We were so excited to see Maden and Brian and Celia.
Maden had to help Brian take our suitcases in.
He showed us how he could be a "Ralphy"
I love this picture...Maden is listening to Blake sing as he sits in the cart at Walmart.
There was a lot of tennis playing, even in the rain.
At Texas Roadhouse, Maden likes to be big and sit on the bench.
On Friday, we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. It is a real nice zoo. Then we went to Applebees for lunch, and later to Rita's for a treat. We loved the time we had at the apartment just to visit and play with Maden.
A huge alligator!
This is about how big the real one is!
Maden loved pushing the buttons and seeing what they said on the phones.
He rode a baby elephant.(or ephewant, as Maden says)
At Applebees, he wanted a lime wedge. He loved it and wouldn't put it down till he had sucked it dry.
Blake loved these trees that were still blooming.
Grandpa taught Maden how to shave! He almost shaved his hair!
We brought him a new tractor that has animals and makes all sorts of sounds (wonder if the battery is still in it, haha), Maden thought "Kegan" and Turtle needed a ride too.
He didn't think sharing Grandpa's frozen custard at Rita's was good enough, he just took the cone and ate it all!
Saturday, we went to breakfast at Golden Coral, then to the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. It was really pretty with some fountains and arches and a pond that had fish and turtles swimming in it. In the evening,we went downtown to Sammies for another treat. They make cookies and you choose what kind of ice cream you want to make an ice cream sandwich with your cookies. It was good, but not as good as Rita's.
I wanted to take some family pictures, so we tried that. It was hard getting all three posing right.
Pretty good one.
Little man sitting on a rock.
We did a self portrait using the timer on the camera.
Maden has always loved my camera, from the time he was pretty little. He would hold it up and say, "Say Cheese, Maden." I figured out why the pictures we took earlier were a little fuzzy...he left his finger prints on the lens.
Walking with Grandpa.
Sunday morning we went back to the Botanic Gardens armed with bread and pancakes to feed the turtles and fish. Blake tried to catch a turtle by the tail, but they were to too quick. Then we went to church and just hung out watching movies.
The boys feeding the turtles and fish.
Maden is eating some lunch before church.
Monday came way too quickly. Blake and Brian played more tennis, and Celia, Maden and I went to the park. After the park, we went to lunch at a steakburger place near the airport, then we went to a huge outlet mall. Then we got dropped off at the airport. It was a quick trip, but way better than no trip at all!
Swinging
Maden ran to get Blake and Brian when they came to the park.
More swinging
Going round and round with Austin.
This is how two little boys and a daddy can ride the teeter totter.
Sliding!
Celia sent this picture of a sad Maden after we got out of the car at the airport. I think our faces mirrored his, but with some tears added at least on mine.
Thanks Brian and Celia for letting us come and stay! We had a great time and added some wonderful memories! Can't wait for next time.
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