PBR

Sophie's favorite.

I don't know where she got it.

She follows it closely.

She records it on tv and watches it for hours.

She knows all the riders.

She knows all the bulls.

She knows all the standings.  

MeMe suggested that we get tickets and take her to the PBR in Little Rock.

So we did and invited Sage to go too.

First we had dinner at Shorty Smalls.

Then went to the arena for the main event. 

All 5 of us!

We had to stay a little while longer because these three girls had to get some autographs.

Sophie was a little bummed because her main man - Jess Lockwood- had gotten injured and didn't come to this event.  She still had a great time there and can't wait to go again.  

We decided to break up the cold winter days and take a little trip.

Weekend getaways are my favorite.

We packed our bags and hit the road.  

First we went bowling.  We played a few games and laughed at how Molly beat me and Sophie.

We turned our stinky shoes back in and hit the road again.

We went to Shreveport and got a hotel room.  

The next morning, we got up and went to the aquarium. 

I was super impressed at the aquarium.  I didn't really know what to expect but it was a good considering the size.  

They had every kind of sea creature that you could think of and even those that I didn't know existed.  

Even sharks!

We spent quite a bit of time with the sharks.

Then we went into the sting ray room.  

That may have been my favorite part.  We bought food to feed the sting rays.  

It took lots and lots and lots of convincing to get Molly to feed the sting rays.  Sophie, who is usually scared of everything, loved it.  Molly was scared to death to stick her hand in there and let them eat the fish out of her hand.  She got a little better before we left.  

Well kinda.

I was impressed with the whole experience and that it was so close to home.  

We even got to touch some jellyfish, the non-stinging type.  

We also found a science museum and checked that out.  

There were some really cool things there.

We played around in there for almost three hours.  

We ended the day at Joe's Crab Shack. 

Then headed home.  

Hot Springs trip 2019

Just a quick get-out-of-the-house-getaway.

A little mini golf.

Who doesn't love the wax museum?

and staying in hotels?

and finished off with the horse races.  

The Caddo float trip has become an annual thing too.  This one was a little bit later but we still fit it in.

We planned mini get away vacation to Dallas before school started back with a few fun things we had never done before.

We started out with ice skating.  A first for everyone, except Cameron and Larry.

It was super fun for us all.

Molly was a little nervous but caught on quickly.

Sadie and Sophie were natural pros.

Then we went to a Maverick's game.  

Sophie was super excited.  Cameron was excited.  Larry and I were excited.

Sadie and Molly could have cared less. 

I had never been to a pro game of any kind.  I thought it was pretty neat and would definitely go back.  Sadie and Molly said they would stay at the room next time we go.

Fuddy duds.

We got up the following morning and checked out of the hotel.  When we got to the car we noticed something was missing.

The third row seats!

It is absolutely crazy but there were really gone.  We laughed about it and loaded up and headed to our next adventure.

TopGolf.

Everyone enjoyed TopGolf.

It was fun for the whole family.

Larry was in his element...

...and Molly actually beat Cameron.

Then we headed home.  Super fun weekend.  Would do it all again except for losing my back seats.

So in our busy summer life, we accidentally had a Sunday afternoon where we didn't have anything going on.  We loaded up and went to the Cossatot River.  It was a long a curvy trip, but it was worth it when we got there.  

Sometimes things that are unplanned and spontaneous are the best times had.  We just packed some towels and some drinks and took off.

The water was just right.  A little cool, but not too cold.  There was enough room to spread out and even swim.

Cameron even came so everyone was happy.  

We only stayed for a few hours.  This is what it looked like:  

Fun day.  We may try it again before winter sets in.