October Fun Times!

October 2-9, 2013

While the cat is away the mice will play!!  And so we did!  Sean was off to Fresno for a week to turn over our house.  I decided it was time to go visit my long time friend, Jennifer, in Houston.  This would be my first trip in Texas, and by myself no less AND my first trip ever out of town with Emery by myself.  I was so excited!  But first things first.... I needed to tire Miss Emery out for the drive.  So my friend Meagen and I took the kids to the trampoline park!

Emery had sooooo much fun!!  I couldn't keep up with her!

yes I did!!  And I was so sore the next day!! lol

Well we left for Houston after an hour at the park.  I had lunch packed for us both and we ate in the car.  After about an hour, Emery was fast asleep!  My planned worked!!!  She slept for about 3 1/2 hours with only about 45 min to spare in our long journey.

Emery taking pictures of me from the back while I was driving!

On Saturday we drove with Jennifer to the Woodlands Mall.  The Woodlands is a very nice, upscale town.  We had a great time at the mall.  And of course Emery had fun posing for the camera!

Me and Jenn!  Friends for 25 years!  It was SO great meeting her new family and spending time with her kids.  They are such an amazing bunch!!!

Along the river at the mall

Our last morning, after Jenn went to work and tried to tire Emery out again on their trampoline.  While not quite as successful it still helped. :)

Emery and Sophia sharing breakfast on our last day.  We had such a wonderful time with them.  And it was a tremendous blessing for me to take a trip and get out of dodge for awhile.  Very rejuvenating!

I finally took Emery to a pumpkin patch (yes, this is still October although I'm writing this in dec!)  We took a few cute pics and then she was daring enough to go on her first ever blow up slide!  Of course I had to go with her the first couple of times.  And of course I didn't mind... its the whole reason I had a kid was so I could still act like a kid without people looking at me weird!  hahahaha   Then she was off on her own!!  There were two other kids there too and they all played together.  It was so much fun!

My little daredevil!

I took Emery to Bahama Bucks.  Not just a stand on the side of the road, but a whole shop that is all sno cones!!  So yummy!

She even got her own!  Happy girl!!!