This weekend we spent a lot of time in the car! On Saturday we spent about three hours driving to Houston for one of James’ college buddy’s birthday party. This party was supposed to take place in September, but hurricane Rita decided to visit Houston instead. We arrived at our first hotel and after unloading the car, James sat down to hook up his computer and turned on the television for the UT/Oklahoma State game and that particular channel did not work. Since we got to Houston early so James could watch the football game, the kids could take naps, and Renae and I could go shopping, the fuzzy channel was a problem. James ran to the hotel office to ask them about it and they knew it wasn’t working and previously had the cable company out to look at it but didn’t have the issue resolved yet. James got back to the room all out of breathe and told us to pack everything back up. Apparently after he spoke with the people in the office, he ran to the next two closest hotels to ask about internet connections and television stations. He got us a nicer room for the same price, with all the working amenities. So, we packed up and moved. After the game, naps and shopping, we made our way to the party. James reconnected with several college friends and JC’s band played. JC’s son, Gabe, even joined his dad’s band on bass for a couple of songs and then impressed everyone with his classical abilities on the piano. Happy Birthday JC!
The next day, after Tristan served everyone make-believe coffee, we got back into the car for the five hour trip to the Valley to see James’ grandmother, Grammie, for her 90th birthday. This would be the first time she would meet Genevieve. After some time at Grammie’s house, we went to James’ cousin’s house. Forrest and Heather have lots of animals, tractors, etc. that we thought Tristan would really enjoy. Forrest even set one of the trailers up for a hayride for us. Well, I guess Tristan had just had too much time in the car and there was a big meltdown. The only thing that made him happy was riding the tractors and various riding toys they have. Renae ended up staying in the hotel room with Tristan while we went to dinner. We weren’t going to brave taking Tristan out in his grumpy state. He really needed some special one-on-one time, a nice bath and a good dinner and Renae was happy to help with this. She even went to the front desk to see what kind of fun surprises/toys she could get. She came back with a shower cap that turned into a fun bathtub toy. Gran ran out to get Renae and Tristan dinner and when she returned, we went on our way to the restaurant to meet everyone else. Tristan’s mood improved, we got to go out and enjoy dinner and Renae was the hero!
The next day we met Grammie and Mason, along with James’ parents for breakfast and went back to Grammie’s house for some pictures and so Tristan could water more of her plants. Then it was back into the car for the five hour drive home! Thank goodness we had the special (toilet paper roll) binoculars that Ashley made for Tristan. I really dropped the ball on packing car toys and I learned my lesson. The drive went very smoothly, against all of our expectations and we spent the rest of the day just resting and relaxing at home.
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