Mama Sue and Papa Rick in Dallas

Gavin convinced his parents to fly back to Dallas with Owen and I. It was so fun to have them here! We stayed pretty busy while they were here. It's safe to say they had a real good Texas experience, full of barbeque, tacos, homecooked meals, and fried food. These are the crowd-pleasers we shared with them...

The State Fair

The Texas State Fair is a big deal here. We were all first-timers!

Fried food galore here! We tried a good variety- including fried Reeses, fried Oreos, fried Jello, and my favorite- a fried Pop-Tart! Our hearts hurt by the end of it!

This guy behind us is the iconic Big-Tex. The ribbon on his chest was a new addition this year to honor Dallas's fallen officers. 

There was a huge Taylor Swift exhibit at the Fair! You all know I love Taylor Swift! It was cool! On display were some of her baby pictures, guitars, hand-written lyrics, her piano, her awards. My favorite displays were her dresses and her music video outfits! These were the actual clothes she wore! It was so fun to see! This picture is the outfit she wore in her "Blank Space" video while standing on the horse (mom), and the cheer-leading outfit she wore in her "You Belong With Me" video.

The Arboretum

The Dallas LDS Temple

Carrollton

Trinity Groves BBQ and Walkway

Babb's Brothers BBQ. Owen wouldn't leave the band alone! They were really nice while setting up, and let Owen come test their drums! When they started playing, Owen started dancing, which turned into legitimate twerking. Holy hilarious and embarrassing. About 10 people (including the singer of the band) whipped out their phones to start filming him. We were DYING! 

A fun little walkway with the Dallas skyline view.

This is one of those "A picture is worth a thousand words" things. Papa Rick was collecting acorns at Owen's request, while Owen is riding his new bike in his pajamas on our porch, wearing his sunglasses because he won't go outside without them!

We loved having them out here! Come visit us again!