My Dad had a business trip planned for Texas before we even moved down here. So I had been looking forward to figuring out a way to see him while he was in the same state as me. Then for my birthday my Dad flew my Mom out so she could drive with me and we could all spend a few days together. I had been looking forward to this trip, and was so excited for my boys to get to see their grandparents again. Ashton was off the wall excited.
I picked my mom up late Saturday night. Sunday morning we had peach cobbler and blew out candles to celebrate both my moms birthday and mine. Ash made Grandma play cars all morning with him. After sacrament meeting we said goodbye to Jason and took off on our adventure.
We met up with my Dad by Austin at his cousins house. We took Ashton to the park so he could get some energy out and then had dinner at The Cotton Patch. We got to the hotel in San Antonio late that night. This was Ashtons second time at a hotel but he was so excited and thought it was awesome having a sleepover with Grandma and Grandpa.
Monday we checked out downtown San Antonio and took the boys to the childrens museum. Even I was super entertained there. Ash has grown up so much in the way he plays and interacts with things. I love watching his mind figure things out and discover new things.
After Grandpa got done working we went swimming at the hotel. The pool was freezing, but Ashton never wanted to get out. He loved playing with Grandpa. That night we went and walked around the Alamo and the River Walk.
The next day we took Ashton on a miniature train ride, that had a tunnel and everything, then we drove to Austin which was where my dad was working that day. We went to an outdoor mall for some window shopping and lunch and then played in the outdoor fountains. We had to stop in Barnes and Noble so Ashton could play with more trains too (the boy really likes trains). That night we went downtown to the Congress Avenue Bridge. Underneath the bridge live over a million bats and at dusk they all fly out to go eat. Its the thing to do in Austin apparently, there were tons of people everywhere all waiting for the bats to come out. It was pretty crazy watching all of the bats flying all over the place. We watched for about a half hour before packing up and they were still coming out when we left. I will say though, there are hardly any bugs in Austin.
We drove back home Tuesday night, the trip went by far too quickly. We had to take my mom back to the airport Wednesday morning. We were all sad. Julian and Ashton both loved all the time and attention they got from Grandma and Grandpa. I love watching them love my boys. While we were away I kept forgetting that I didn't still live in Utah, and that I wasn't just on a vacation with my parents. It was so sad to remember that all this having fun and happiness with them wasn't going to last past a few days. It's hard to explain, but it just felt good to have them around again. Getting a nap and being able to sleep in while my mom had the boys sure helped with those good feelings too!
