The Stars at Night are Big & Bright

(duh duh duh duh) Deep in the Heart of Texas.

We just returned from a wonderful week-long visit to Dallas! We went for our denomination's annual meeting, and then stayed a few extra days to spend time with family & friends. We had a jampacked week ... we caught up with lots of friends, had some good family time, ate tons of Mexican food, were the guests of honor at a Sip'n See for Britton, and enjoyed watching him encounter several 'firsts' ... like his first airplane ride, first hotel stay, first full formula bottle (didn't go so well), first time to meet his great-aunt/uncle & cousins, and first trip to the great state of Texas.

With the fam.

With Daddy Doug.




With Danny's parents (Daddy Doug & GiGi).


Snuggling with GiGi.


Emily's Uncle Lee meets Britton for the first time.


With his Great Aunt Peggy.


With Peggy, and his cousin Julia.

Britton's Papparazi photo shoot ... such a ham:


Firsts.

Waiting for his first airplane ride in the new stroller he loves.


Being passed around on the airplane. He is quite the travel trooper!


Look at me in my travel duck bathtub!


Loving the comfy king bed at the hotel.




Why rented car seats are bad.

The 'first' that we didn't get a picture of is the projectile vomit number he did at Lee & Peggy's house. What an introduction to their great-nephew?!? Britton has never done such a thing, never even spits up. But that first full bottle of formula apparently didn't sit well! So much for the occasional formula bottle.



Danny's first time on his dad's new scooter.



With friends.

With my good college friend Jenny & baby Tate Robertson (aka best baby ever).


With the spouse and future spouse of Danny's best friends from college. We all caught up over dinner one night, and had a great time! From left, Kathy, Meredith & me.

Baby Britton's Sip 'n See.
Danny's parents hosted a wonderful Sip 'n See last weekend so that friends could come meet Britton. Carolyn is so creative and planned a B-themed Brunch for Britton ... complete with Baked French Toast, Breakfast Burritos, Butternut Vanilla Pound Cake, Berries in Champagne Sauce, Betit Fours (aka Petit Fours) & Bing Cherries.



The Betit Fours!




With sweet friends who have prayed and prayed for our little boy!



Danny's friends from The University of Texas -- from left, Barclay, Patrick, Russell, Clay, Danny, & Afshin.


Friends and their lovely wives.


Emily with her mother's dear friends, Carla & Pam, from Baylor.


Love this frame my mother-in-law found ... a reminder of the miracle that Britton is!

It was such a great trip! Hope you enjoyed the pics & recap.