Dallas

One of my goals while being 30 is to go on 30 trips this year.

What better reason to go on a trip than Hyrum's 8th birthday!

It just so happens that one of our friends was staying in Dallas and invited us to be a part of a convention so we drove up to go visit and explore.  I will let the pictures do the explaining.

At the Dallas World Aquarium with the Mayan dancers.

After we got home Sunday afternoon, Hyrum was excited to build his new lego.

The Hilton Anatole is filled with lots of neat artifacts from around the world, every time we would walk past this pair of elephants the boys were loving the fact that they were allowed to climb all over them.

Kade Man watching the penguins.

TinTin was loving the giant sea turtles. He was following this one along the glass back and forth and then at the end when we were watching the turtles and sharks be fed he was loving seeing them from the top as well!

We spent $4 and bought all day DART passes for the trains. I think this was the best use of money. People watching and seeing everything as we zipped from stop to stop. For an hour and a half the boys were entertained. Worth every penny!

One night the conference that we were a part of had a movie night. Quinten didn't want to watch the movie, though he LOVED the soda and popcorn so I got the job of walking him around the hotel and playing with him. It was a lot of fun and this little boy is like a firework. Never a dull moment when he is around!!

On the drive up I rode in the back between the two little boys. Kade was loving having me there with him. A definite rare treat!

The hotel had many different gift shops, one of the boys favorites was a store called This & That. They picked out new guns and hand cuffs as their souvenirs.  Quinten hauled this gun around the entire trip and had fun shooting everyone he saw. He more importantly loved the glass elevators and shooting people from there as we rode up and down. Many a times we passed up on the mirrored elevators waiting for the glass ones to arrive at our floor.

 We were spoiled in the food department. Ice cream floats in fancy glasses were served after (sometimes during) dinner. Definitely a favorite!

Hyrum with his new gun target practicing in the 7 acre statue gardens. This hotel was pretty fancy!

More with Mr. Elephant. You can see Quinten at the 2nd one in the background.

It was a fun weekend getting away making more memories with the boys and letting them try new experiences. I love seeing them out of their comfort zones and being willing to adapt and make changes to their routines. They are definite troopers and adventurers.