This year Liz decided to host of reunion for her siblings at our house in early December. Four of her siblings along with their spouses came. Anna Maria & Jim and Jacob & Kimberly arrived on Wednesday night, Nov 28. Paul & Vicki and Barbara & Frank arrived on Thursday. On Thursday we explored some local sites near us including South Fork Ranch, home of the 1980s TV show Dallas. That night we had dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Abuelos.
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| Visit to South Fork Ranch |
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| Jacob & Kimberly, Jim & Anna Maria, Lee & Elizabeth |
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| Dinner at Abuelos Mexican Restaurant |
On Friday we went to see sites in downtown Dallas including AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys stadium), the Grassy Knoll (where JFK was shot), and the George Bush Presidential Library on the SMU campus (our tour of the library was cut short by a power outage).
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| Outside AT&T Football Stadium |
Saturday we went to a home show in McKinney and shopping at Nebraska Furniture Mart. We had dinner at Maggiano's, a great Italian restaurant.
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| Dinner at Maggiano's Little Italy |
On Sunday everyone departed for home except Barbara and Frank. They joined us on a trip to San Antonio to see the sites there and visit our kids. We visited the Alamo and the River Walk. We met the Keetons and Topher Daytons for dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. We spent the night with Topher and My at their house in Helotes.
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| The Alamo in San Antonio |
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| Barbara with Elynn at Rain Forest Cafe |
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| Elizabeth with Beau at Rain Forest Cafe |
On Dec 3 we drove to three more missions just south of San Antonio along the San Antonio River. Like the Alamo, these missions have been partially restored and there is a nice bike path that connects them. We then headed back to Dallas and dropped Barbara and Frank off at the airport for their flight home. It was great to spend time with Liz's siblings and give them a chance to see the area where we live (they all live in Utah and Idaho). We look forward to getting together again.
