TX/OU Weekend in Dallas

Oh happy day.

It wasn't pretty, but we got the job done.

Hook 'em Horns.

Chris scored himself an awfully nice ticket to the TX/OU game at the 11th hour. Chris' high school buddy works for the UT football team and was able to get Chris and some other friends into the game on the 40th yard line. They had a great time watching the game and getting sun burned. After acting like the "grown" men they are at the fair, they headed out on the town with all the youngsters. I didn't ask too many questions, but it sounded like they had a good time.

Meanwhile, my little longhorn and I donned our burnt orange and had a lazy day watching the game together. Josh napped away the second half of the game while I was biting my nails and watching my hair turn grey until the end. Josh is now an expert at singing "The Eyes of Texas" and will gladly walk up to strangers wearing any form of Longhorn apparel and give them the horns. I love that his Longhorn spirit has peaked just in time for football season. Perfect timing, Josh!

Just to be cruel to ourselves, we decided to save our family day at the fair for TX/OU weekend and closing day. Actually, we were there right when the gates opened and it was a perfect day for the fair! The weather was amazing and all the other fair-goers seemed to be coming in as we were leaving that afternoon so we got very lucky!

Our first stop at the fair was the John Deere Tractor booth to get Josh a new T shirt. The nice lady behind the counter handed him a "John Deere Toy Catalog" and you would think she had given him a Nobel Peace Prize or something else very much deserved. Despite the massive fair rides, cotton candy displays, millions of stuffed animals to beg for, hundreds of people to look at, and a show room filled with cars, Josh was happy chillin' in his stroller looking through that John Deere Toy book. Thank goodness his ticket was free.

We finally drew Josh's eyes off the tractors long enough to throw him on a few fair rides. Chris took him on his first roller coaster ride and taught him how to scream loud (as if he didn't already know how to) and throw his hands in the air. WeeHoo!

Josh was quick to find his favorite race car ride and insist on experiencing the joy of whiplash all over again.

A definite highlight of the fair was taking Josh on his first Ferris Wheel ride. He loved looking down from the very tip top and seeing all the rides and lights below us. I didn't love that part too much, but I loved seeing Josh's big eyes as he took in the sights as far as his eyes could see. Another highlight of our fair day was seeing John M. and his family! Josh loves his school buddies. I love that Christine shared her fried cookie dough ball of goodness with me.

Good Lord have Mercy is that stuff yummy.

Our weekend ended on a bright note as I got cancelled from work due to low census! Yesss! We took Josh to a pumpkin patch to take pictures in his super awesome, never to be matched Halloween costume! Let's just say it requires 33 AAA batteries, a can of spray paint, a few trips to Home Depot, and a bottle of Modge Podge. You will have to wait and see those pictures until the end of the month. Luke and his family drove up to the pumpkin patch just as we did and the boys had tons of fun running around and picking out pumpkins. Well, Luke was picking out pumpkins and Josh was just chunking them as far as he could.

Fall fun is finally here!

We love the cool weather, afternoons at the park, football games, and (my favorite) pumpkin spice lattes.

We hope you are loving this time of year as much as we are!