On August 15th we (Molly, Will, Drew, Jon and I) got back in the plane and flew to San Diego to celebrate Jon's mom's 40th birthday! (grin) Lucy had to stay home because she was performing a solo in a show in Plano. The flight was long. It's unbelievable how long it takes to get outta Texas - even in a plane! The scenery wasn't bad though....


It's all kindof a blur to me now, but I think we stopped in Las Cruces, New Mexico for the night. Dinner choices were limited, so we ate at IHOP and stayed in a Motor Inn that was right out of the movies. We thought we could do the rest of the trip the next day. We were wrong, but we did learn a few things.
1. Molly gets motion sickness.
2. Will gets sick when Molly gets sick.

3. Drew doesn't have the reflexes of a parent yet.
It was pretty exciting for a few minutes. After that, we decided to land and give the kids a break - and clean up the plane! We stopped in Yuma, Arizona and stayed the night there. The kids had pizza delivered and Karen and Jon stopped at a Vegan fast food restaurant. Thankfully, the flight to SD from Yuma is short. So we arrived Saturday morning in plenty of time to get to Alpine for the party. The kids (yes, that includes Sam) had a great time in the pool.
Mamaw was the main attraction, but Parker was the center of attention!
Uncle Will loves Parker

And Parker LOVES Uncle Will!

This was the first real belly laugh we heard!



Molly is a great baby-holder!

A favorite picture of mine!

Of course there was a birthday party involved here.... Happy Birthday Mamaw. We're so glad we could all get together to celebrate! Doesn't she look great??
