Houston Heat

We went down to Houston with Mommy again for an extra-long weekend. To actually get there took a little longer than we would have liked -- our flight was delayed by an hour -- but it was still faster than if we had driven (which Mommy still refuses to do!).

A little snack while we wait

Excited to see Po-Po and Gong-Gong waiting for us

Let's go get our luggage!

We quickly made our way into the pool, something we enjoyed a few times over the long weekend. I was so hungry, I ate a whole bowl (that is, colander) of silly noodles all by myself!

Swim-ming! Swim-ming!

To the wall!

Silly noodles!

The next morning, we enjoyed a cool(er) morning before heading up to North Houston to see Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye. They recently fixed up their house, so we got to see their new kitchen. I especially liked the bunk beds and picking veggies in Nai-Nai's garden and was impressed with the "so many paths" in their house that I could take.

Smooooothie

I'm so tall

Ye-Ye!

No mosquitoes will get us!

Fishies!

We had a nice sleepover at Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye's that night and then met up with Gong-Gong and Po-Po at lunch the next day. Mommy left us to go hang out with her friends, and we spent the rest of the day playing with Xiao-Jiu, Kirby, and Crystal A-Yi. I kept scaring Xiao-Jiu with my crazy jumping in the pool skills.

Check out the high chair ... circa 1970?

Sunday was a Mommy and Me day -- all day! Mommy took me to go play with her sorority sisters and all their kids. First we went to Stomping Grounds again to burn off energy, then Mommy and I went to Charlie's place to play ... I mean, nap. Neither of us particularly wanted to nap, but we jumped into his bed so that we could read each other stories and play. Finally, I fell asleep, and everyone got some rest. Then, we headed to one of Mommy's friends for a feast!

I've missed you, Charlie!

Jungle animals sliding together

Sandbox!

The kids table

The big girls together

The next day, we just stayed local. We started the day with morning swimming, then headed to fun, fun storytime at the local library. The library Mommy grew up in and spent so many hours has grown up. They rebuilt a brand new library next to the old one, and they included an incredible children's area. Storytime was really good, too ... including a parachute!

Getting ready to swim back to the wall

Coming up for air

Crafts before storytime

Tell me a story, please

Parachute!

Getting a stamp on my belly

After the library, we headed to Luby's for lunch (yum!) and then naptime. The fun didn't stop there, though. When I got up from naptime, we went over to Abby's house to play. Mommy visited with her friends from high school while us kids played with lots of toys and paints ... and the sink in the bathroom. We had a yummy dinner for our last night in Clear Lake.

Luby's!

Laughing with Abby

I like the insides

And just like that, it was time to go home. When we got to the airport in the morning, we had to check-in at the desk because of the whole lap-child situation. While we were in line, Mommy happened to check the status of the flight on her phone and discovered our flight was canceled! Luckily, they got us on the next flight, but it was going to be an extra hour wait (yes, again). Gong-Gong offered to come to the gate with Mommy, so we had an extra set of hands to help out.

I am so tempted to make a run for it

Checking out the art. Which side do I need to stay on?

Where's our plane?

Daddy was at the airport to meet us, and I was so happy to see him.

Happy to be home

No doubt about it, it was a great visit, and hopefully we'll be able to do it often. Of course, there are a TON more pictures in our album if you'd like to check them out!