Day 4: Texas Trip - Time to go "Bye Bye"

Hi Logan,

The last day of our trip was an easy one. We woke up, went down for our free continental breakfast (which was a pretty good selection with a waffle maker), and then went back up to our hotel room to pack.

After we checked out of the hotel, we headed back to Granduncle Thomas and Grandaunt Cerina's house. Daddy printed out the online check-in confirmation, so that we didn't have to wait in line at the airport. We hung out with the other relatives, such as Grandma, Great Grandma, Grandaunts, and aunties. Most importantly, your brother was able to play with the piano and keyboard again, and of course the super cute little puppy, Oreo.

The flight back was fine. I continued to keep your brother busy with my Ipod Touch and Gameboy. Luckily, it was only a 3-hour flight. Grandpa came to pick us up and we were home in less than 10 mins.

It was a fun, but definitely tiring trip. I felt like we didn't get to do a lot of siteseeing or fun stuff. Next time we get to go back, we definitely have to do more toursity stuff.


Love,
Mommy

Day 2: Texas Trip - The Wiggly Play Center!

Hello Sweetheart,

Going to The Wiggly Play Center was something that I absolutely wanted to do during this trip. It's not about site seeing, or eating at fancy restaurants (though I do want to check out Tim Love's restaurant, Lonesome Dove). I think we're more obsessed with The Wiggles! I am still pissed that I missed them when they're in the Bay Area.

Since my friend Judy told me about The Wiggly Play Center in the Dallas area, I've been researching and wanted to check it out. It boasts that it's the only indoor Wiggles-themed play center in the United States! Of course we'll have to go check it out! We're in the area! It's only 20 mins away from our hotel, in Frisco, TX.

So, on our second day, we headed out to hunt down this play center. It was easy to find, and we got there just a little past 10 a.m., when they opened. There was a Wiggles bounce house, a play structure with different slides and obstacle course, many TVs showing The Wiggles, a big screen tv, a cafe, tables and chairs for rest and seating, and a few other token-operated games. I printed out a couple online and it only cost us less than $6.50 (adults are free). We spent a good 2 hours there, and your brother had a lot of fun. I guess the highlight was towards the end when Wags the Dog showed up, and was dancing with the kids for 4 songs. Your brother was dancing and singing, and he definitely knew the lyrics and the dance. I had several clips of the songs, and just had to upload them so that I could show you. Even I had a lot of fun!

Since we went on a Friday, most of the kids there were younger kids who seem to stay at home with their mommies. I think your brother might be one of the older ones there, and Daddy was definitely the only daddy around. At the end, we bought a couple T-shirts, a hat and a Captain Feathersword sword. Those are souvenirs from this trip.

We then went for some bbq (gotta have meat in Texas), went back to the hotel to rest for a little while before the wedding rehearsal in the afternoon. Your brother really didn't nap much during this whole trip.

When we got to the Church for the rehearsal, I had to keep him busy by letting him watch movies on the Ipod Touch. He had to be there because he's the ring bearer, but his part of the rehearsal probably only took 2 minutes. He was paired up with a very pretty and cute flower girl though. They became fast friends, and also with the girls two older brothers.

It was a great day!

To be continued....



Love,
Mommy

Day 1 - Texas Trip : Arrival

Hello Logan,

Our trip to Texas was tiring, but fun. Our flight there was uneventful and everything went fine. We arrived earlier than expected, and was picked up by your Granduncle Tom. He was nice enough to scramble (big time!) to find your brother a car seat, get us a hotel (along with other relatives and friends), and really took care of us. He even lent us his GPS device, which was tremendously helpful.

When we arrived at Granduncle and Grandauntie's house, your brother was fascinated by a couple of things: a cute doggie named Oreo, a piano and a keyboard. Those three things kept him happy for a very long time. I never thought your brother would enjoy playing the piano or the keyboard. But then, the keyboard has everything that he likes, lights, buttons and music. He was also so in love with Oreo that it was totally adorable. He was a little apprehensive at first, but was able to warm up to Oreo, and Oreo to him after a while.

Later in the afternoon, we headed out to a playground/park nearby. They had this huge play structure, and a large area with many ducks. We spent almost an hour there. Your brother, despite being tired from the flight, ran around like crazy. He was just walking up and down the play structure to the different 'towers'. I had to really encourage him to try other parts of the structure. Grandaunt Cerina brought some bread, and we were able to feed the ducks and pigeons by the water.

Dinner was served by your Great Grandma from Taiwan, Grandma, and two Grandaunts. A lovely home-cooked meal enjoyed by all four generations. After dinner, we went back to our hotel and totally crashed! We were so tired.



This ends the first day of our trip.


To be continued...


Love,
Mommy