I mentioned in a previous post that Joe, Caleb's best friend, moved his family to Austin about a year and a half ago and it's the longest we've gone without seeing them.
I only wish I had more pictures from the weekend, but of course we discovered our camera was dead as we were rushing out of the house to make it on time for our flight. There was no time to charge it. :( Any pictures you see of us on here are courtesy of Kim.
We flew in late Friday night (midnight in Austin) but that didn't stop Caleb and Joe from playing games until 2 AM.
It's always so good to see these guys reunited. :)
This picture was taken many years ago, long before Caleb and I were married.
The weather was GORGEOUS (upper 60's and low 70's) and made me even more anxious for spring to arrive here in Colorado.
Saturday Joe and Kim took us to The Salt Lick, a famous BBQ restaurant that has been on The Food Network. It was an awesome place. It's one of those restaurants that isn't just a restaurant, it's an experience.
They have fresh squeezed lemonade, a winery so you can go and sample wine while you're waiting to be seated (no matter what time of day you go, you can expect to wait a minimum of 45 minutes),
lots of land with outdoor picnic tables, an outdoor small stage for live bands to come and perform, 2 large fire pits and a playground for kids.
The food was to die for! It was such a fun experience!
Other than experiencing The Salt Lick, we just spent most of our time enjoying being together.
We drove through and around Austin, seeing where Joe works and learning all of the Austin hot spots.
In the evenings after the kids were down we spent our time watching the Olympics and playing lots of card games and board games.
Sunday we visited their ginormous (but awesome) church with them and then went to get donuts and coffee.
Really, the best thing was just getting to talk for long periods of time. Even though Joe and Caleb were the original friends, Joe's wife Kim and I have become great friends too. I have an enormous amount of respect for her and really just "click" with her. She is such a genuine person with a huge, servant's heart. She's one heck of a mama too!
Their boys are the same ages as our Ellie and Ethan so it was fun spending time with them too. They are seriously the sweetest boys!
This is our Elliana and their Ben 4 years ago when they were our only children. :)
We finally got to introduce the newest members of our families, our Emsley and their Madison.
These sweet baby girls are only 2 months apart in age. Emsley is on the right in case you can't tell. ;-)
We headed home on Monday morning. As much as we wished we could stay longer, we were also ready to see and hug Ellie and Ethan.
It's so crazy to me how much our relationships and families have grown over the years. I can't for the life of me figure out how we don't have any pictures of the 4 of us because we've done so much together!
Anyway, we had such a fun weekend and it was hard to say goodbye. I can't wait to see these lovely faces again. You can bet we won't let so much time slip by next time!
1 comment:
OK, these pictures make me want to move to Texas even more! I love that all of your kids are around the same age, what a cool thing for Joe and Caleb to share.
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