An All-Star Break

This week was Kevin's All-Star Break....4 days off...in a row!!!! Seven of his players made the team, 4 of them as starters and Kevin really wanted to go to show his support. With Nana and Papa so graciously watching the girls, Kevin and I headed out Monday morning to the Dallas area.

The first thing on the agenda was stopping for lunch at Chick-fil-a. We don't have one in Wichita, so we had to get our fix. We made it to the hotel 4 pm, and were at Six Flags over Texas by 4:30! We were so excited to ride roller coasters, only to realize that we aren't as young as we used to be! The first coaster was called the Titan and dropped 24 stories and reached 85 mph!! We followed that one up with a wooden coaster and almost went home after it!! After a couple more coasters, we hit the ultimate thrill ride, Mr. Freeze. You got ejected from the station, flipped and turned and then finally came to a vertical stop before going through the whole thing backwards. It is literally a 45 second ride, but delivered the biggest thrill of the day!

Tuesday I was lucky enough to go to lunch with a childhood friend who now lives in that area. Allison and I met at Montreat, a church camp after we finished 7th grade. She lived in Paducah, KY while I lived in Virginia. We made visits to each others' homes all throughout high school. As we were talking we realized that we don't think our parents ever met, yet they allowed us to fly solo and stay at each other houses numerous times. So crazy....can't imagine letting my girls EVER do something like that!! Anyways, it has been 6 or 7 years since we last saw each other, so it was great to play catch up. Hopefully Allison and her husband will come visit us soon!!

Tuesday evening was the All-Star game. It was crazy actually sitting and watching a game WITH Kevin. His division won the game, and all his players did great!

Wednesday we headed home to our much missed babies. Of course we stopped and had Chick-fil-a again for lunch!!! We came home to 2 happy girls, one who now rides her trike around the house...so needs legs for walking when you can ride.

It was so nice to have a break before the long haul the end of the season will bring. Kevin plays home until the end of the next week, and then heads off for 17 days. Thanks Mom and Dad for taking such great care of our babies...I know they had a blast!!