It was Martin Luther King Day weekend, and the kids were out of school on Monday. Amanda Vaclaw said they were going to head down to El Dorado, Arkansas for the weekend and we thought... why not!!! So we jumped in the car and headed down to see Ricky and Anne. We had never been down there and now that they had moved back to Arkansas, we felt we had a second chance to visit them! Our first item of business- Rachel's basketball game!
It was so fun to be able to watch Rachel play and to cheer her on. It's something we don't get to do often enough.
Some more of her cheering section!
They didn't end up winning that game but Rachel played great! It was her first time to play full court, against 5th and 6th graders and on 10 feet goals. We were super proud of her!
That afternoon Ricky and Anne took us around to see their town. It's a pretty small town, and it's crazy how far they have to drive just to go to a mall. It made Bartlesville look like a city! :) After that, we grabbed the kids and headed over to Larry's Pizza. I tried my first baked potato pizza and it was amazing!! Ashton asked to sit by Tyler.
As I mentioned, Tyler and Amanda also headed down to El Dorado for the weekend to visit Lorne and Heather Vaclaw. The first time Ricky and Anne lived in El Dorado, they lived two houses away from Lorne and Heather. This time, they bought a house 6 doors down! So both nights we were there we did game night! The first night it was at the John house and the second night it was at the Vaclaw house. We had a blast!!! Here I am with Heather, Amanda and Anne.
I just love Anne! We had such an amazing weekend. It was so relaxing, we just got to talk and the kids all did their own thing. But Anne did score major points by taking the kids to the Dollar Tree!
It was also great for Ricky and Randy to catch up. One day, Rick took us over to his office while we were there. They have an awesome room at Murphy Oil where the employees can just go and grab a fountain drink, lunch, snacks, etc all for free. Incredible.
On Monday we had planned on leaving early... but the weather was so nice that we couldn't let our kids miss out on a great play day! They played outside all morning! Whether it was flag football,
catching some baseballs,
or shooting some hoops, they were having a blast!
We also put the swing set in the backyard to good use!
Tyler was amazing with the girls! I was so impressed with him and how he took care of all the kids, making sure they were having fun.
He has a MoPed that he would take all the kids for rides on. It was so awesome... I told Randy he could get himself one. Anne even took me for a ride on it!
Another trip around the neighborhood with Austin and Drew!
I hurried and grabbed a pic of Avery and Rachel as they went whizzing by!
Ricky had to go to work on Monday, but we met up with him at this Mexican Restaurant for lunch. It was super yummy... the guacamole was awesome. Look at these beautiful cousins! Not one argument or complaint the whole weekend! Ricky and Anne's kids are just so laid back that it must have rubbed off onto our kids as well! Actually, I have to admit that ours are usually pretty relaxed.
And then it was time to head back home. We blinked and our trip was over! Thank you Ricky and Anne for an amazing weekend. You guys made us feel right at home! It may have been our first trip to El Dorado but as long as you live there- it won't be our last! :)
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