3/30 - Today was pretty busy. Landon had merit badge university from 8-5pm. Kasey had Journey in a day - Agent of Change from 10-3. After Landon got home he changed and went straight to a birthday party. Greg, Kasey and I went and had dinner at Pane Vino which was yummy. We even got a cupcake from Bliss.
Landon came home pretty tired from a full day. He earned 2 merit badges and had fun with friends.
3/24 - We slept in again, went to pick up Landon and let him shower while we went to get lunch.
In the afternoon Greg went to Sidekicks game, I went to a fun ladies tea, and the kids got some stuff done at home and hung out.
We decided to go have some pizza for dinner at Grimaldi's. While we were there some dark clouds came in and it got really windy. We paid and headed to the parking garage for some cover. Where we were there was a lot of rain and some lightning, but just North of us was major hail that fell and looked like snow on the ground. We were lucky. Gramps got his car under cover just in time for hail at their place
3/23 - Landon was camping so it was just Greg, Kasey and I. We all slept in, we tried a new burger place for lunch and relaxed in the afternoon. That afternoon we took Kasey to Grammy and Gramps new place. They made tacos for the first time there and Kasey and they watched Moana which she really liked.
Greg and I headed North to Camp James Ray. Landon was selected by his peers and Scout leaders to be tapped out into the Order of the Arrow which is a leadership opportunity for him. We are proud.
3/22 - I got home from work just in time to say goodbye to Landon who was headed on a campout. Greg, Kasey and I headed to get some hibachi for dinner - yum!
3/16 - We slept in some. All of us got shower, and skipped breakfast. We enjoyed the view of the pool with big aTm on the bottom. We headed down to checkout and ended up being about lunch time. We headed to Wings n More for some good lunch before the baseball game.
Then we headed to the game. We got some tea, then supported a local girl scout troop by buying ice cream. We stayed for the whole game even though the kids wanted to leave. It ended up being a great game. The aggies came back to tie in the 7th and ended up winning bottom of the 9th. Great Aggie baseball - which Greg and I love.
After that we walked back to our car and headed home to sleep in our own beds.
3/15 - I took the day off. We got up and all go showers. We finished packing for one night and headed out. We to Patch to Grandma and Pop's house then went to flying biscuit for some breakfast. Then we headed to College station to try out the hotel on campus and go to a few baseball games.
We got down there and went to a few of the Aggie stores for some shopping. I think we all got something except Greg. Then we decided to go to the Dixie Chicken for a little while. We had free parking for a while so we ended up staying there a while. We played dominoes, got some drinks and had some dinner with Tijuana fries.
Then we went to check in at the A&M hotel and convention center which this time of year is pretty reasonable. I saw one of my sorority sisters there and another family from the elementary school. Great minds think alike :)
After checking in we walked over to the baseball field for the game. Greg and Kasey left early in the 6th inning and Landon and I stayed about an inning longer. The aggies tried to come back but lost the game. As Landon and I walked out there was a foul ball that went into a truck right by us. Landon got the ball which was pretty cool. There was a guy in the car next to it that got out of his car wondering what the sound was.
Kasey was going to bed and Greg and I wanted to try out the block T bar in the hotel. They had a really good bartender, and it was cool to look across the way and see Kyle Field.
3/14 - I worked during the day and Greg and kids had piano, did laundry and hung out at home. Patch had a really good time at the cabin (though she woke us up several times in the night), but she was glad to be home and be able to get on the bed.
3/13 - Today was our day to check out. We all took showers, had leftovers for breakfast, got packed up, loaded the car in the rain and we headed home too.
3/12 - Today we all got up a little earlier, had biscuits that grandma made and eggs for breakfast.
Grammy and Gramps got all got packed up and were heading home to take care of some stuff on their house. The rest of us went for a ride around the area. We went to a few look out areas to walk around and take a few pictures. After that Grandma and Pops headed back too. We all had some good times on vacation and all think we should do it again.
After the grandparents left we decided we would go to lunch in town. We went to Mountain Fork Brewery for lunch. We had some good wraps and Greg and I tried some local beer. After that we went to get ice cream and play some putt putt before going back to the cabin for the rest of the afternoon.
That night we enjoyed leftovers from earlier in the week for dinner and worked on getting packed up.
3/11 - Today was a french toast breakfast day.
We took it easy again today. Kasey, Pops and Greg went fishing again - still didn't catch anything but they had fun.
Back in the cabin we were relaxing and watched Gardians of the Galaxy II which is a fun movie.
Landon and I took Patch for a walk around the neighborhood - its basically a bunch of rental cabins that all look pretty new and nice.
That night we made tacos. We made our own chips, tortillas, cooked the meat and got all of the side stuff ready. Kasey even made guacamole again after fishing. Tacos are always a favorite with my family.
That night we spent some time in the hot tub and afterwards Grammy, Gramps Grandma and I watch trouble with the curve which is a good baseball and love story movie.
3/10 - Grandma and the kids made pancakes for breakfast.
Greg, Kasey, Pops, Patch and Gramps went to drive around the area to find the lake and streams. Later that day Greg, Kasey, Landon, Pops and Patch went to try fishing. They didn't catch anything but got to be outside.
That night Greg cooked burgers on the grill which were really good. We also started getting into some of the other desserts. It was pie week for Kasey's school so we tried the banana cream pie and a few of the smaller ones like key lime and apple pie.
That night we tried to start a fire - Landon and Kasey both used their scouting skills to light the fire. Unfortunately the wood wasn't catching well. Several of us still had s'mores from the fire which is yummy.
3/9 - we didn't get up to early but we had some eggs, bacon and toast for breakfast. We hung out during the day, relaxing. We had some sandwiches for lunch. Greg and I headed to the store to get a few things and we stopped at the Greatful Head for a few local beers before heading back. We got back right after Grandma and Pops showed up. That night we had grandma's chicken enchiladas. Kasey made guacamole and wrote Family in it :). We had a really good meal together. We had some of Greg's dessert for Pop's birthday - that probably only makes sense to us :)
We enjoyed some more time on the patio, and even got to see some Opossums out back - Patch was going a little crazy.
3/8 - I went to work out early, went to work for meetings all morning and left mid day for spring break. We were getting packed up and headed out to Broken Bow with kids, the dog, and Grammy and Gramps around 1pm. Its about a 3 hour drive. We got up there, but settled into the cabin we rented - My Happy Place. That evening we went out to dinner at Greatful Head. Yummy pizza and local beer, and it was nice outside so we got to sit on the patio.
After dinner Kasey enjoyed getting in the hot tub, and we enjoyed some wine while sitting on the patio with the fire place and some wine. Patch enjoyed the new smells and being outside too.
3/5 - Grammy and Gramps moved into their new house today. They had movers and Greg helped get some things set up like washer/dryer, and getting bedroom furniture set up. We had dinner at Joes then Landon and I went back to help out. Grammy and I started unloading the kitchen and Landon got their bedroom TV working and tried getting their Dots working. Everyone was pretty tired, but I think they like their place and are in no rush to get everything put up.
3/3 - Kasey helped lead a detective badge for the girl scout troop. Proud of the girls taking the lead and going through it with the other girls. Landon got to go to Sidekicks game with friends for a birthday party.