Your Binky Went To Be With Jesus
The past weekend was spent traveling to Houston to visit the Dupla’s in H-Town. We laughed, we cried, we saw lederhosen.
Annabelle got to experience the wonder that is Buc-ees. Look Annabelle – “It’s a Beaver!”
(Kelly – have you seen the sign that says “Your Throne Awaits”?)
Saturday night we had a great dinner at the Alpine Brau Haus off of Hwy #3. How can you go wrong with umpah music (with sing-a-long sheets!!!), German beer, and schnitzel? Actually, I’ll tell you where….the service! Let’s just say these Frau’s were the WURST waitresses in all of Bavaria. No spicy mustard (I had to grab it off of the table next to us), No accommodation for a baby&carrier (unless you count not spilling hot plates of saurkraut on them), getting our order wrong (George ordered “Jager” schnitzel, not just schnitzel), and more than one time just plain refusing to stop and attend to our overwhelmingly needy requests (like more water). Even those hossenpeppers couldn’t dampen our spirits while we belted out great songs like “Edelweiss”, “The Girl from Ipanema” and “Roll Out the Barrel”.
Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Renee enjoyed spending time with Annabelle.
On the drive back we had a chance to spend time with Amanda’s long time friends, Charllot and Danny. Charllot, along with holding the dubious honor of “The one that taught Amanda to eat while driving”, provided the subject for this post by telling us a story of how she got her daughter, Kelly, to stop using a pacifier: One day Charllot decided it was time for the binky to disappear, and when Kelly asked “Mommy, where is my binky?”, Charllot replied “Your binky went to be with Jesus.” Kelly immediately understanding the implications of this comment was forever relieved of her reliance on her pacifier. Now if only all challenges in parenthood were this easy to overcome.
Also, we dropped in on Tyler and Amy at their new house in Katy, TX. We had a great time crashing their pad and meeting Tater (dog) and Tot (kitty).
Wow, you guys had a full weekend– Buc-ee’s, umpah music, and family. You can’t go wrong with that combination!
Bye bye binky!
You guys sound like you are having so much fun! We alslo wanted to let you know that we have friends that just moved to San Antonio. I just got a message from the wife and she said they really like RVCC. I though if you could keep a look out for them, it would be awesome if they got into a small group! I gave them you names and the Schleuters. Their names are Cameron and Kara Pitou. They got married in December and he is training at Randolph AFB. Okay, cool, bye!
You’re never too young to have a beaver t-shirt.
I haven’t seen “your throne awaits” but I did enjoy the sign as you enter TX from LA that says, “300 miles…. you can hold it!”
Thanks Amanda,Daniel, and Annabelle for a wonderful weekend. I had a great time with y’all. It was so much fun! Annabelle is so adorable. I can’t wait to see her again. Remember, IKEA!!!