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The Fast and Furious--Labor Day Weekend

We took a flying trip to West Texas this weekend to see great grandparents, grandparents, and other various family members. I had some great pictures of Maddy visiting everyone and pediasure spilled on the camera on the way home. I think the camera is truly toast this time. Ugg! I hope I can get the pictures of my SD card still if I take it to Wal-Mart. If I can I will share those pics in a future post. I took the pics of our visit to the zoo on my camera on my phone. At least I still have that I guess. Maddy sure had a great time visiting and playing with all of her cousins. We got to Farwell at 2a.m. Saturday morning. Later that day, Brandon and Amanda, Mikali, Daniel,Rachel, Aunt Sherry, and later Uncle Weldon all came over to visit. Mikali and Daniel get cuter every time I see them and they are such good kids. They are a blessing to the Embry family. We had a pizza lunch with everyone and hung out and talked and watched the kids most of the day. On Sunday we went to Lubbock to see the other side of the family. It was good for Maddy to have some one on one time with great grandma and grandpa. That evening we went to David and Janet's house for a cookout with them Chrissy and Brian and kids, and Matt and Brittany, and Nat. Maddy played until she just about passed out. Janet had a box of dress up clothes and Maddy loved all the bead necklaces and bracelets. She did not want to wear any of them. She just wanted to line them all up or put them in cups, etc. She was so funny because she got so proud of herself when she got them lined up just how she wanted them. She had a great time playing with Cooper, Kendall, and Clayton too. Clayton loved feeding Maddy Cheetos. Way too cute.
On Monday it was time to go home (already!). We stopped in Abilene to see Ethan and Jenna and go to the zoo with them. Their house is looking so good. Jenna is a great interior decorator. I need her to come give me some tips. :) The zoo was fun but it was roasting outside. Maddy got so hot her arms even started turning red. She loved the animals though, especially all the birds.



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bee said…
I am glad I got to spend our weekend with you guys too. I wish I could have been at the zoo with Ethan and Jenna. That looks like fun even though roasting! Maybe someday. Maddy was CUTE CUTE!!! Maybe I can get some of my pics posted soon and you can get some of those.
September 7, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Blabber said…
Sounds like a lot of fast and furious fun!
September 7, 2010 at 1:19 PM
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