Our weekend

We had a wonderful weekend last weekend! Of course, I took no pictures, but I will remember this weekend for a long time!

First, Matthew had one of his best buds spend the night on Friday night for his birthday. We were in party preparation mode the week that everything happened with Matthew, and the party was placed on the back burner. He was just as happy having his good friend watch The Blind Side with him and play Madden 10 until the wee hours!

Meanwhile, Thomas had an event at his school for all the Venture kids in 2nd grade in the district. It was all about taking care of dogs. Now, my sweet, hyperallergenic, sensitive skinned Thomas wants a dog. I'm hoping this feeling passes!

Saturday morning, we jumped in the car and headed to Fredericksburg, about 3 hours away. The town was decorated to the hilt for Christmas, and we enjoyed doing lots of shopping and eating German food. Thomas has now fallen in love with the sausage on a stick! It was such a fun and relaxing day. Just what we all needed!

Late afternoon, we headed to Austin for the evening. After we checked into our room, we had a great steak dinner near our hotel. We have decided that UT game nights are the best nights to be in Austin. We had the whole town to ourselves! ;) Finally, Mary Beth, Thomas and I went back to our hotel for the evening. Meanwhile, Bryon and Matthew went to see Train in concert. Train is Bryon's favorite band, and the kids love listening to their music in his car. Part of Matthew's birthday present from us was to see them in concert. It was standing room only, and somehow, the boys managed to be front row/center! Pat Monahan, their lead singer, apparently enjoyed watching Matthew sing along to the music, because he gave Matthew his guitar pic and the set list that he had printed out for the evening! What a fun night for my boys!

Sunday, we did a little more shopping in the Arboretum, then headed home. The trip definitely got me excited about Christmas. I always love a shot in the arm that helps prepare me for the marathon that is decorating our house! It was great spending time with my little family most of all. I feel so blessed to have such a fun family!