Road Trip!

I took Madi and Riley down to Killeen for the weekend to visit with Poppi and Grammy.  It was a really great weekend.  The girls had packed some books, snacks and iPods for the three hour drive.  I had three cds of great road trip music.  Madi especially liked the Alice in Wonderland songs from the newest movie and Riley was excited about the Tangled songs being on there.  Of course, I had some of the music I enjoy too.  And no road trip would be complete without Taylor Swift.

We met Poppi at church and then went out to Chick Fila where the girls got food and cow hats.  It was "dress like a cow" day and there were even two people dressed in cow outfits.  The girls loved that.  Then we went to church where Madi loaded up on her loot (books).  She got some really great books!  Then we went home and back out to eat at Olive Garden.  The girls were both tired and hungry.

On Saturday, the girls stayed home with Poppi and watched a movie or two while Grammy and I went out to Walmart.  We had sandwiches with chips and yogurts.  Then Grammy, Madi, Riley and I went to the roller skating rink while Poppi went down to the church.  It was one of the highlights of the trip!  None of us had roller skated in a few years and it was Riley's first time doing it.  The girls laced up their skates and then I took Riley by the hands and led her down and back the aisle area.  I did the same with Madi a few times just so she could get the hang of it.  Then we ventured onto the rink.  Madi gained more confidence the more she went around.  I skated backwards and helped Riley learn how to skate.  The girls had a great time.  You'll even see the wall in the background that says "Merry Christmas!"

Each night Poppi read the devotional with the girls - Naaman one night, Noah the other.

That night we ate chicken strips, mashed potatoes and fried okra.  Poppi and Grammy went to church while the girls and I stayed home.  We decided to go outside and toss a small frisbee around.  I had the girls do it out back so we wouldn't have to be out front by the street.  Little did I know it would become quite an adventure....  More to come about that later.

The girls were totally worn out by the end of the day and both of them took a nap in the car on the way home.