We just got back from our Texan vacation. We left Thursday of last week and drove to the Dallas area to visit with Shane's brothers (Sean & Scott), sister-in-law (Angie) and nephews (Max & Evan).
We squeezed a lot into a couple of days. We took Chase to his very first professional baseball game which lasted way past his bedtime. Chase had so much fun at the game, but I think he was most into the moon, the planes that flew over the stadium and the large, oversized sign of a starbucks coffee cup.
We also took Chase to a waterpark. He was timid at first, but it didn't take long for him to warm up. Before we knew it, Chase was running into the wave pool, totally surprising Shane and I. He did so great, and I can't wait to take him to the beach later this summer!
But I think the highlight of the Dallas vacation for Chase was playing with Jo-Jo, the family poodle. Chase would wake up in the morning and ask for Jo-Jo. He was either chasing Jo-Jo around the house or climbing into the kennel and playing with his toys. It was so funny!
We left Monday morning and drove to the Houston area to visit with my sister Jamie and the rest of the Straughan crew! We took Chase to a couple of nice parks to play and feed the ducks. I think he was overstimulated by the massive play areas at the parks because he couldn't stay still. He just kept running from the slide to the jungle gym to the sea saw, to the bridge, etc... Needless to say, he had a blast! We also hit up some yummy Mexican food before we got back in the car Tuesday afternoon and drove back home.
It was a lot of driving, but we had such a good time visiting with our families and are so grateful for them being such wonderful hosts to us. We can't wait to see all of you again!
