Next Stop....Texas...BeBe and Boss' House

The day after Christmas we flew to Laredo for our visit with BeBe and Boss. The weather when we arrived was almost a little too warm, but felt pretty good after having such freezing cold weather in Oklahoma. It was perfect for Evan to play outside with ALL the toys BeBe and Boss bought the boys (you'd think they were their only two grandchildren or something!!!). I can't believe I never got a picture of their tree with literally a hundred presents underneath. I must have been so busy helping Cooper open all his presents that there wasn't enough time for pictures!! Seriously, there were so many gifts that Evan actually got tired of opening all of them. There were so many things to play with that he didn't care what was in the remaining unopened boxes! What kind of kid doesn't love opening gifts....one with too many! Since we obviously didn't have the luggage capacity to bring back 1/10 of what they got, my mom is planning on bringing more of it over when they visit in May for Coop's 1st birthday. The rest they will just have to play with when we visit again or move back. If Evan's grown out of them by then, at least little Coop can get some use out of them. Anyhow, we thoroughly thank BeBe and Boss for all the gifts, but I've told my mom she has to learn to practice some restraint next year!!

Opening the first of many.....

And the opening of presents continues.....

Going in for the last of the gifts...yes, those are Evan's feet under the tree!! To be fair, we actually told him to go under and get them, we thought it made for a good pic...and it did!!!

Cooper loved the swing...unlike Evan, who hated it last year!!

Better move out of the way....crazy driver on board!!

Evan also enjoyed his and Cooper's room at BeBe and Boss'. Evan had his brand new toddler bed this year and loved it. It was actually pretty cute because when my mom showed him the room, he went straight for the bed (shoes and all) and laid down with his head on the pillow as if he was testing it out...it was adorable! He actually slept in a toddler bed for the first time at his Nana and Pop's house (his cousin Drew was nice enough to let Evan use it while we visited) and amazingly, did quite well. I told him he wasn't to get out of it and that he should call us when he was ready to get up in the morning...and sure enough, that is exactly what he did! We thought we might have had to convert his crib to the toddler mode when we came back home, but he hasn't seemed to mind with being back in his crib thus far. I plan on keeping him in it as long as he'll allow, but at least I know it shouldn't be a big adjustment any longer once we do make the move.

Evan loves his books and puzzles, so BeBe had him well stocked

Cooper ended up liking E's bed better than his own crib!

Needless to say, Evan had the best time playing with his Boss again. He had him outside playing every chance he got....riding in his new jeep (which Santa brought him), playing at the park (although he enjoyed tossing rocks more than going down the slides), taking wagon rides with Cooper, and running down the small slope in my parent's backyard falling on top of Boss (it's always the little things that are the most fun, right?!?!). BeBe also took him to the play area at the mall and for a carousel ride (he seemed to enjoy it much more this year than last year when we took him!). We also got to spend time with Honey which was really nice. She came to spend Christmas with my parents and stayed with us through the time we headed to New Braunfels for New Year's. It was so good to spend some quality time with her since we only got to see her for a day last Christmas! Cooper seemed to take to Honey the quickest...they became instant friends and Honey and Boss even babysat a couple of times while BeBe, Andrew and I took Evan out. He is so happy-go-lucky, that as long as someone is showing him some attention, he is good! Unfortunately, since we had so many things going on during our visit to Texas we were unable to go visit my grandmother in Eldorado, so Cooper didn't get a chance to meet his other great-grandmother. We will definitely have make a special trip to see her next year when we are in the states again! We also didn't get a chance to make it to Houston (or Tulsa while we were in Oklahoma for that matter) to catch up with any of our friends. We sure would have liked to, but there is only so much you can get in in 11 days!

Saying bye at the airport at 4am....getting ready for a really long day of travelling!! Luckily, our trip back was just as easy as the one over, so we were so thrilled. Surprisingly, the boys (as well as Andrew and I) fell back into the new timezone really easy. Cooper has even been sleeping really well ever since we returned...thank goodness!!

So to BeBe and Boss - we had a fantastic visit! Thank you so much for EVERYTHING and we can hardly wait for your visit in May!!! It will be like Christmas all over again for the boys!! Love you and miss you both!