4th of July Funness

This 4th of July weekend, we got to spend with my dear and precious friend, Katie and her little family. They originally hail from the great place that is called The Midwest, but have been transplanted in Houston for a couple of years. I hate, hate, hate, hate being away from all our families, but when one's best-friend from college only lives 4 hours away .... it makes it a bit more bearable.

We drove down on Friday night (after I got off of work -- grr....) and came back Sunday. We ate lots. Seriously. We ate lots of food. We stayed up very late, mainly listening to the guys solve all the world's problems. We slept in. We played/cuddled/held with a-bundle-of-cuteness, Miss Abigail. We had good times. And I'm SO glad we went. :)

Katie and Rodney and little, 5 month old Abigail, although, it appears that Rodney is also trying to be like his daughter by shoving both his hands in his mouth like Abs does.

Me and my Man on the 4th of July, enjoying their apartment complex's amazing pool.

Yah. I love him.
Abigail was thrilled to be in the pool. Wait. I lied. Maybe not thrilled. She was a good sport though, as long as Mommy held her. :)

I love, love, love her chunky legs and arms. So adorable. Kc said he sees now why people like to hold babies all the time -- they are so soft and smell so good!

We also got to see the fireworks in Downtown Houston, along with our friend, Alex Hollander. We were told that the fireworks in Houston were some of the best in the nation. I was a little leary, seeing how everything in Texas is better and bigger and just way cooler than the rest of the nation ... but, for this, I might actually agree with it. They WERE amazing fireworks. And being the lover of all things 4th of July, I was glad I got to see them.

Thanks, friends, for letting us come hang out with you for the weekend. It was a much needed respite.

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This week is pure chaos. Which makes our weekend in Houston all the more wonderful.

Kc is taking his 2nd summer class, but this time, it's a one-week intensive class actually on DTS's campus. Since we are a one-car family, it makes carpooling a bit chaotic. Let's just say that Megan gets to spend an extra 2 hours a day, driving in crazy Dallas traffic, while Kc attempts to read his required 300 pages of material on the drive. Ugh. It's only 5 days and we can do anything for 5 days, right? [sigh] I'm so glad that he finally gets to take a seminary class on campus. We've been wanting this to happen for a while and even though it makes for very long days this week, I'm glad for his sake that it can all work out.




Oh. Did I mention we are also closing on our house this week?