Vacation to Houston

Took a last minute trip to Houston back in June. I say last minute because we had been thinking of going for a while but didn't really solidify any plans until about 3 days before we left. I was pretty apprehensive about how my kids would do because neither of them had been sleeping very well at night... Either we just wore them out every day or they very much enjoyed the accommodations while being down there because both of them did great! Both were awesome travelers on the way down there AND both slept like rocks every night. Anyways, it really was a great vacation because we just took things easy and enjoyed pool/lake activities every day. We stayed the first half of the week at Dad Robinson's house in Conroe and the last half of the week at Jeff's house on the south side. We were able to visit with lots of family and friends all week long. Big thank you to Dad R. and Trish for letting us come visit! And to Jeff and Michelle for letting us crash your place once again. We really had a blast! And Ivy was talking about Texas and everyone she saw for weeks afterwards. Anywho, didn't really ever get my camera out so just had a bunch of fun phone pics...

Best way to travel! Oh and weaning Marshall just before we left made this drive go so much faster than back in December:

 View from our room at Dad's:

  

Morning boat ride:

Sam went to go work the cows at dad's ranch while I stayed back and played with my sister and Tiffany and kids at the house:

 

 

Tiffany was staying with her parents on the north side of Houston so we were able to meet up again the next day. It was so fun to hang out and let our girls play. It's been probably years since we've been able to spend longer than just an hour together. Doing a little shopping:

More boat fun (not pictured, Emily and kids and her sis Lydia and Dan came to hang out! Such a fun day!):

Charity had this rad mermaid tail and Ivy was totally fascinated. She kept saying "mom I wanna be a mermaid," lol! Finally when the older girls left it to go play something else, I let Ivy have a turn. She was in heaven, as you can see from her face! Haha.. It was the cutest thing:

 

 
Down in Pearland for the last half of the week (not pictured, Jessie graduated! Woo! and lots of cousin fun including a birthday dinner for Jacob at a vietnamese place):

 

Went up to hang out with Kelli, Mom, and best friend Lauren one morning:

Got to enjoy lots of Houston food, of course.. Kolaches and Vietnamese. Mmmm:

 

Lots of swimming at Jeff's:

 

This was the longest we've visited Houston during the summertime since Ivy was born (visited for a day or two here and there). We really enjoyed every minute of our trip. And the kids were great travelers on the way home as well! Made it a great ending to a great vacation. We love summer!