Dean has become fascinated with airplanes. With the airport so close there is always a plane flying and Dean is quick to point it out to us. Dean typically waives at the plane saying, “bye, bye” and then says, “uh oh” when it’s out of sight.
I thought it would be fun to take him to the Dallas equivalent of Houston’s Lee Road – in the daylight, minus all the parking and making out. Matt did a little research and learned that DFW has Founders Plaza, a special designated area for watching planes take off and touch down.
Dean was mesmerized by the planes and enjoyed watching each one pass right in front of us as it made it’s decent upon the runway. He also loved the high pitched squeal of the engines as they geared up for take off. I look forward to taking him on another plane ride so that he can have the insiders experience. Until then!
On East Sunday morning we were a bit rushed trying to get everyone ready for church. Matt and I had decided to attend The Village church but were sorely disappointed when we arrived and learned that the service was full and we had to be turned away. We drove the 30 minutes back home and along the way we decided to attend FUMC Grapevine and stopped for a bagel to kill some time. Dean enjoyed his bagel breakfast while Matt and I sipped some coffee. It was finally time for us to try our hand at church for a second time! We enjoyed the experience and were able to snap a few Easter pictures with Glenda and Bill on our way out of the service.
Since Matt and I were staying in DFW for Easter this year we decided to steal and idea from our friends Patrick and Myra and host an Easter lunch. We invited our friends the McLarens as well as Leslie and Wayne Walden to join us for lunch. Everyone brought food to share, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch and a time of great conversation afterward. After we ate we even initiated our guests into the tradition of Carrot Pictures. We abstained from the traditional carrot fight thinking that the carrot picture might be a stretch for these friends. We’ll keep working on them and maybe in a few years (when Gavin and Dean are older) we will get the carrot fighting going! I enjoyed spending the holiday with some of our Ft. Worth friends, it helped us not miss home too much!
We had a great time with Dean during Easter this year. The celebration began on Thursday with an egg hunt at the ECDC. Miranda, Glenda and I walked over to the school to witness the fun and watch our boys “hunt” eggs. Gavin’s infant class enjoyed sitting in the grass, touching the eggs, and pretty much being outside. It was nice, low key fun until the toddler class came to join them. Dean’s class was eager to find the eggs and fill their baskets. DT did a great job locating eggs, shaking them, placing them in his bag and scouting out another. I was amazed. I had no idea my little guy even knew the first thing about hunting eggs. It was so much fun for me to be a part of something that Dean does at school and for me to see his classmates, meet their moms and enjoy the moment. I look forward to his next school activity.
A North Texas record! Today, for the first time in recorded history on Christmas Eve there has been enough snowfall to be measureable. 3 inches is what was reported near us at DFW Airport. 3 inches is exactly what I measured in our yard! I know that’s small potatoes to you northerns, but for Texas today was a big deal!
Lindsey and I both shot some photos and video of the excitement today. Her from home and me from the office. Enjoy!