Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Fun.

This past weekend my friend Krista and I went to Dallas for a small girls weekend. We got into Dallas around 730pm on Friday. Our first stop...IKEA!! (We deliberately got a hotel that was near the Ikea...little did we know we could see Ikea out of our room window!). We ate a delicious meal in Ikea (seriously, the food was pretty good) and started browsing. It is the greatest store I have been to in a while and wish we had one closer! On our way down we were looking up 'ghost tours' or 'haunted houses'. We found this great ghost tour and booked online. They had zero opening for that Friday so we booked for Saturday. Well, it poured all day Saturday....our ghost tour was cancelled and our money refunded. BUT the guy told us that next we are in Dallas we can do the tour for free! (Like, we frequent Dallas that much. Sigh.)
 Anyways, the trip was just relaxing and all we did was walk around the Galleria, Ikea and Crate and Barrel outlet. But, not having to fight kids, get a stroller in and out at every stop, having to say 'quit touching that', and, well you get the picture. We rented movies in our hotel (could have bought two tickets for imax theater for what hotels charge you for movies!) and ordered room service. Just what I needed. But by Sunday, as much as I enjoyed the trip, I missed my little chaotic life. I think I would be bored if I had an easy life. Love my little family and missed them bunches!

Thursday before I left for my trip I had to take the kids to their semi annual teeth cleaning. I am taking them to a new dentist because I just didn't like the one they had before. Pediatric Dental has the NICEST facility and the dentists! So patient with the kids.

 Hayden playing games while waiting for the Dentist. This lasted about 2 minutes.
 That's the 'movie theater'.
 Large saltwater fish tank. Kids loved it!
 Hayden watching Rio while waiting.
They were playing Dora on the ceiling to keep kids distracted while messing with their teeth. It did not work on the young girl next to us. She was scaring my kids. Ha. But Hayden did alright. The dentist made him nervous and he put up a small fight but quickly gave in. Olivia on the other hand...sheesh...you would think she was at the spa!! She just loves the dentist!
 About two weeks ago Andrew had asked me if I had ever been to Natural Falls. I have not. I don't know why I haven't. I grew up in Siloam and Natural Falls is about 10 minutes from Siloam. It is such a clean and beautiful place! I can't wait to take the kids back there in the fall.

 Hayden peeking through this rock. He thought it was pretty cool.
 The park at Natural Falls.
 Just love this picture of her for some reason.
 Olivia peeking through.

 This place was just beautiful. And even this waterfall left my kids quiet.

This was part of the lake there. They have it sectioned off and this is the 'swimming hole'. My picture is awful....it actually looks like a place I would let my kids swim. Ha.

I am sure I am forgetting some stuff that has happened but this is it for now. :)