Bryan moved to Houston in March and we stayed in Denver. At first, it wasn't too bad. We had family and friends who were there to visit us, invite us to dinner and help make our transition a little easier. Daddy came home every 2-3 weeks for the weekend. It was great, we got to spend time with each other as a family and it seemed like old times. But come Monday morning it was heartbreaking- both for me and for my kids. Henry would wake up and ask where Daddy had gone, and when we realized he had gone "to work" he would breakdown. It was awful. To top it off he was reverting back to his pre-potty trained ways. We knew how upset he was, so we planned a special weekend in Texas. We left sister at home and had a GREAT time.
We left on a Friday, we got to the airport nice and early for our flight- Henry hadn't flown in almost 18 months, so I wanted him to feel comfortable and have a couple minutes to have a snack, watch the planes and run around. We got a little more that we bargained for, however. Our flight was delayed 2 hours (just before we were getting ready to board, boo) so we sat in the terminal, had "Old McDonald's" and played with a couple of boys the same age- they were having a great time. Until we were delayed ANOTHER 2 hours. Henry did so well, he never cried or complained- I was so proud of him!
On Saturday morning we got up bright and early (ha! 10am. We didn't get to daddy's until midnight, so we all slept nice and late!) and headed to Kemah boardwalk. It was a warm, overcast day and there was a big festival going on. We walked around first and Henry decided that the train was the first thing he wanted to do!
Then we went to drive the boats- he loved this and even though we never actually paid to drive one (he just thought he was driving it!) he played for almost 30 minutes!
He was so not interested in taking photos- but this fun old police car was pretty cool!
After another train ride and some lunch we let Henry run in the fountains. It is one of his favorite things to do in Colorado and we thought it was just the right time of day to let him get soaked! He had so much fun, but he was worn out!
We wandered around the boardwalk- we saw baby crabs, played some games and had an ice cream. We headed home, and Henry was too excited to sleep. We had a nice night at the house- watched a movie and had Henry's favorite dinner- chicken nuggets!
Sunday morning we got up and took Henry to play at the playground then headed over to Hermann Park to walk around and ride the train. Yes, another train! We had to wait in line for almost an hour, but it was worth it. He loved seeing the park.
(he only smiled in this photo because I promised to buy him a train at the end!)
After a nice lunch in Rice Village we headed home to swim in Daddy's pool. It really liked having a pool in the backyard (like Nana!) Lucky for us, we were the only people at the pool all afternoon, so we were able to relax and enjoy for a couple hours.
After the pool we headed to dinner and came home to pack our bags- we had a VERY early flight the next morning so Henry wouldn't miss school. We were sad to leave Daddy in Houston, but we knew that we would be back to see him soon!
(watching a movie with Parker!)
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