visit to good ol' Texas in February. We decided that would be the perfect time to visit since we could escape the cold of a Maryland winter for a bit and enjoy the mild temperatures of Houston before it starts to heat up. We also planned it so that we could be there to celebrate two very special birthdays...Grandma Call's (February 16) and little Miss Abby's (February 20).
We spent much of Grandma's birthday picking out paint for their living room (Jason and his mom ended up getting all the painting done while we were there too!)
Of course no birthday would be complete without a little cake (pineapple-upside-down was Grandma's choice this year...)
We spent much of Grandma's birthday picking out paint for their living room (Jason and his mom ended up getting all the painting done while we were there too!)
Of course no birthday would be complete without a little cake (pineapple-upside-down was Grandma's choice this year...)
We spent the next day in Galveston visiting the beach which the kids LOVED. Jason and I found it a bit sad that we have yet to visit any of the beaches around here yet (only about 90 minutes away), but we somehow made a beach visit by flying all the way down to Houston and then driving another two hours to hit up the Gulf of Mexico. We hope to remedy that this summer!
Friday night was spent roasting hotdogs and s'mores on the firepit in the backyard. The temperatures while we were there were perfect...mid 70s with little humidity. Abby and Landon loved being able to go outside again and exploring all the different parks around the area!
The BIG event happened on Sunday, February 20th when Abby turned five years old. I still haven't figured out how she got so big so fast, but to say that she was excited about this birthday would be a complete understatement. After church we opened up presents and she was thrilled with this new outfit from her new friend Kyla (Jason's cousin's daughter)...
But she especially loved her new art kit and "MobiGo" from mom and dad...
Actually all the kids were pretty fascinated with her "MobiGo!"
Aunt Jennifer made this cute cake but combining two of Abby's favorite characters...Scooby Doo and Elmo. Abby LOVED it!!
A group shot of all the party-goers!!
We also managed a quick trip over to Katy to visit our old home and neighborhood (where we lived for about 5 months after Jason graduated with his MBA) and had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, the exact same restaurant we went to in order to celebrate Abby's first birthday exactly four years before.
We had a great time in Texas and we hope it won't be another three years before we're able to visit again.
(We forgot our camera at home on this trip so I had to steal these pictures from Alona's and Jennifer's blogs. Thanks ladies!!)
We had a great time in Texas and we hope it won't be another three years before we're able to visit again.
(We forgot our camera at home on this trip so I had to steal these pictures from Alona's and Jennifer's blogs. Thanks ladies!!)
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