This year for Easter my mom, niece and my three children drove out with me to spend time with my sister Amy and her family. 14 hours and three states later we FINALLY arrived in Dalhart, TX. Where's Dalhart you ask?
It's in the Texas panhandle near the New Mexico/ Oklahoma border. My middle daughter Miss K said on the way there, "There is nothing but cows, a lot of fields and places for mom to use the restroom here." All the coffee and drinks to keep me awake caused us to stop a few times. It was a very long drive, luckily the kids did awesome on the drive there. Not one time did any of the 4 kids complain. It really made the drive nice. If I hear the Justin Beiber CD one more time though, I might scream. All kidding a side they really did do great. I couldn't of asked for better behaved children.
Amy gave us a tour of the town which took about 15 minutes. Coming in to Dalhart there is a stock farm. You will smell it before you see it. Miss K said, " I know where they get their milk from." She was horrified when she realized they did not produce milk here, but beef. Not something she had really ever thought of before. Not sure if she'll be eating a hamburger anytime soon. She said she's sticking to chicken. I guess I won't tell her where her chicken comes from yet!
My niece Alexus was surprised how quiet it sounded. Yes, she's a city girl. The weather was perfect and the kids enjoyed hanging out with their cousins, including their new cousins Jocey and Micah. Miss A and the others really liked the time they spent at the park and running around. 
Matthew and Miss K walked the back ally looking for treasures with his medal detector. They found an old earring and other misc. items.
We had two Easter egg hunts.
Little Man got the hang of it right away. He was so excited every time he found one. "Amy I found another one," he yelled.
He was disappointed to realize he was not able to eat ALL the candy in one day, not that he didn't try.
The older girls helped hide the eggs at the church egg hunt. They were disappointed they were "too old" for their own hunt, but enjoyed watching the younger children find the eggs. They were planning with each other how to help the little ones get the most eggs.
We also found out that Amy is Betty Crocker.
She showed me how to make chicken and noodles and cupcakes. Luckily, her mother in law Debbie has rubbed off on her some, since we know she didn't get her skills from me.hee hee.
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| He loved the candy |
Hopefully next time Mondo will have enough vacation time to join us. We had a great time hanging out with your family, including Randy's mom Debbie. They have a beautiful home and family. Just wished we lived closer. We'll be out that way again in 2012, if all goes as planned, on our way to visit my cousins in Arkansas.
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| Little Man checking out what's in his egg. |
Here are some other pictures from our trip.
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| Amy and I |
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| Miss L finding some eggs. |
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| Miss A with her cousin |
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| Miss K and her cousin |
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| My nephew and niece |
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| What a cutie! |
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| Cheese |
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| Miss L and Me |
Matthew and Miss K walked the back ally looking for treasures with his medal detector. They found an old earring and other misc. items. 
The older girls helped hide the eggs at the church egg hunt. They were disappointed they were "too old" for their own hunt, but enjoyed watching the younger children find the eggs. They were planning with each other how to help the little ones get the most eggs. 
She showed me how to make chicken and noodles and cupcakes. Luckily, her mother in law Debbie has rubbed off on her some, since we know she didn't get her skills from me.hee hee. 
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