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| Landen enjoying the view from the balcony |
Yes, I'm totally aware of the fact that it's been almost 2 months since my blog (as if I'm in "confessional"), but it's been a crazy, busy, fun last couple of months. But, before I move on to that, let's finish up with the 4th...
So, after we had our ward party, we headed down to the Riverwalk to spend the night and watch the fireworks. Brian got us a room with a balcony facing towards the firework...it was perfect! First off we played in the rooftop swimming pool!
We also went to eat dinner at Rainforest Cafe on the Riverwalk. It's been FOREVER since I've eaten there, and still just as good as I remembered. Abrie had a blast, but Landen wasn't too keen on the whole thunder and raining effects every 10-20 minutes...he eventually warmed up a bit (meaning he was able to eat his food without having to cover his ears as shown below.
It was perfect being able to watch the fireworks, then just roll into bed and fall asleep instead of fighting all the traffic trying to get home. We might have to make it a tradition!(?)
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| Awesome full moon that night! |
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| Landen not enjoying the "thunder" at Rainforest Cafe |
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| Yes, we kept the plastic wrapper on the crayons (we're not THAT horrible of parents) |
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| Kinda goofy one of Brian, but the best one I could get. Landen wanted a picture with the gorilla |
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| The ducks are seriously fearless on the Riverwalk! |
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| The view from our balcony. They were putting on a free concert and activities in the park right across from us |
While we were staying at my parent's house their dog, Sugar that they've had since FOREVER (I think she was 16 years old) started really going down hill. The poor baby was wandering around in circles, panting heavily, and would even just collapse because she was too weak to even walk. She's been pretty blind and deaf for years. So, my parents did the merciful thing and put her out of her misery. She was such a good dog! She was the second dog I remember having. She was Katie's first, so she had a pretty hard time when she was acting really sick. It was a good opportunity to teach Landen about some of Heavenly Father's plan for all of his creatures, and to tell him that he would see Sugar again someday. That death is only a temporary state. It's such a beautiful plan that our loving Heavenly Father has created for us, and I look forward to seeing sweet Sugar again in a more perfected body!
