Weekend in Galveston

We went to Galveston last weekend for Shelby and Eric's wedding. We headed out after lunch on Friday and Spencer slept almost the whole way there. That set us up for an awesome evening because he was rested and ready to go. We met Geep, Pop and Aunt Carol at the hotel before going out to dinner with a big group of family. At the hotel, Spencer asked me if maybe someone could ride with us to the restaurant and we had this cute little exchange:

Me: "I bet Aunt Carol would like to ride in the backseat with you."
Spencer: "Yeah! Or maybe Uncle Dan?"
Me: "Oh, Uncle Dan didn't get to come this time. He is in New York."
Spencer: "Well THAT'S disappointing!"

We met up with all of the Bullocks, Glenn, Margie, Katie and Willie for a big group dinner at Rudy & Paco. We just assumed this was going to be a casual Mexican food restaurant or something, but it's actually a really fancy place - definitely the fanciest place Spencer has ever been. He was in a spectacular mood and really enjoyed himself. He sat across from us next to Geep and was just a little gentleman the whole evening. The waitstaff was very accommodating to him, which helped too.

The next day, we played on the beach for a little while, then spent several hours at the hotel pool where a bunch of people were staying. Super fun!

Dave and I made a major tactical error by not taking Spencer for a drive that afternoon so he could nap. The poor little guy was tired before the wedding even started, but he held it together for the ceremony. By the time we got to the reception, he was done. We thought that the music would give him a little pick-me-up, but the poor kid just wanted to go to sleep. I took him back to the hotel and we shared his leftovers from the night before and were both asleep by 9:00.

The three of us went to Moody Gardens before heading back to Austin. I gotta admit, I'm a little lukewarm on that place. I mean, it's cool and all, but it's expensive! I think it's better suited for ages 4-5 and up. Spencer enjoyed the aquarium, but the rain forest required too much searching for things and he sort of zoomed right through it. We'll probably try it again when he's older.

 And our little traveler was asleep before we'd barely made it out of Galveston. Awesome weekend! Congratulations to Shelby and Eric!

Weekend in Dallas, Part I: The Wedding

We spent the weekend in Dallas for the wedding of Dave's cousin Laura and Tanner. I'm not sure what Spencer thought "Dallas" was because he asked me, "Do they have bathrooms at Dallas?" when we were packing. When we first drove into Dallas, Spencer had just woken up after sleeping the whole way there. We pointed out the Dallas skyline and said we were in Dallas and he said, "Can we go inside?"

The wedding was at the Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas and we spent Saturday morning and afternoon at the pool there with Geep and Pop. It was awesome - a saline pool with a beach. Daddy bought Spencer a neat swim vest that gave him a little more freedom in the water. He was in heaven!

After swimming, we all took a nap (yes, in a bed!) and got ready for the big wedding that evening. Spencer and cousin Caroline played together at the pre-wedding cocktail hour (unfortunately I didn't get any good pics of those cuties together - hoping someone else did?), then we rode in golf carts over to the ceremony site on the 18th hole. I was nervous about Spencer talking during the wedding, but he was quiet when it counted. We stayed at the reception until about 10:30 - and Spencer even ate a cupcake at 10:00. We definitely cut loose and all survived. He looked so tired when we got back to our room and eventually fell asleep at 11:30, but we slept until 9:30 the next morning!

Thanks Aunt Janice and Uncle Gary for a wonderful weekend. And congratulations to Laura and Tanner!