Fun in Fort Worth

This will be our last weekend at Grandma's house before moving into our house on the north side of Dallas. So, we decided to get out of the house and enjoy the awesome weather (high 60's) and some fun things to do in Ft. Worth. On Saturday, we visited a park just down the road from my Dad's house, where we fed the ducks, played on the playground, and ran off some steam from being couped up all week. My Dad met us there and we went for a nice lunch at Chili's afterward. Gavin and Emery sat in booster seats in a booth for the first time. I was a little nervous, but it actually turned out great......and the waitress brought over some balloons, which made the babies' day.

On Sunday morning, we decided to check out the FortWorth Stock Show. The Stock Show is a big deal in this area. I remember going when I was younger, so I was excited to take the babies. Gavin and Emery had a great time. Gavin was entranced with the tractors, trucks, trailers, and animals. He walked almost the whole time. We covered a LOT of ground and he was a happy kid. Emery was not quite so easy going and spent some time screaming at the top of her lungs while we were in the horse stall area (quite a spectacle.....it makes me tired to think about it). I seriously thought we were going to cause a stampede. After she settled down she bounced back nicely and had a good time.

We saw some cows, baby pigs, and lots of other animals.

Emery checking out the baby pigs eating.

And they say breastfeeding twins is difficult!

They loved the cows. Gavin pointed a lot and Emery practiced her "moos".

We'll definitely plan to make a trip back next year. We might have to deck the babies out in some cowboy boots and hats for our next trip (and maybe some rhinestones for Emery). Apparently, we stuck out like a sore thumb........We weren't there very long when we were approached by a reporter from the Forth Worth Star Telegram (local newspaper). She said that we didn't look like the "typical visitors" to the Stock Show (hmmm, what is that suppose to mean?) and asked what brought us there. I explained that we just moved back from Indiana, but that I had grown up near Fort Worth and wanted to bring the kids. She asked Gavin and Emery's age and took down my name. Maybe we'll make the newspaper!! :-)