Last Thursday, we flew down to Texas to visit our friends there. It was Maggie's first plane ride and she did great!! She loved it and watching her smile, and seeing the enthusiasm on her face, was absolutely amazing! She watched the whole take off and landing through her window seat.
On Friday morning, we went swimming at their housing pool. I finally convinced Maggie to jump in the water to me, too! I asked her what she wanted me to count to before she jumped, and she told me 100!! Needless to say, we didn't count to 100, but I bribed her with $5 if she jumped to me. She did it, and then proceeded to jump 3 more times, for a total of $20. It was definitely money well spent!
On Sunday, our friends' twin daughters were baptized. They asked Rob and I to be the godparents for the girls. It was a beautiful baptism, too. Both the girls cried of course when the water was poured over their heads! I forgot to take my camera to the church for the baptism, so pictures for that will have to wait.
We flew out to KC on Monday morning. Once again, Maggie did really well. Once we landed, we got in our car and drove to Mansfield, MO. We met Rob's aunt and uncle and their twins at the cabins we stayed in.
On Tuesday, we went to Laura Ingalls Wilder's Museum and the site of her home. There were many items in the museum that belonged to Laura, her family, her husband and his family, and their daughter Rose. After touring the museum, we got to walk through the house Laura and Almanzo had built. Then, we got to tour the house Rose had built for them. Maggie was in awe of everything and asked lots of questions about it. It was great to see how memorable it was for her. Rob even bought a cookbook at the gift shop that has a lot of the foods they made in the books. He and Maggie are very excited to start cooking!
After we toured the museum and homes, we went to Baker Creek Pioneer Village. They had an old time restaurant there that you could eat at, too. The food we ate was made from all the items they grew in their garden and was delicious!! Then, we toured the Pioneer Village and got to see what life was like back in the pioneer days.
We had heard about an old soda fountain in a little town not too far from where we were, so we headed over to check it out. Eva Drug Store in Eva, MO, has the soda fountain and still sells ice cream for 5 cents a scoop!!! Maggie ate her entire double scoop ice cream cone! Later, after we went back to the cabins to let the kids rest for a little bit, we went to dinner at the Tastee Freez. I didn't get a chili dog though!
We left Wednesday morning and were definitely ready to be home. It was a wonderful trip filled with many unforgettable memories!!
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