We started out celebrating the newest member of the Erickson clan. Baby Elle! It was so fun to see the whole family (except Dane who is missed but serving the Lord).
Texas State Fair...Apparently those words speak for themselves! Driving to the fair was like driving to Disneyland and the parking was about the same. I've been in the family nine years and never been to Texas during October. All I can say is WOW. I've never seen so many different kinds of people or fried food. I tried a corney dog (really good corn dog) and a fried s'more. The fried s'more was like eating a scone filled with chocolate and marshmallow. Very good.
The next adventure was the American Girl Bistro store. Yes, I have a six-year-old. I'd like to say that we went to that store entirely for her, but I would be lying. I LOVE toys. It was fun to let Abbie pick out a doll and some clothes. Then we went to Five Guys for lunch.
Rock Band Night. It was really great to see everybody's musical ability. In my case it was inability, but since there were no talent scouts there I was okay. We continued later that night back at Grandma and Grandpa's with a little Guitar Hero III. I rocked Jeff in our battle (okay so I only beat him at one song, but I still beat him).
We went to the pumpkin patch and tried to pick up pumpkins. Then we went on a hay ride. Abbie had so much fun with grandma and Conner.
Okay so I can't say anything about my hair except the word HUMIDITY. That is an ugly word in my vocabulary. Texas is great all except for that one thing. The BYU game as fun to go to, but not so much fun to watch - ouch. I wanted to cry. I guess you win some and lose some (wish the losses didn't have to be so bad).
We ended the trip with Abbie taking a ride on Poco, Bree's horse. What fun! I think Abbie officially wants to own a horse now. What a great way to spend our last day in Texas. Thanks Bree!
So now we're back home and starting life again...Oh and I've started an excercise routine and healthy eating plan. No more fried s'mores and corn dogs for me...
