Vacation Day 1 - Stop in Texas (July 2nd 2011)

The very first stop on our vacation was at the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco Texas. Very AWESOME time was had by all. So worth every penny. The only thing that could have made it better would have been Dr. Pepper samples at the end! :)

--Cutout Pictures/Race Car Drivers!--

I think Aydan was afraid of falling so he held on tight!

Ryan was a bit quick on his standing so we almost missed a shot of him behind the cutout!

Dylan was laughing so hard he even had me laughing... :P

We loved the cutout for pictures! I think these are the boys favorite pictures from all the things we did that day.

This is one of my fav's - I just wish Aydan had been looking at the camera!!

They had a really awesome room dedicated to kids and toys. This room made me feel a bit old though because it was basically a "toy museum" and had things like Furby, the original Gameboy and a view finder as well as MANY other toys I grew up with!
Dylan right away found the Lego's & Lincoln Logs while Ryan & Andrew walked on to play with toy cars.

All of the boys (even Aydan) made some really fun paper cones to play with inside the "wind tunnel".

This was the "wind tunnel" it was just a handmade toy that had a small fan under a bucket, but kept all 4 boys busy for a long time! I took many pictures so maybe someday I can make one for daycare!

Aydan was VERY impressed with the slinky! I know exactly what he's getting for his birthday! He worked for the longest time trying to make it "slinky" down the stairs. He was trying to use the plastic one though which didn't work too well. Once he mastered it though he was so proud of himself and I was proud of him for not giving up!

Mikayla was all about the crayons! She had a very hard time choosing just 1 though! :P

It was so nice to be able to have this fun time with family. My brother, his wife & their kids met us in Waco as well as my parents so that we could all celebrate my Mom's birthday. Sadly I somehow managed to not get a single picture of the birthday girl!

This is the closest thing we've had to a family picture in over a year. The wind & sun weren't too helpful, but I'm still happy to have this picture! J.D. & I are always the ones behind the camera and to have a picture with both of us in it is CRAZY!!!

My kids were VERY worn out on our way to my brothers house from all of our fun in Waco. They had all fallen asleep within about 5 minutes of getting into the car.

Aydan actually fell asleep in the middle of trying to get a drink of his water...