Road Trip to Corpus

Well, it was time. A right of passage. A family trip. Sure we've loaded the car up for a trip to Gabby and Jack's...the whole 1 hour trip. A snack bite of car trips...piece of cake. This weekend was different. A full boar, load the trunk, pack the suitcase, gas up the family truckster and head East...3 1/2 hours to Corpus Christi to visit Dede (or Dee Dee as I had to put in my GPS so that it didn't pronounce it like Deet).

Sure there were nerves...would the plan work? Leave at nap time, sleep most of the way, have a snack and distract with trucks and cows for the rest...and it did. Went off without a hitch. Actually the whole weekend went great. Everyone ate, slept, pooped, played, and was generally in a good mood (including Mommy and Daddy). We met Paige's Aunt Susan and Uncle Bill for dinner on Friday at one of Corpus' finest dining establishments - POETS (Piss On Everything Tomorrow's Saturday - c'mon...gotta love it).

Then Saturday, Dede took us to the Texas State Aquarium which was a HUGE hit. Bryce loved the dolphin show and the turtles and seeing some really big fish. Then in the afternoon we got to feed the ducks and walk around the little lake near Dede's house. Bryce made quick friends with the big black swan who followed us around thinking we had more bread crusts.

But, I have to say the highlight of the trip for Bryce was probably staying at the hotel. It was such a big hit that when he finally realized we were turning in to our neighborhood, he got upset..."more hotel...I need to put the key in the door". He loved that the lights on the door turned green when you put the key in...he loved that his pullout sofa bed was huge...he liked watching TV in bed and eating popcorn (at the Embassy Suites they do happy hour every night and that means free drinks and popcorn). All in all...dolphins were cool, but hotels are AWESOME.

Oh...and Ivy had a good time too...just a different experience for her. Ivy is quite mobile right now and her favorite thing...toilets. Don't ask me how, but as soon as we put her down, no matter where we are, she makes a bee line for the toilet. So...she saw some of Corpus's finest porcelain thrones from the ground up.

So thanks to Dede for being such a great hostess...everyone had a GREAT time. In fact, we had a such a great time we might even do it again...although, we'll have to make sure the next place has popcorn and potties so everyone is happy.