On the Road Again

Labor Day weekend, Ethan, Elijah and I packed up and hit the road for a fun weekend out.  We drove down to Galveston to visit my younger brother, Daniel, and his wife, Jenny.  Elijah definitely took to his Aunt Jenny quickly!  She did all the cool things like holding him up to see their authentic German cuckoo clock and even bought him a ball (aka, coolest thing ever right now) to play with.  What a fun and cool aunt!  Uncle Daniel wasn't too shabby in his opinion either, or ours.  He was definitely our gourmet chef for the weekend and spoiled us with some awesome fresh shrimp and homemade brownies from scratch, among other things.  We had a great time exploring the city of Galveston with them.  Our favorite stop was probably an "old timey" candy shop where they were actually making and giving out samples of taffy.  I can't say that I consider myself a huge taffy fan, but this was delicious!  It was made on a machine from the early 1900s and I found the whole experience to be interesting and entertaining. 

My older brother, Michael, his wife, Jenny, and Eli's cousins Dylan, Katelyn, and Matthew also came in for a visit that weekend so we had a great time meeting up with them too in Galveston!  It was great to be able to get together with both of my brothers, both of their Jenny's, and the kids. :)  We got to go to the beach, which the kids loved, and had a great time catching up. 

For the second half of the long weekend, we went to Houston and visited some friends from college.  Ethan had the pleasure of getting to go to the first Aggie game of the year in which the good ol' Ags demolished the SMU Mustangs!  He had a great time getting to go with his A&M buddy and I stayed in Houston with a few of my old college roomates.  We had a great time too and "watched" the game while we visited.  We are both thankful that we had such a wonderful college experience and that our close friends we made during those years will be friends we will have for the rest of our lives.

Here is a little glimpse into our trip...hope you enjoy the pictures!

Eli and his cool Aunt Jenny :)

We went by Academy and found a bunch of Aggie garb, including this cute little Aggie hat for Eli.

Elijah with his Uncle Daniel and Aunt Jenny

The whole gang at the Confectioners Shop

Making Taffy...

Not sure which is more impressive, taffy making or the pinwheel he managed to pick up at the store

More taffy making...

Some of the delicious looking candies in the store!

Eli and Daddy

Family photo

The taffy is ready!

Getting ready to sample

The first bite...

Delicious!  Seriously, a face like that cannot lie. :)

Me and Daniel drinking our frappes which were excellent.

In this picture, you can see a blue line taped on the wall way above the people's heads that says Ike.  This is where the water level reached after hurricane Ike!

The other (cool) Aunt Jenny with the kiddos.

Eli and Matthew checking out the car dashboard.

Katelyn was so sweet with Elijah!  She is such a cutie pie and is already training to be a great mommy!

In Houston, the little Aggie kiddos are ready for some football!  Eli is with Kelsey, our good friends Matt and Julie's little girl. 

"Gross..."

"She's not going to try to kiss me again, is she mom?"

Elijah playing with Avery, my sweet friend Karrie's little girl.  He is very impressed with her laptop.

Eli and Avery are just 3 weeks apart and are already betrothed to marry when they get older...well, if they want to that is. :)

Avery coming to check out the camera.

Back home after the drive.  We got Eli his own little sports chair when we were in Galveston and it is just the right size.