Day one: Celebration dinner of steak and potatoes. A sweet "no thank you" to the garden fresh sliced tomatoes. They are good eaters.
Day one, PS: Begin our game of Monopoly. Begin, you say? Not play a game of Monopoly? No. Begin.....
Day two: Big trip to Fossil Rim Wildlife Park. My three grandbabies come along, too. Everyone is anxious to get to the giraffes. We finally get there. Two wander over, ready to eat all the food we care to share. FYI: If the sun roof is open, the giraffe WILL poke it's head in. And if the feed bag is accessible, the giraffe WILL poke it's head in it. And if you pull the bag away and food falls out of its mouth and down the back of your shirt, the giraffe WILL poke his tongue down to retrieve it. Oh, and giraffes slobber. A lot.
Day two, PS: Monopoly game continues.
Day three: Shrek Forever After. Nothing better for a hot afternoon in Texas than an afternoon in a cool theater. Popcorn, coke and a lovable green ogre. We had a good time.
Day three, PS: Monopoly game concludes. It was a long, hard-fought battle. I won. Is that bad?
Day four: Swimming. Need I say more?
Day five: Pack up and head back home. They left wanting more. So did we.
Some things I learned:
- 9 year old girls love to Pictochat. This is a feature in the Nintendo DS. You can write notes back and forth, similar to instant messaging. It was a great way to get a conversation started.
- One minute they are 9, and the next minute you'd swear they are 16. Mature about some things, little girls about others. (Thank goodness!)
- They cook! And they love to discuss recipes. I'm slightly worried about Hot Dog Surprise.....
- Laughing comes very easy. Also snorting!
- Some days there is just no reason to agree on anything. They may be twins, but they sure have minds of their own.
- And although he wouldn't admit to missing the girls, big brother sure kept a close watch on them via Facebook and text messages.
We're still smiling.
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