On CK's birthday, CK went flying and
Megan, the girls and I decided to test out rock climbing at Summit Climbing.
Megan suggested it since she has recently started climbing at home and enjoys
it. Megan gave the girls some pointers and off they went. Sofia actually had a
great time and was surprisingly good at it. Olivia got frustreated at not
immediately being good at it, but she kept at it. The three of them climbed
every wall they could at least once, so after about an hour or more, Sofia was
sprawled out on the ground and Olivia was completely done! Sofia said her
forearms were already super sore! After fun at the climbing wall, we drove down
Main Street in Grapevine to show Megan how cute the area is and originally
planned to stop somewhere and grab a snack, but there were so many cars and
people that we could barely drive down the street! We headed to Southlake Town
Center where we ended up grabbing a snack at TruFire. It was just what we needed
before heading home.
We celebrated CK that night with one of his favorite meals:
grilled steak, roasted brussel sprouts, and roashed potatoes. After dinner, we
sang Happy Birthday to CK and he blew out his candles. He opened a couple of
gifts and had a good birthday.
The next day Sofia wasn't feeling great so we
left her at home and took Megan to see Bass Pro Shop. Once inside I noticed that
the line to visit Santa was completely empty! We used to take the girls to visit
the Bass Pro Shop every year but haven't visited in years. I asked the
assistants when the next "time card" was available to visit with Santa and they
laughed and told me that they haven't used time cards in years and have switched
to an on-line time reservation system! They then said that Santa didn't have
anyone to visit with and let Megan and Olivia go up and tell him what they
wanted! So sweet! We walked around a little longer and then headed to the Red Door Escape Room to do our very first escape room! Megan has done them before several times and it was really helpful to have her experience or else I don't think we would have made it past the first room! It was a ton of fun and very interesting! We didn't escape but we were minutes away from getting out and it was such a fun thing to do. Sofia would love it!
After the Escape Room experience we decided to take Megan to the most wonderful store in Texas....Buc-ee's! We told Megan all about Buc-ee's and she just had to go. We got a package of sour cherry candies (the best) and Olivia got a snack as well as chocolate chip cookie dough balls. We all decided we were hungry so we also got a brisket sandwich each! So delicious. We headed home and ended up ordering pizza since the three of us weren't hungry for dinner.
The next day, Sofia was feeling better and Olivia headed off with her friends Hannah and Marisa on the Polar Express. We headed into Ft. Worth to watch the Longhorns walk down the historic downtown area followed by lunch at Joe T. Garcia's. Of course, before that Sofia and Megan had to take turns "riding" the longhorn. It never gets old and it was the first time for Megan. We also stopped at the H3 Ranch bar to sit in the saddles and have a drink. We all decided the saddles aren't actually that comfortable, but you have to do it when visiting Ft. Worth! We sat outside at Joe T. Garcia's which was lovely! The food is delicious and the weather was decent, but the heat lamps provided the perfect temperature! So much fun!
After lunch, we drove over to the Ft. Worth Water Gardens, which is always a great place to visit. We walked around, took some photos and then headed to Summer Moon Coffee Shop for the best coffee ever! Then home. Megan left the next day and we had so much fun with her! We hope she comes back in the summer so we can take her to the lake house and enjoy some water time. She also said she'd love to have one or both girls visit her in California for a few days. Sofia thought that was the best idea ever! Maybe this summer we'll see the girls' cousin again and hang out! Such a fun visit!
Olivia, Hannah and Marisa at Grapevine's Polar Express.
