23 Flavors of Goodness....

A.K.A.....Our Trip to Texas

1. If you ask Cooper what his favorite thing was in Texas, he would say that it was getting in the hot tub. Uncle Tyler spent alot of time playing with Cooper in the hot tub. They had so much fun together. We won't know what to do when Tyler is on his mission. I guess grandpa will have to get in with him! 2. On Friday night, we rented Twilight so mom could see it before we went to New Moon the next morning. I don't think mom knew what to think about it. Kind of weird for both of my parents since they are very practical people and we were raised not watching sci-fi stuff. At 1 pm that night, Sean, Kellye, Tyler, Chelsey, Britt, Shaylee and us went to Taco Cabana for queso, chips and homemade tortillas. Yum!

3. Saturday morning, most of us went to New Moon. I thought it was alot better than Twilight. It seemed to be a little more realistic. Mom, Bryce and I had to sit behind some guys who really smelled bad. In fact, we had to plug our noses alot or stick our noses right in the popcorn bag so we wouldn't gag. So disgusting! Grandpa took Cooper to the new movie, "Planet 51". They had a great time.

4. We got to eat at Wings n More twice while we were there. The best hot wings in the world! This is our favorite place to eat while we are in Texas.
5. One the best flavors of goodness is the soft water. I love shaving my legs in Texas because they come out feeling so wonderfully soft.
6. Bryce got to spend alot of time with his boys. Bryce sat Clayton on the counter and it was so cute to watch him try to talk to Bryce. Cooper and Bryce played the Wii Sports quite a bit. Cooper asked me "why is dad better than me". It was nice to see Bryce be able to have that quality time with his boys.

7. Spending time with my parents. Whether it was taking them to work, eating at C&J's with dad, going to the store with mom, watching movies with them, sitting on their bed talking to them, sitting in the front room with everyone while asking mom when she had her first kiss with dad, I just enjoyed my time with them. It is fun to get to know them better each time I am with them, plus I learn more about why I am the way I am! I love you Mom and Dad! 8. While we were in Dallas, we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. My favorite animal to watch were the Apes. Cooper enjoyed looking at all the animals to include the penguins, tigers, elephants, zebras, crocodiles, and big cats.

9. Cooper got to spend lots of time playing with his cousins. We stayed at Sherrie's house and so Cooper and Wesley had a good time together. They played with their Zoo maps and with Wesley's trucks. He also got to go to Shayne's house and spend some time with Ava. They had a great time playing at the park and with Nolan and Ava's toys.
10. Thanksgiving Day. The men went off to battle on the football field. They all played well and had a great time. Shayne pulled some muscles and couldn't play after that, so he sat on the sidelines and heckled Sean about being "Jacob". (Alot of people think Sean looks like Jacob on New Moon, so we teased him alot about it) Mom and Sherrie spent lots of time preparing the meal and we helped Sherrie make Apple Cranberry Pie. The food was great and everyone pitched in to make a wonderful meal. It was nice to have my cousin, Jamie, and her husband, Konrad come for the day. 11. Bucket and Buckets of Bluebell Ice Cream. I think we went through 8 buckets of just Cookies N Cream. I bet Brittney spend half of her money on the stuff and she ate it for all 3 meals.

12. Wellington....Sean and Kellye's dog....he loved Clayton and wanted to follow Clayton everywhere. He would run to the door when Clayton would cry.....he would try to jump up to be next to Clayton....it was crazy...he was kind of protective of Clayton!

13. Dad, Bryce and Brian went to Cabelas one night to spend some "manly" time with each other. Dad asked Bryce all about his new gun.

14. On Thanksgiving night, we all watched the big game. Texas A&M vs Texas. Alot of us wore our maroon and the aggies did a great job. They ended up losing but gave Texas a good game. It was fun to watch as a family. Lots of cheering and clapping and running around giving high fives.

15. The weather. It could not have been any nicer while we were down in Texas. It was in the 60's everyday with sunshine. ...no humidity! It was beautiful.

16. Shopping. We went shopping the day after Christmas. We did not get up early, which was nice. I went with Sherrie, Mom, and Jen. It was nice to be able to spend some time with just the women. Jen helped me pick out some cute jewelry from Sam Moon.

17. We played basketball while I was there. I am so out of shape since Clayton came and I haven't played basketball in 2 years, so it was fun to be able to shoot and run and still win! Me and Bryce's lungs were burning but it was worth it.

18. We went to Grapevine Texas for some fun Christmas activities. Grapevine has a old town feeling with the little shops. The kids got to play with Santa and Rudolph. We spent 2 hours sitting in a Mexican restaurant waiting for lunch. We went on a buggy ride and ate kettle popcorn.
19. Spending time with Shayne. I didn't get to see Shayne as much as I would have liked, but it was still good to see him. Shayne watched Cooper one day so he could play with Ava and Nolan. Shayne, I love you and your family. Your kids are cute and it was nice to get to know them a little better. I had a great time shopping with Jen and I am thankful that I got to see ya'll.

20. Spending time with Tyler. We got to spend the most time with Tyler, even though he has become a social butterfly and left us some nights to spend with his friends! Tyler had fun trying to wrestle me. I enjoyed teasing him and giving him a hard time. Tyler, thank you for spending so much time with us. We love you alot and we will miss you while you are gone on your mission.

21. Spending time with Sean and Kellye. It was nice to be able to see Sean and Kellye so much. When we were in College Station, we hung out with them every night. It is sad that they are moving to Houston, but it will be ok. Good luck in Houston !. We love ya'll.
22. Spending time with Sherrie. It was nice to be able to stay at Sherries house and spend time with the kids and her and Brian. I enjoyed waking Sherrie up every morning at 10 am....just kidding! But, we had a good time singing "Wake Up" to everyone and running errands together. Sherrie, thank you for letting us stay in your beautiful home. We had a great time. Love you!

23. You might wonder why I named this post what I did....it's because we got to go to the Dr. Pepper museum and drink a fresh, real, Dr. Pepper made out of imperial sugar. Dr. Pepper has 23 flavors, so Bryce had the great idea to name the blog 23 Flavors of Goodness! Anyway, the drink was amazing and I will want one every time I go home to Texas.

But wait, I have more than 23...