Happy Birthday to cousin Hayley! She turned 1 this month and had her first birthday party on Valentine's Day. We drove down late Friday night again and didn't arrive until almost 11:00. But the boys slept most of the way so it wasn't too bad. They had a really good turnout at the party, lots of little kids running around. And Hayley got lots of presents. She seemed to love being the center of attention and had a great time eating cake and opening presents.
After dinner, the boys and Hayley took a bath. I got some great pictures of them all in the bathtub together. The boys had a great time with their cousin and it will be so much fun to watch them all play together when Hayley starts walking.
Sunday morning we got an early start back to Dallas. It was nice to get back early that afternoon and have some time to unwind before the week started. The boys and I took advantage of the beautiful day to go on a walk. They love their new jogging stroller and the opportunity to be outside.On the way back to Dallas we stopped at McDonald’s to eat lunch. This was the boys’ first trip inside a McDonald’s. We got them each a Happy Meal, one with chicken nuggets and the other with a cheeseburger. We also got one with french fries and one with apple slices. They boys have recently discovered the joy of dipping chicken in ketchup so Andy gave Ben a little tub of ketchup. He had lots of fun dipping everything in it, including his apple slices. We got some fun pictures to document this momentous first.
On Monday night we had our friends Jon and Kristina over for dinner. They just recently moved back to Dallas from McKinney. It will be great to have them so close. We look forward to seeing them more often. On Friday, we had dinner with Ray and Courtney to celebrate their engagement! They are getting married in Lake Tahoe in September. We can’t wait to go – what a wonderful time of the year to go to Tahoe. It should be a gorgeous wedding.
