Thanksgiving in Texas, Part 1 of Trip

Steve and I flew from LV into San Antonio and then on to Dallas where we met Melanie and Ryan for the Thanksgiving weekend.  We had a great time.  We enjoyed tons of Christmas shopping as well as sightseeing.  We actually stayed in a town near Dallas called Frisco which is where The Ogdens moved to a few months ago.  We stayed at the Holiday Inn on Preston which is a busy street full of many, many stores and a mall.  It was perfect because all of us had Christmas shopping on our list of things we wanted to do while we were together.

Frisco's water tower

We enjoyed lots of good food eating out at various
restaurants.  I knew about Paradise Bakery from Utah
and Oregon, so when I saw it I was quick to endorse
it as a great place to eat.  Melanie gave Dad a new
t-shirt and hat for his birthday.  Although you can't see
the design too well in the picture, it is an outline
of the State of Oklahoma and it says "Dust Bowl Tough."

Texas is all about cows, boots, belt buckles, hats, stars,
and bling!  I couldn't convince Dad to buy any bling, but he
was okay with standing by a bull near the shops we went to.

We were surprised to find the Ogdens at home.
I thought they would be in San Antonio
for the weekend, but we were able to see
them briefly before they left on their trip.  We
admired their beautiful Christmas tree they
had just finished setting up.

Another pic of us at Ogdens

Rob and Ryan

Kelsie, Jennie, and Melanie

On Thanksgiving Day we went to the movies.
Melanie and I saw "Twilight, Breaking Dawn" and the guys saw
"Powerball."  For dinner we ate at a restaurant
called Dave and Buster's.

Here's Ryan clowning around after my Christmas
purchase of a Dremel at Home Depot.  I think he
was happy with his Christmas gift from us.