Millays in Texas: Clarys in Texas

We've had a very full house for the past couple of weeks. First, came the Clarys (and that's what this post is about)...

It was so great to spend time with Amy, Josh and the girls. It made me really happy to give the girls a chance to play together and get to know one another. We're so glad that thay were able to come down to Texas and hope they had as good of a time as we did. Here's some of the highlights of the Clarys in Texas.

To say that Charlotte loves "Channer" is quite an understatement. She would yell her name from her crib and would sit for 30 minutes while Chandler read her books. Here's a moment I caught watching Saturday morning cartoons:

So Coach Doug all of the sudden appeared this weekend...he found Soccer Tots - a soccer class for kids as young as 18months! They give you 1 free trial class and we took Arden & Charlotte. Josh & Doug ran after the girls on the field. Arden was a pro, she dribbled and ran and kicked. It took Charlotte a little longer to warm up, but she loved running down the field kicking her ball with daddy and Channer:

It's that time of year again: Texas State Fair aka Fried Food Capital of the World. We took the trek down to Fairpark (2 cars, 3 kids, a bike trailer/stroller, and 4 parents) to partake in the festivities. The place was packed, but we were able to keep most parties happy and eat some fried goodness. Arden & Charlotte even got along very well in the 2-seater. It wasn't until we were leaving I heard Charlotte yelling "No ma'am" to Arden who was poking at her ear. My favorite was the part where the kids went through the farm, working and gathering all the things that come from the farm (fruit, veggies, milk, etc.). At the end, they drove their tractor to deliver their goods and then received a fair dollar for their work and used that dollar to pay for a snack, it was so cute and the perfect learning activity to excuse Chandler from the extra day off school. I think Chandler's favorite was when she played some good 'ol carnival games and won 3 stuffed animals - one of course being a stuffed boot with "State Fair of Texas" and "Big Tex" embroidered on it! By the time we left we were worn out and our wallets were empty, but we had a great time: