El Paso Trip October 2016, Part 2

Saturday morning we got up and headed straight to Grandma's house for a visit! The kids were really into feeding the birds, so she let them do that again! And Evan found a Cowboys beanie that she said Evan could have. He LOVES it! 
More bird feeding!

Picture with my amazing Grandma - I got to be in this one! 

Next stop, Aunt Patsy's house!
Surprise visit from our beautiful Brianna! 
This little one kept asking for cereal! Apparently she loves Frosted Flakes! Thanks for feeding us Aunt Patsy!! 

Saturday night we got to celebrate the BEAUTIFUL newly weds, Patrick and Erica!!! 

Precious Jude ready to hold his sparkler while the couple leaves!
Although Barrett and I went to Jacob and Donna's amazing wedding in August, I missed getting a picture with the new couple there! So I finally got my picture tonight, two months later! So happy for all my precious cousins! (Now we need one with the couple we celebrated tonight! Ugh!)

Meanwhile, back in Austin, Bella was pulling her typical alpha-dog bossiness and stealing poor Finn's bed again! (Notice her small pink bed next to Finn's huge one that she is asleep on!). We can't thank Aunt Alexa and Finn enough for her fun weekend here!

Sunday morning we were going to meet family for breakfast at a restaurant, but everything was too crowded. So we just picked up food and spent the morning at Lori's house. So fun!!! 
Kids got straight to playing! 


Poor Puddin' probably didn't realize what she was getting into when she said let's play boxing!! Thank goodness she's so tough!!
Jordan taught Ellie a cute little dance, and then they performed for us! It was PRECIOUS! Ellie's mouth stayed open this big (pure happiness) the entire time!


She was loving all the attention too! 
Selfie with the family before heading home for naps! 

Then we headed to the park to meet some friends! LJ now claims to have his own 'El Paso friends' that he likes to make sure we see! I love it! 
Didn't take too long for boys to get bored on play ground and move over to the field! They are getting into sports and just wanted to play football! 

Nico is small, but one of the best athletes I've seen for his age! So cute!! 

LJ, Nico, and Gunner! 

Too cute to not get Evan in on the pic! 

A swing for a princess! 
Ellie and Easton! 
Happy little explorer! 

After naps and getting cleaned up, we headed out for our last dinner in El Paso at Great American. 
Busy on the iPhones! Hah!

We snuck in a quick birthday celebration (cake and candle) for the soon-to-be birthday boy! He was so surprised and excited!!! 
Happiness is.... 

Wonderful last night in El Paso with this crazy crew! 


This little princess decided she was done sleeping in her tent and took over the queen size bed!! This wasn't a big deal while Capi and Gigi were in Ruidoso (Barrett and I just borrowed their bed), but they came home on Sunday! So I slept with Ellie in the bed, and Barrett took the couch! Hmmmm...!! 
I did love snuggling with my little skeleton! 

Monday:

Ellie found Evan's new beanie, and I think he has some competition!

Before heading to the airport we made one final stop by Grandma's for a quick visit. Evan asked her if they could have ice cream almost immediately- in her ear and away from me! Sneaky little boy!! 
These kids LOVE helping Grandma feed the birds!


One last picture with our amazing Gigi before heading home... we miss her already!

See you soon El Paso! We loved our visit! 

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