A Little Trip

David and I decided that we were missing El Paso a bit, so we loaded up the kids last Friday and spent a weekend with friends in El Paso. The "long" weekend went by very quickly so we weren't able to see everyone that we wanted to (Grace was especially upset that we didn't get to see our old neighbors), but we know we will go back again before too long.


When we first arrived, we had some time to kill before meeting friends for lunch, so we drove by our house to see how it is being kept up. We slowed way down and told Grace to look out her window... we got no response. When we turned the corner however, Grace said "Mommy! That's the house that we walked by when we crossed the steeet to go to the park with Leah!" I don't get it - she recognizes a stranger's house, but doesn't recognize her own house... We then drove by her old day care and had her and Tristan look out the window and both of them yelled "My school!"


We spent the weekend with one of my best friends, Angie, and her family (they are always kind enough to find a spot in their home to allow us to rest our weary bones, and cook us some delicious food). Our kids call them Aunt and Uncle (I have known Angie since 7th grade, and we grew up 4 houses apart), and consider Alex and Sidney their cousins. Needless to say, we had a great time, and it was great to finally get some good Mexican food that I didn't have to cook!










The kids had a blast playing with their "cousins" - and I had a blast not having to worry about them!





Six months ago, Tristan was terrified of even crawling on a trampoline, and now he yells "I do it by myself" if anyone tries to help him jump!







I did manage to remember to bring their Valentine's gifts...