Texas Trip 2008

I just barely got back from a trip to Texas to see my cousin and his family (Matt and Jenni Foley and their cute little girls, Emilee and Lizzy). We had a great time! We did lots of really fun things--it was such a nice break! I was so excited that they would let me come down for a summer vacation.

When Jenni and the girls first picked me up we went to a Botanical Garden in Ft. Worth. It was incredible! We went to a Japanese Garden and a Rose Garden! I got some incredible pictures!

Jenni and the Girls feeding the Koi Fish.

The hungry Koi Fish...

I think the turtles were a little hungry too!


Jenni and the girls walking across the Koi fish pond.

Cute Lizzy and Emilee smiling for me! :)

The Graham Library has an amazing summer reading program. While I was there we went to the activity which was a little crazy! They had a man from the zoo there with different types of creepy--slithering kinds of things. He had a tarantula, crocodile, and several different kinds of snakes or really big snakes! He had this yellow Burmese Python that Lizzy loved and he let anyone who wanted to, to pet it...I wasn't going to, but Emilee and Lizzy walked right up to it--yeah--I wasn't a very good example of a brave aunt at this activity...

We went to a lot of really fun places. We went to a Children's Illustrator's Museum in Abilene, Texas. The illustrations were amazing, for a new book called, How We Work, with the artists original illustrations--on cardboard boxes, manilla folders, napkins, you name it, it was there--the different mediums he used were amazing! I am excited for this book to come out this fall!

We also went to a Children's museum in Abilene. It was a lot of fun. There was this wall that had pieces of wood that were very sensitive to touch and would make a musical sound each time you simply rubbed your hand over it--it was a lot of fun! The girls loved it and I had fun watching them!

We also just had a lot of fun visiting, swimming, and playing. I think the favorite thing to do was to watch movies at night and have some of Jenni's homemade-on-the-stove popcorn! It was definitely yummy! :)

I had a great time and was amazed at how fast the time flew! We did make it shopping (just a little bit--I mean, come on, its Texas!). It was a lot of fun and I finally found a denim skirt! YEA!! I've been looking for one since I came home from my mission (more than 2 years ago).

What a fun visit! I'm so glad that Matt, Jenni, Emilee, and Lizzy let me spend my summer vacation with them! I sure do miss them since they moved to Texas, but they have had some great opportunities and I have been excited for them! I sure love them! :)

Thanks for letting me share my fun trip with you! :)