A Trip to Texas

Well, I hate being alone when Wesley is out of town so this last time he was gone, Jacob and I decided to go to Texas to visit my sister Lea and help her get ready for the new baby. We were there from a Monday to a Friday and had a great time! Jacob was unbelievably good on the plane both to and from and we were lucky enough, although both full flights, to have an empty middle seat going there and an entire row to ourselves coming back... how lucky were we? That made it 12 airplanes he's been on so far! It was so nice to visit with Lea in person instead of the daily phone calls we make to one another. Abby and Mason got along so well with Jake and were so good with him. Always making sure he had his pacifier, blanket or toy nearby, he was definitely loved during this trip. Although I wish I had more pictures to show for it, Lea took most of the pictures on her camera, but I do have a cute picture of some of the cousins. Brooke (Jeremy's wife) was able to come visit for an afternoon which was so much fun, and all the kids were able to play - minus Jake, he's just too little so he just gossiped with us moms which he must have enjoyed.
This picture is of Ashlyn, Brenden and Caden (Brooke's kids), Mason and Abby (lea's kids), and Jake who is being held by Mason. It was so much fun that day!
Other activities included shopping (of course), a trip to the Blue Bell ice cream Factory where Mason declared that he wants to be one of those workers when he grows up, we went to a Texas BBQ which was really yummy, and we spent a day in Houston.