Wednesday, December 30, 2009

DALLAS, TX here we come!!!

We were all up and on the road by 4:30 a.m. Yuck, but so excited to DRIVE to Texas.
Carlos on the morning of our first day.

Carson snoring on our way to Texas.

We saw the Sunrise together and...............................

These barrels of steal everywhere in Wyoming?????

Santa's train of coal.......................

Oil diggers in Colorado.......................

One mountain in Colorado, I think?

A great mountian we drove throught in Wyoming,


These awesome windmills in Wyoming. They were everywhere. I took this driving in our Yukon.


And the sunset all in one days driving time of 15 hours or so.

This was in Texas the second day. We saw tons of cotton fields.

Yes, we are going nuts and ready to be in Texas. Carlos as "Diego".


Michaela is the purple people eater.


Our exciting trip all started at the Great Wolf Lodge. Everyone should try this great hotel and water park. What a BLAST!!!!!

All the kids posing for me and enjoying every minute.


1,000 galons of water dumping down on Carson. Can you see him????


Inside the Great Wolf Lodge. What a place and so family oriented. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!!!


View of Great Wolf Lodge from outside. Some of their slides. They were amazing. Put Lava, Ross Park, and Donata to shame.

Front Entrance of Great Wolf Lodge.

Front of the Great Wolf Lodge Hotel park. Eight story hotel plus some. WOW!!!

Juan on the slide at the Grinch Ice Show.

Carson zooming down the slide.

Entrance to Grinch in Ice.

All the things in this show were made of ICE. It was Awesome!!!!


He is all of ICE!!!


The end of the show brought you back to the true meaning of Christmas. Yes this too was all made of ICE.

YES, It snows in Dallas, TX toooooooo. Bummer. I guess we may have brought it???

The roads were crazy and noone knows how to drive in a snow storm. We must have seen more than 15 cars off the road or just stopped.

Our Christmas picture on Christmas Eve at the family party.


Nana y Tata picute at Christmas party 2009.

Eric, Maria, and Jose poseing for the annual Chirstmas picture.

Daisy, Mia, and Ruben annual Christmas party picture.

David, Kendra, and Hannah.

Miranda, Liah, Marco, Julia, Ricky, Elena, and Levi.

The original family and how it all started.

The whole family (minus 3 who split time with their mom)

Carlos and Michaela modeling their Christmas PJ's

Eating at Incredible Pizza.

PLaying games at Incredible Pizza .
Carson was big enough to race all by himself. YES!!!!

Go-Cart raceing at Incredible Pizza.
Our last night in Texas with a party if course.
Our last goodbyes with Nana.

All pooped out on the long ride back to IDAHO.

Finally Texas after 15 long hours. Yet we were sad to leave.

Yes, we even went through Oklahoma.

Colorado Welcome sign.

Wyoming Welcome sign.

We are almost home!!!! We are glad to be home yet a hundred more pounds we gained from all the great food. We love you all and thanks for all the great memories we now have of Texas Christmas 2009.