The original plan was to fly out to Roswell with Mom, Rob and Chase on Thursday, but at the last minute I decided to drive to Tatum with Wade and Sydnee on Tuesday night. We left at around 9:30 pm and arrived at the ranch at around 4:30am. It was definitely the best way to travel with Cote. She slept almost the whole way!
On Wednesday all of us girls plus Morgan just lounged around the house. We drove to town for a little bit, but basically we all just hung out at Caprock. Then we left bright and early on Thursday to drive to Ruidossa. Cote and I rode with Mimi and Dolly. It was another relaxed day! Mimi bought Sydnee and I a massage for our 21st birthday!! It was magnificent!! Then Mom, Rob and Chase got in, and The Conley's drove us also. It was the first time in forever that every member of the family was together. We cooked dinner at the cabin and spent some great quality time together.
Friday was golf day! All of the adults played golf while Cote and I hung out with the grand kids. That evening was the seafood buffet at the country club!! It was another great dinner spent as a family!! Afterwards we went to Tyna and Gale's cabin to meet up with the rest of the family. We spent a little time there, letting Cote be introduced to everyone. She was quite the bell of the ball!! Everyone loved her!! (Of Course!) Then we went home to put Cote to bed. Mimi watched her while me, Mom, Rob, Joey, Rusty, and Sydnee went to the casino. We had a blast, but it was the first time I had been away from Cote for longer than an hour. We had a couple drinks and played video poker and were home about three and a half hours later.
Then Saturday was the real family reunion. We all met at the community center, hung out, ate, and played cards. After the lunch we had the family picture and meeting. Then all of us "Hilburns" went to race go-carts! I don't know who won, but I know it wasn't me. Haha. We spent the rest of the night just spending time together. Cote and I retired early because we had to be up bright and early to catch a ride home with Wade.
Sunday morning we left at around 7:30am our time and got home about 4:30pm. It was a pretty quick ride with some interesting experiences along the way. The most entertaining was when Cote had her morning poo explosion! Poor thing had leaks coming out all sides. I had to change both her clothes and her diaper while she laid in my lap. It was exciting to say the least!!
Anyways... Cote was quite a champ through the whole thing. She spent half of her time being manhandled and the the other half being strapped in a car seat. My little angel was a trooper!!
I am so grateful I got to share her with the ones I love, and I look forward to continuing to share her life and growth!!
:) Stay Connected
P.S. The pics are posted in the "Family Reunion 2012" folder on Shutterfly. Simply click the tab above to see them all!!
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