Houston

One of our weekend trips this July was to Houston to visit our good friends Wade and Wendi Holmes.  We rarely get to see them, but we have a special type of friendship that easily picks up where it left off.  We're able to laugh and joke with each other, and also genuinely share our hearts and minds.  We're truly blessed to have them as friends and we had a wonderful weekend together.  This visit was really special because we both have little boys now, both named Jake!  We had a great time and the boys were fast friends.  To lessen confusion, we used the names "Big Jake" and "Little Jake."  Little Jake made sure to show Big Jake all his favorite toys.  This car is one of the best and Big Jake was happy to help push him around...

 Friday night we headed out to watch Wade play in a softball game.  We got some cute pictures of the boys.  Here, Little Jake is trying to hold Big Jake's hand...

 So then, in return, Big Jake reaches in to hold his hand.  How cute!

 On Saturday, we headed downtown to the Children's Museum of Houston.  On the outside of the building there was a sign that said something like "Country's Best Children's Museum."  I actually think they might have been telling the truth.  This was the biggest, most incredible children's museum I have ever seen.  There was so much to see and do.  In fact, there was so much to see, we didn't end up eating lunch till around 1:30 because it was so hard to leave.  Our Jake's were troopers, though and had a blast!

Wendi, Big Jake, Wade, and Little Jake enjoying an exhibit

 Here's Jake working hard to get himself up a pulley...

 The museum was three stories and had a cool climbing structure down the middle of the entire museum.  Jake enjoyed climbing all around...

 They also had their own city named Kidtropolis, USA.  It was an awesome place where kids could get jobs, earn money, shop and eat, all with special money from an ATM.  Jake especially like the grocery store in Kidtropolis.  He has a long history of enjoying museum grocery stores, so this was no surprise.  Here are his purchases...





And here he is in the check-out line...



 Here's a great shot of Kevin and Little Jake as they're waiting on Big Jake to cook up a meal for Mommy and Ms Wendi at the local restaurant...

 Finally, a group shot compliments of Wendi.  What a great Saturday activity!

Saturday night we talked, played games, enjoyed excellent grilled steaks from Wade, and rediscovered once again how wonderful it is to be blessed with true friendships!  Sunday morning was church, then off to lunch for some really yummy fajitas.  Here's one last pic of the boys at the restaurant!

Thanks for a wonderful weekend, Wade, Wendi and Jake!  We look forward to many more visits and fun times as our families' grow not only bigger, but also closer together.