Amarillo by evening..

Yes, that's right. Headed back to Amarillo this weekend. You may remember my post from the summer trip. It's actually rare for me nowadays to make two trips a year to this lovely place, but our Mammaw is turning 80, so we're getting together to celebrate!

First thing on the agenda on Saturday morning? Chocolate chip pancakes....

Julie (and her husband Chris) and I are staying at Mammaw and Pawpaw's house so we can have first dibs :)

Weekend Recap

I survived the weekend and snapped some photos via the ShakeItPhoto app on my iPhone (technically I borrowed cousin Sloane's because I left my phone at her house before the play). We had such a good time and it was my brothers in law and nephews first time seeing the play. It still gave me chills!!!

Food was served before the play courtesy of the Big Texan. Great steaks. (The only thing missing was the beer...since it is a national park, no alcohol was allowed...boooo)

Teddy woke up briefly from his snoozing to greet us.

The play is set in the Palo Duro Canyon, second largest in the nation only to the Grand Canyon.

Opening act and my only shots before the sun set.
Great times with family and loved ones. Now back to reality..

Amarillo by Mornin...

That's right. Happy Friday to you all--I'm off to Amarillo, TX for the weekend. Crazy, right? My mom's parents live there and we are bombarding them this weekend. Me, my two sisters, their two very tall husbands (whose names start with the letter D), their (collectively) five little men (Joe: 8, Leo: 6, Henry: 4, Teddy: 2 months, and Moses: 10 months) and our mom. Gone are the days of visiting them as the three peanuts with our mom (and every Barbie we could fit), and here come the days of packing slip 'n' slides and footballs.

We have lots planned for the weekend, including visiting "the Thrift Store" (which I have not yet been to...my cousin Cindy scored several pairs of boots there over the winter) and seeing "Texas"; a musical of our history with the backdrop of the Palo Duro Canyon.

What, you don't know about Amarillo? I'll give you some tidbits.

1. Palo Duro Canyon: the second largest only to the Grand Canyon in the United States!!!

2. Texas: I have seen this musical too many times to count. It starts out "We'd like to welcome you to Texasssss" (chills!!!) and near the finale ends with a starry sky and thunder.

3. Cadillac Ranch: This is located off of Interstate 40. I'm pretty sure Pawpaw tried to tell us he drove the cars into the ground, but that was a tall tale (as most of his stories are).

4. Wonderland Park: We won't be making a stop this time, but this was a favorite to me as a kid. A fraction of the size of Six Flags, but twice the charm.

5. The Big Texan: eat that 72 oz steak and get it free...are you up for the challenge? We're going to eat home cooking from Mammaw instead :)