Thanksgiving

Although pictures will be to come, I've decided to post about our trip in Texas so far. The trip here (about a week ago) was kind of hectic. All was fine on our drive to Portland and Sydney went right to sleep in the hotel however at 315 AM the alarm went off! Someone person either rudely pranked us or forgot to hit the off button instead of auto. Anyway, it scared the heck out of Sydney and she screamed for two hours before going back to sleep. That night she only got about 9 1/2 hrs of sleep compared to her usual 12-13, so the next day was kind of rough. She did take an hour nap before we had to leave before the airport but that is definetely not enough for her. By the time we got to Dallas she was done and we were exhausted! Since that though she has really enjoyed seeing all her cousins again. One of her favorite activities has been going to see a Christmas Tree Light Show/ Water Fountain light show. She LOVED LOVED LOVED looking at all the trees and running around naming the light colors, she also loved playing the water fountains after the show. (Remember its anywhere from 60 to 80 degrees here depending on the day). Last night we went to dinner in the same complex as the water fountains and she screamed for the water the whole time... I don't think we'll be going around them again if she can't play. For Thanksgiving my mom's sister and her family drove up from Austin so we had a full house. Dinner consisted of three tables in order to fit everybody, but it was good! I even convinced them to provide me cake and ice cream in addition to pie as dessert :). Everyone has left now but our family so its quieter. Everyone in the family caught colds/coughs, so we're needing more sleep and not getting it. But despite the exhaustion we've had some good times. Andy and I were able to go to the Dallas Temple yesterday which was awesome. We haven't been back inside since we were married there. It was really nice of my parents to watch Sydney so we could get away and relax a bit. More to come.. Happy Holidays!