Houston

Over Thanksgiving we finally got to go to Houston for a week to visit the Fontanos. We toyed with the idea of driving, but thankfully came to our senses and so did Southwest's rates. I was very nervous flying with 5 kids, but luckily, all went well and the flights were great. In fact, Caroline was quite the hit. I had a little Asian grandma sitting across the aisle from me literally take her out of my arms without asking, and two Hispanic women chase us down the tarmac saying, "Stop! Stop! We need to grab your baby" (that was the literal translation Bud gave me).
We arrived at 11:15pm and the Fontanos were there to meet us even though we were getting a rental car. Their sweet kids really wanted to see their cousins. We had a great week just letting the kids play, seeing NASA, and of course, eating! We had never been to Chick-fil-a and I think we hit it at least two or three times. Sooo good! And they have Potbelly's in Houston! We discovered those in Chicago, best sandwiches ever! And although we didn't make it to Austin for Round Rock Donuts (sorry Jonah), Shipley's Do-Nuts were great! I think we even pulled off a pretty awesome Thanksgiving too. The men were very excited to deep-fry their first turkey, it was really good. Tara rocked the rolls and pies, and I pulled off some sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. Not too shabby for not having Nana around. Thank you so much Tara and Pete for an awesome vacay! It's very rare we get to go somewhere and we really appreciate how comfortable you made us, how much fun we had, and how well you fed us! : )