Fun in Dallas

At the end of April we spent the weekend at Mimi and Poppa's house...and we had a fun, fun time....busy, but fun!  On Friday we got up early and went to the Dallas Zoo.  Taylor was so excited about going to the zoo....so excited that she wore herself out before we even got to the zoo.  Once we started seeing animals, though, she started to perk back up.  It was the first zoo visit for both Taylor and Grady, and they did great.  I think Taylor had a lot of fun seeing all of the animals.  I know that I did!

The next morning we got up early so Mimi, Poppa, Tyson, Haley, Ryan and Patty could participate in a 5K run.  Taylor thought that she was going to run, so she was a little bummed out when she found out she wasn't going to run.  Luckily, the Tokarz kids were there and were able to take Taylor's mind off of it.  It also didn't hurt having bounce houses to play in.  It was Taylor's first time to jump in a bounce house, so she really didn't know what to expect or what to do.  But she liked it and wanted to keep going in it.  I think the next time we go to a bounce house, she'll know exactly what to do.  As for Grady, he was ready to crawl in and start jumping.  Too bad the bounce house people said no.

Later that day, we met up with a photographer and had the kids' pictures taken to celebrate their recent birthdays.  Boy o boy....Taylor and Grady are probably the hardest kids to photograph.  They would not cooperate for anything.  Tyson finally had to have a "come to Jesus" talk with Taylor towards the end of the photo shoot to get her to smile.  Whatever he told her, it worked.  Too bad we didn't have that talk with her early on....it sure would have made the photo session much more enjoyable!!  I'm not sure how many pictures we were able to get of the kids smiling, but from the ones that I saw as she was taking them, I think there will be some really good pictures.  I'll be sure to post them when I get them.

On Sunday morning Tyson, Ryan and Poppa went to Lake Texoma for a guided fishing trip, while the rest of us just hung out and relaxed.  I think the kids needed a good day off!!  I know that I did!

A future in golf?  Probably not...but she sure did look cute trying!

 As for Grady, he's by far the messiest golfer in the world!  He had a little bit of everything on his shirt!

 Smelling, and maybe pulling, some of Mimi's pretty flowers!

 Taylor and Poppa checking out some monkeys at the zoo.

 Thank goodness Poppa was there....he was Taylor's escort the whole time!

 Goofing off....as usual!

 Grady liked walking around the zoo when we let him.  He mainly had to ride in the stroller for time's sake.

 I don't think Grady even knew there were animals to look at.  He just liked doing whatever Taylor was doing!

 Looking at the elephants.

 Comparing her height next to the penguins.

 Posing with the elephants! 

 Grady really had fun riding the Monorail! 

 Some of the running crew getting ready for their big race!

 Here's part of the cheering section.

 Shelby, Taylor and Jerzey being silly and dancing to the music!