Rachel had a SURPRISE party given to her by Memaw Linda for her seventh birthday! Rachel had asked to go to the water slides in Dallas for her birthday. We agreed to her request. We planned our trip for the weekend after her birthday, so she was not expecting an actual birthday party. Memaw called her the night before her birthday to see if she would come to her house on her birthday. Rachel accepted the invitation. On her birthday, she moped around asking if she was going to get cake or more important presents, on her birthday. We told her she would get her presents in Dallas before we went to the water slides. Our answer bothered her, so she asked if she could just go to Toys-R-Us and pick out her own gifts. She received several calls on her birthday wishing her birthday wishes. Everybody she talked to she asked if they were going to be at Memaw's house. Everybody told her no. She did not act too disappointed or ask questions. We left for Snyder after she got out of her summer school. We arrived to a room full of excited party goers! She was very excited and surprised to see everybody! We actually surprised her! To those of you that don't know, last year her Grandnanna threw her a surprise party too, so she has been surprised two years in a row. I don't think we will be able to pull it off again next year! Rachel had a wonderful party! We had pizza and ice cream cake. She received so many wonderful gifts. Her big gift was a water slide. We set it up in the back yard and all the kids enjoyed sliding on it. Her little cousin Tenley jumped on without any hesitation. She loved the water slide! She has no fear!
On the Friday after her birthday we headed to Fort Worth to see Aunt Cara, Uncle Beaubie, and baby cousin Ian. Grandpa and Grandnanna joined us on our trip. We had a great time visiting with everybody and eating at our favorite restaurants. I also got to meet my brand new baby cousin Julia Grace Sims. She is such a beautiful baby! You forget how little a newborn actually is. On Saturday we went to the water park. Cara and Beau joined us. Grandpa and Grandnanna graciously agreed to watch Kate and Ian while we had some fun in the sun. The kids big and small had a great time at the water park. We even snuk Luke on a slide he was a little too small for. It was an uphill water slide that is basically a roller coaster on water. He said it was a little scary but lots of fun! We stayed at the water park until it closed for the day. As always, we had a great time in Dallas and we thank Cara, Beau, and Ian for all their hospitality!
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