Lubbock, Texas

A six hour drive from Lewisville... throw in a few major meltdowns and about 17,000 "Are we there yets" and that was pretty much how the ride went. First of all let me say the roads of Lubbock and the surrounding area make it impossible to navigate if you are unfamiliar with the city. Reading a map is a joke since the entire city is surounded by a big Loop. (I hate you Loop 289.) But needless to say we got there. It at best drizzled the entire time. Which we really didn't care because we are still fresh out of summer.

The highlight of the trip was hands down, visiting all the animals at Brad's cousin Everett's farm. The whole reason for our trip to Lubbock was for Nanny's 96th birthday party. But the whole time we were at the party the boys were outside visiting the animals. There was a rooster that the boys loved to chase. Two black horses, one a clydesdale (didn't know how big those really are). Brad took the boys up to the horses while they ate. You can see the clydesdale is the one in the back. The other horse followed us around wherever he was able. He was curious about the boys. The boys were a little intimated by his size though. There were also several donkies. One being a baby. The parents of "baby donkey" constantly stayed between us and the baby so the boys could never get very close. He looked so sweet and furry. The boys had so much fun playing around with the animals.

Click on this link for more pics of the boys at the farm. Make sure you have your volume on.

Lubbock, TX