During our little vacation we took a little trip to the Wichita Mountains. Now, I have to use the term "mountains" loosely. These are mountains to a Texan, but as I soon learned after moving out of the state, most people consider them only hills! Anyway, there is a little restaurant near a wildlife reserve that serves huge longhorn burgers! It is one of those hole-in-the-wall type places that has great food.
We decided to take John for his first longhorn burger!
Here is my dad and step-mom showing off one of the big burgers they have.
Ryker wasn't sure what to think about this skull!
Afterwards we drove around to see if we could spot a few buffalo or longhorn roaming around. We certainly found some. Although I was strongly opposed to it, my dad and John had to take Ryker out of the car to get a few pictures. I wish there was one of me yelling at them to get my baby back in the car!
One night we took a stroll through The Fantasy of Lights, a Wichita Falls Christmas tradition.
In the 70's these Christmas light displays were donated to the university and every few years new displays are added making it one of the largest Christmas displays of its kind.
Of course the night we chose to go was one of the coldest nights we were there, so we walked though very quickly!
Have you ever gone back to a place that was so cool when you were a kid, then as an adult you saw it wasn't as you had remembered? This was a prime example. Some of these displays were from the 1920's and were weird and very random! We still had fun enjoying the lights!
New Year's Eve is my step-dad's birthday and we celebrated with a nice dinner and then John and I went to bed at 11pm! My how times have changed! Ryker had fun sitting on his first saddle!
We flew back home two days later. It was hard to say goodbye.
Living far from family is difficult, but having a baby makes it so much harder. I am not sure when we will be able to visit Texas again, but I hope it is sooner rather than later!
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