Easter Holiday

 On Friday, April 15th all of the Texas clan (Topher Daytons, Keetons, McLaughlins) came to our house to celebrate the Easter holiday.  We met at a new indoor water park called The Cove in Little Elm.  This place was amazing and the kids loved it.

Reayen going down the water slide

The grandkids climbing to the top of the slide

Denae going down the wave machine

Beau

Elynn

Akston surfing

Reayen

Elynn on the water slide

On the way home from the water park we stopped to eat at Hat Creek Burger Company where the kids got to play some more.  On Saturday morning we took the grandkids for scooter rides and did some outdoor walking on the Roadrunner trail near our house.

Reayen riding on the scooter with
Ryder driving (not!)

Reayen stopping for a pic with the llamas

Grandkids on the Roadrunner trail
with the bluebonnets

Saturday afternoon we set up a table outside so the grandkids could dye easter eggs.

Hard at work dying eggs

That evening we all gathered in the dining room for a family dinner together.

Family dinner - adult table

Family dinner - kids table

On Sunday morning we did an Easter egg hunt with each grandchild getting a room in the house.  We had plenty of excitement trying to find all the eggs.

Grandkids looking for Easter eggs

Sunday afternoon the families had to pack up and return home to get ready for another week.  We had a great time and made some wonderful Easter memories with everyone that was there.

Graves Visit to Texas

The Graves stopped by to visit us in Dallas with the specific purpose of visiting our kids in Texas.  We started on April 5 with a visit to Abuelos Mexican restaurant, one of our favorites here in Dallas.  The next day we drove down to the Grassy Knoll since the Graves had not seen the JFK memorial.  

Visiting downtown Dallas

Graves and Us at JFK memorial at Grassy Knoll

On April 7 we drove down to Austin and visited the LBJ Library on UT Austin campus.  Then we stopped by Rachael & Kevin's home in Austin and the Graves got to meet Quentin, our newest grandchild.  That night we stopped at an Airbnb just outside of Dripping Springs.  The next day we went to the LBJ Historic Park where we toured the LBJ Ranch and checked out the LBJ presidential jet.

LBJ Presidential Jet

One Room Schoolhouse
in LBJ Historic Park

Schoolhouse where LBJ attended school

After the LBJ Ranch we drove to Fredericksburg to see the National Museum of the Pacific War and then on to Kerrville to see the river trail.  Finally, we drove to Bulverde to stay the night with Keetons and see the grandkids there.  We spent the next day at Keetons, met the Topher Dayton's at Bigz Burger Joint for dinner, and spent that night at Tophers.

On April 10 we went for lunch with Topher's family to the Sweet Paris Cafe.  

Lunch with the Topher Dayton's and Graves at
Sweet Paris Cafe

The Graves departed for the west from that point headed to Denver and their son Ryan's house.  Liz and I headed for home but stopped in Georgetown, TX to see the McLaughlins new home under construction.

New Georgetown home
looking up the driveway

Rachael, Kevin, Reayen, and Quentin
inside the new house

We arrived home in the evening of April 10 after another great trip with the Graves.