Andrew's sister Laura and her husband Danny came to spend a week with us in the middle of July - what a treat!
Speaking of treats...while they were here, we went out for burgers and Eve must have been super cute that day because the owner of the restaurant gave her a free cookie! Yum!
We had high hopes of doing lots of fun things while they were here, but between the EXTREME heat, me working, and TWO pregnant women in one house (congrats Laura and Danny!), it didn't seem to happen.
The good thing was (good for us, maybe good for Laura and Danny?), Eve attached herself like glue to them the minute the arrived. She couldn't go two seconds without holding Danny's hand or asking Laura to play with her; "too!" - meaning, "you too!" - is Eve's way of asking.
So there was a lot of time spent hanging around the house, reading books, playing games, and running around! Laura and Danny passed on a lot of knowledge to Eve including important phrases like "what's up hommie?" and teaching her to summersault. Good fun!
On Saturday, we tried to actually get out of the house and do something - we though the aquarium would fit the bill! Indoors and air conditioned! You can see how well that turned out:
And it took us 15 minutes to get to that sign! We decided that an hour wait in the heat was not really what we had in mind, so we canned the idea of the aquarium and decided to improvise.
We made a quick stop by the fountain gardens near the aquarium only to find that they're turned off on Saturdays. Eve was on the verge of over-heating, so I dunked her in the water a couple of times and we poored a water bottle over her head. All in the name of hydration!
Then it was back to the car to cool off - ice cream always helps with that!
After that, we just drove around a bit and took Danny and Laura to see the Cowboys' stadium....
Can't forget the Rangers!
Yes, that's our car, with everyone crammed inside. I was the only one to get out - and that just to get a quick shot. Everyone else enjoyed the view from inside. Seriously - so hot! Why did we move to Texas?!
Before heading home, we drove by the Dallas Temple. And yes, we ALL got out of the car for this one :)
I don't think Eve quite understood why we wouldn't let her play in these fountains like the ones from earlier in the day...
But there were pretty flowes to see!
And a little shade to rest in during our stroll around the grounds.
"Follow me, Aunt Laura. Back to the car!"
We had a great week with Laura and Danny - Eve especially! Thanks for visiting!
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