Fossil Rim, Granbury, and visit from Auntie Hailey

We had such a wonderful weekend, full of quality family time.  I was sick Thursday and Friday last week, so I stayed home from work and "rested," which was good except that I still had to work a lot both days.  It was nice to be home though because we got two major house projects completed - the dining room wood trim was repaired and our drapes were installed!  I am so happy with the way it all turned out and I am glad we finally got it done.

On Saturday we woke the kids up early and drove out to Glen Rose to do the Fossil Rim drive through safari.  I had heard about it, but I was not quite sure what to expect, especially having been on a real safari in Africa.  It was awesome!  You can drive your own car through the 9-mile trail, and there are tons of different animals roaming wild (for the most part) throughout the property.  We saw every imaginable type of deer (even reindeer!), gazelles, wolves, turkeys, giraffes, zebras, goats, sheep, buffalo, rhinoceros, cheetahs…it was awesome.  They provided us with a big bag of animal food to take on the trip, and many of the animals would come right up to our car to eat the food right out of our hands.  The kids LOVED it.  The drive was long - it took about 2.5 hours, and we probably should have arrived a littler earlier, because it was getting late and we were all starving by the time the drive was over.  We went into Granbury and ate lunch and ice cream at a cute little restaurant on the square and then walked around a bit before heading back to Dallas to pick up Auntie Hailey.  She happened to be in town for a conference, and she extended her trip a day so that she could stay with us.  We spent Saturday night swimming and grilling out and relaxing.  Sunday we slept in, enjoyed a big breakfast, and then went to church.  The kids played on the church's indoor playground after the service, and then we headed over to Feedstore for a bbq lunch.  After lunch, the restaurant owner took us out to the feed the cows on the property behind the restaurant.  These kids sure did get to feed a bunch of animals this weekend!  We went swimming again on Sunday evening, and enjoyed a spaghetti and meatball supper before Hailey headed back to California.  It was truly a wonderful family weekend, and I felt so blessed for our home, our yard, and our pool to enjoy together as a family.