Weekend Fun!

Whew, we were so glad to make it to the weekend! Since Derek had Monday & Tuesday off, this should have been an easy breezy 3-day week for us. But coming off the heels of the stomach bug + a doctor's appointment on Wednesday afternoon that fell smack dab in the middle of lunch/naptime that unfortunately couldn't be avoided made for a looooong week...even though it was only 3 days long! ;)  We were all so happy when Saturday morning rolled around! :)

After a breakfast of champions--a can of cinnamon rolls split between the girls (they can each devour 4 in no time flat!) & breakfast tacos from Taco Cabana for Mommy & Daddy--we were off for our first family trip to the rodeo! Derek has been to a couple rodeos before, but the girls and I really had no clue what we were getting ourselves into. After we'd been at the rodeo for a little while, Shelby said: "This is really more like a fair than a rodeo, huh?" And she was so right!

 

 

Super blurry, but I had to include this! The girls were so cute riding this ride together with their hands up!

 

After the rodeo, naps were a must for everyone! Then, Derek & I headed out for a date night--we felt like we earned one after surviving the past week of sickness! ;)  We tried out a new pizza place that just opened up in Alamo Ranch called Urban Bricks--it was such a fun place! It was kind of like a Subway concept for pizza, very cool! After dinner, we went to see Zoolanders 2. Derek is a big Zoolander fan, so he's been very excited about this sequel! ;)  We even got to squeeze in a trip to Cold Stone before heading home to relieve the babysitter, it was such a fun night!

 

Today has been a wonderfully low-key day! Aside from church, we were home all day and loved it!

 

 

The girls love to run in the field next to the parking lot of our church every Sunday after the service. They'll often pick some of the flowers (aka weeds) for us to bring home to put in a little vase. It's become a fun little Sunday afternoon ritual and a great way for the girls to burn off some energy after being cooped up in church. Today was especially exciting b/c Shelby had the first bluebonnet sighting of the season in the field! There were only about 4 of 5 them, but it got us excited for all the beautiful bluebonnets to come! As the girls were running in the field & picking flowers here & there, this lady we'd never met or even seen before stopped in the midst of buckling her children in their carseats to tell us that picking bluebonnets was illegal b/c it was the state flower. It was such an awkward thing for her to do (in my opinion), so I just smiled and said "thanks." Then I started thinking, "Why? Why would it be illegal for kids to enjoy picking these wildflowers? The same wildflowers that will just be mowed down in a couple months?" (They mostly grow on sides of roads and overgrown fields.) It just made no sense to me. I came home & immediately googled it, and I was blown away by the number of sites that the search pulled up!!! Apparently it's a long-standing Texas myth that it is illegal to pick wildflowers, but there are actual zero laws/regulations forbidding it.

 

Between our first family rodeo experience & debunking the myth about the bluebonnets, I feel like we gained a lot of Texas culture this weekend! ;)  Hope you had a great weekend, too!