Dallas Arboretum

We had a wonderful time while DJ's parents were here. We were able to get out and do many fun things. One of the highlights was going to the Dallas Arboretum. During this season they have facepainting, a hay maze, and a petting zoo. Here are a few pics of our adventures at the Arboretum:


MJ would appreciate you noticing her cool butterfly face painting. :)
MJ's favorite was petting the animals. I LOVE this pic of her:
A big thank you to DJ's parents for making the trip to visit us!

Little Tuxedo Man

Truly a Remarkable Thing

It is so awesome to see how much MJ loves him. If I let her she would be by his side all day, but unfortunately she tries to be a little too "helpful."

Amiga Mia!

This past week one of my Chilean companions from my mission flew in from Chile to pay us a visit. We became really close while we were companions, and during that time together she made me a promise that she would one day visit me in the USA. After years of saving she was finally able to do it. We had good time catching up and remembering good times from the mission, I had a bit of a trying time brushing up on my Spanish though!


I was able to get away for a night with her and go to The Blue Man Group that was performing in Dallas. It was an amazing performance that was well worth it. If I were to go again I would definitely try and get tickets right in front of the stage where the people have to wear ponchos!


I was worried about her being around MJ with the language barrier, but I was very surprised to see how well they got along. They both adored each other. It was very neat to see them connect so well when they didn't even speak the same language.


The connection between the 2 was so strong that the day before my companion flew home she asked if she could get professional pictures taken of her with MJ. I was a bit surprised but it was what she wanted. It worked out nice though that I was also able to get some 2 year shots done of MJ.

Family Picture

He's here!!!

Our new little addition is here! He is so sweet and we are enjoying every moment. For security purposes I am not going to post his name or any further info. But his initials ended up being SJJ. If you would like further info feel free to email or text me!

San Antonio and the Big 2!

We had a great time while visiting my sister Megan and Annemarie in San Antonio! MJ and I flew in to spend a week and a half with them and DJ was able to come for a few days at the end to pick us up.
Here we are on the River Walk:


Children's Museum:





Swimming:

MJ loved being with their dogs and they were so good with her. She would get out a pan and a spoon from the kitchen and some packets of Emergen-C and "cook them up a meal." They were good sports and licked the spoon everytime (which didn't have anything on it of course)! :)

While we were there we celebrated MJ's 2nd Birthday. Thanks to everyone for the gifts that were sent for the occasion!




We ate at the Rain Forest Cafe for her Birthday:
The cake we were very proud of:

MJ feeding Mickey her cake:
A big Thanks to Megan and Annemarie for such a great time! We miss you already!