Houston Trip 2012 - Home sweet home

 Monday we started our journey home! ;) We did one exciting thing that I love, love, love. That would be going to IKEA. Next time, I'm taking a U-haul. And trust, I will!

We also stopped at a drive through petting zoo type place called Arbuckle Wilderness. We were the first ones there and so there were some hungry animals! We got to see a bunch of furry things and I'm not sure what they all were. Some of them where crazy mean and freaked me out! One ripped the cup of food out of dad's hand and another left teeth marks in the cup.  Crazy, mean animals!

 These ones were especially greedy, hungry animals!

 One piece of advice from me is to always have a potty chair in the vehicle.  It has come in handy lots of time! However, she didn't use it once the whole trip but when we got home and laid it out while we were cleaning out the vehicle, she just "had" to use it! ;) Silly girl!

Overall, a great trip, though I'm really not a fan of driving that many hours in a car with kids. But it was fun being with my parents and kids and going to a place I'd never been! 

Best part, hands down, was watching Kevin compete. But coming in at a very, very close 2nd would be IKEA.  Oh, IKEA. ;)

Houston Trip/ Texas Ironman Part 2

 Friday we left mid-morning to head to Houston.  We did eat at a Jack In The Box for the first time as I've heard many things about them, but I wouldn't say it was anything that great! Good, not great.

 

When we got to Houston, we some how got a smoking room (blah) and got everything into our room. While we were unpacking the car and had a little trauma. My mom was getting Cohen out of his seat and Lyla was near her, playing with the door. Well (see where this is going?), Mom went to close the door and Lyla had her fingers in there and got them slammed in a shut door. Luckily, nothing was broke, no open wounds. She was a lucky girl.  Lots of crying later (mostly because she didn't want ice on her fingers) and she was fine!

 We saw Kevin, Kelci, Ben and Kelci's mom after we got there and while they went swimming we headed to The Woodlands and did a little shopping.  The Woodlands was AWESOME! It's a little town on the outskirts of Houston that is surround by woods. It felt totally secluded even though it was like less than a minute off of the busy highway.  I got to go to Home Goods for the first time, so I was in heaven! ;)

 After some shopping and driving around, we headed back to the hotel area and met the Kevin and Kelci for dinner at Texas Roadhouse!  Mr. Cohen is such a busy boy and touches everything in front of him and ended up breaking a plate while we were there!

After dinner we all headed back to the hotel and got ready for the next day, which was the race!  Kevin filled us in on where he would be and where good places to see him were. I'm so blessed because both of the kids slept really well on vacation and even adjusted to our weird wake up schedule! I can honestly say, traveling with the kids went pretty well!!