Fourth of July trip

I have been looking forward to this trip since March. On March 5th, one of my best friends, Britni, had her baby on my birthday. Until now I have only been able so see him through pictures and I couldn't wait to meet him in person.

I drove to Waco last Thursday and stayed with my sister Stephanie and Ross. Stephanie was off work on Friday so we layed out at the pool and just relaxed. On Saturday, I left Waco and drove to Britni's house in Weatherford to celebrate the Fourth of July and see everyone.

Britni invited Heather, Carrie, and their families over for a cookout. I called Britni on the way over and she told me that Jan was coming too. Jan and I were roommates when I was in college and I haven't seen her in years. She ended up moving to the same town where Britni's brother, Brandon, lives and so Britni and her got reconnected. I was really excited to see everyone!

Heather brought her two girls and her husband Wallace with her. Heather and Wallace were the college and career ministry leaders at my church in college. Carrie and her husband Jon, Britni, Jan, and I all met at the college and career group. So, we had so much fun reminiscing about old times.

Jan, Pierson, Me, Heather, Carrie, and Britni

Here I am holding Pierson for the first time. He is the sweetest, most adorable baby ever!! I called him my "birthday buddy" all weekend and I know it was the beginning of a great bond between us :)



We took full advantage of the guys photography skills and took tons of pictures that day.

This one is my favorite!

Wade, Britni's husband, cooked burgers on the grill for lunch and for supper we went to Granbury to eat and watch the fireworks over the lake.

I have been to Granbury once before during girl's weekend last year, and I feel in love with this town! It is what you picture when you think small, country town. I love that it actually has a town square with a big, beautiful, court house in the center with all these cute little shops all around it.

Granbury went all out for the Fourth of July. Every where you looked there were flags and banners.

This is the courthouse at the center of the town square. They were also having a Fourth of July festival. Carrie and I were able to walk around the booths for a few minutes while everyone was waiting for a table at the restaurant nearby.

We ate at Babe's. It's different because they don't have any menus and you choose a meat, either chicken fried steak, smoked chicken, fried catfish, or fried chicken and they serve you "family style". With your order you get green beans, corn casserole, and mashed potatoes. I ordered the smoked chicken and I can honestly say that I have never had chicken that good.

After we ate we walked to the lake and found a spot to watch the fireworks show. It was pretty hot, but we made it until the fireworks started. Pierson did great. We layed him on a blanket and took turns fanning him with a piece of paper.

Heather and her girls...Hannah and Sara.

On Sunday morning we opened the front door to leave for church and saw this. I ran and got my camera and got a quick picture before it ran away.

On Monday, the weather was actually not that hot. I guess a cold front came in an cooled it down to 95 or something, so we decided to take Pierson for a walk. He slept almost the whole time and I got this picture of how cute he looked with his little hat and swim outfit on.


Before I left on Monday, Britni changed him and put him in this outfit. It says, "When God created me He was just showing off." I couldn't have said it better :) I had such a great time getting to see family and friends and I can't wait to do it again!