Day 40

Friday, July 19, 2013

After mom and Melinda rode bikes around White Rock Lake yesterday, she mentioned going to the Dallas Arboretum this morning.  We were up early in order to get there as soon as they open and before it got too hot.  Well, we did get there when it opened, but it was already hot and muggy by 9:00 a.m.  They are showcasing several different types of 'houses' based on various explorers and authors throughout history and the girls loved seeing how unique each house was.  Mom even got into the action! 

One of my favorite places to take pictures.  A long path covered
with crape mertles and is just beautiful!

Ally and Melinda sitting near one of the large toads. 
Lots of small children play in this water area in order to
keep cool when it's hot and humid.

 

As we made our way around the arboretum, Melinda took lots of pictures and loved seeing all the beautiful flowers.  We came around to two ladies who were painting faces for the children, so naturally we had to stop so the girls could get their faces painted.  You're never too old to get your face painted! 

After the face painting, we walked further down the hill to where the petting zoo was set up.  There were several goats, a pony, bunny, and a chicken.  Tita is scared to death of anything with wings, so she walked as far away from the nice, friendly little chicken as she could.  After Abigail and I pet the soft bunny and chicken, we met up with Tita, Ally, and Melinda to continue walking through the park.  We all took lots of pictures and stopped to rest and drink some water anytime we found a bench in the shade.  The humidity was terrible! 

When we made our way back to the entrance, we made a stop in the gift shop before leaving.  Melinda picked up another postcard to send home.  After a short walk to the car, we loaded up and headed to a local restaurant for lunch.  Now, Melinda has always been amazed at how friendly our waiters and people in general are here.  Our waiter at lunch was especially friendly.  He was really digging Melinda!  He commented on how cute her hair was and to make sure and come back to see him.  I think he's got great taste!  ;0)

After lunch, we headed towards some shops in Garland to look at some furniture to complete my bedroom and living room makeover.  Naturally, I found an amazing set of leather furniture for the living room that would require me to donate one or both of my kidneys to afford.  I texted Robert pictures of everyone lounging on the furniture in the store and all the information in order to 'secure' a future purchase.  After three stores and only a small purchase for a friends birthday, we decided to call it a day. 

While on the road, Tita spotted a local favorite and we just had to stop....Braums!!!  We each got a nice, cold ice cream treat to enjoy on the way home.  After a hot, humid day outside, it was the perfect ending to our girls day out.

When we got home, everyone found a comfortable place to rest.  The rest of the afternoon and evening was pretty uneventful.  The girls were showered and in bed early so that we could start a movie.  We've altered our Netflix que in order to get some movies in that Melinda hasn't seen before, plus she has told us about some movies that she likes.  We watched This is 40 and boy was it funny!  Melinda had already seen it and said that it was really funny. 

Once the movie was over, we each headed to bed.  We were going to cook a big breakfast before moving my t.v. cabinet inside and getting it set up.  I am so excited!!!!