Texas Bachelor Pad

I love my cousins and their place is awesome so I just have to show it off. The boys think this place is better than Disney land! The decor brings in an understated touch of the great outdoors... The pets are friendly and well behaved....

They have incorporated welcoming and inventive seating for any and all guests...

There is even space in the gun safe to store your valuables!

Expect all food to be prepared on the outdoor grill due to the abundance of gun powder in the kitchen cabinets...

But they can reload your shotgun shells at the kitchen table during dinner!

And if you run out of essentials during your visit, like toothpaste, shampoo or ammo, just check the kitchen shelves!

Third Culture Kids

My understanding of a "third culture kid" is a child who grows up in one culture (for instance Southern California) but whose parents are from another culture (say...Texas) and thus the child doesn't quite fit in either. After a month in our motherland, the children are in culture shock.

Libby's favorite song "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" now sounds a little more "twankely." Most of Daniel's words have a mysterious extra syllable (Mom, can yuh heyelp me fuhnd mah pahyunts?) It is music to my ears! The part that is bothering me is the boys' complete inability to focus on peeing in the toilet now that they are so used to just finding a tree. I have no problem with the plant watering but if you are indoors aim for the water boys, seriously!

To sum up, we skipped naps, stayed up late, got extremely dirty and then bathed in the swimming pool almost every day. We played...how many cousins can we fit in the pool?

And how many cousin can we fit on the trampoline?And how many armed cousins can we fit on the couch? Jacob definitely has a weapon of choice now...And who is the fastest shearer in the west?And who can catch the tiniest frog?

And which pole is the luckiest? Princesses or...

Spiderman.

It's good to be home! Y'all have a good day!