The Texas Brigade came to town

Time flies when you are having fun--which is my only excuse for not updating our adventures until now :)

We had a blast with Ryan (with Josh, Delaney, and Ava), and Devin & La Nan (with Alayna, Dallin, and Rhett) when they all came to visit on the inaugeral Austin-to-Denver flight route of Southwest Airlines. They were here from Nov. 4-8th, and Carson was finally able to meet his Texas cousins!

This is the big maple tree in my parents backyard where Ryan, Devin and I used to climb all the time. Josh, Delaney, Alayna, and Dallin have kept the tradition alive! :) They all look like they are dressed for winter weather, and those of us who live here were wearing flip flops still! hee hee
Devin and La Nan stayed with us, and it was so fun to have them there. Alayna made very quick friends with both Carson and Kava, and Dallin enjoyed feeding the fish every morning and playing in the basement and outside. Rhett liked Carson's toy train and we ALL liked watching Madagascar! (Thanks again for the birthday present!)

In this picture, the whole gang is playing a neat learning "game" on my laptop. What was that website called again, La Nan? Carson was even paying attention!
We did a lot of fun things when the family was in town. We went to Colorado Mills to visit the Lego store and the Hello Kitty store, we went on a picnic in Golden, went to Estes Park, and attended the free open house at the Colorado Childrens Museum. We also had a Birthday party for Ryan and I, but I'll get to that in a different post...

These pictures are at the Childrens museum. I can't WAIT to take Carson there when he is older!!

Josh is running some tests on Grandpa in the Vet clinic: (You are such a good sport, Grandpa!)
Delaney and Alayna are fighting fires near the life-size fire truck. Where was this stuff when I was a kid???

I think Dallin was somewhat overwhelmed at the fire truck--or he was just jockeying for position inside the cab waiting for someone to vacate a seat!

So cute! There is a dance area, and Ava wasted no time showing off her dance moves. The thing is that she actually has GREAT form already :)

This picture is where I grinned the most--Rhett went shopping in the supermarket, and it was like one of those contests where you win 10 free minutes of binge shopping! He couldn't get enough stuff in his cart which was overflowing. It was hilarious!

It was sad to see all the cousins go--and I miss the midnight conversation with Devin and La Nan :). Mike and Carson needed to catch up on some sleep after everyone left, and it is pictures like these that remind me how lucky I truly am. PRECIOUS!!!

Great memories, but we missed Sadie and Aunt Jessica who had to stay in Austin because Sadie isn't feeling well and has been in the hospital. We love you, Sadie and we are thinking about you getting better--positive thoughts!!