The Shearrer's: Fun weekend in Aggieland

This past weekend we took a road trip to College Station and stayed with Daniel and Lauren. We ended up going really late on Thursday night after Clifton finished work about 8:30. Layton had dinner and a bath before we left so he was ready for bed. He fell asleep on the way and slept until we pulled onto their street. He was so excited he woke up and said “Mommy we made it we are in College Station.” I knew it was going to be a long night since he had woken up and was super excited and hyper to be at Cooper’s house. I was really hoping we could transfer him to bed once we got there and keep him asleep. We quietly tried to take our stuff into the house and get to bed. It was already midnight and Clifton and I were both exhausted from the work week. Layton was not having it and was tossing and turning on his little pallet next to the bed we in the guest room. Needless to say we were up with him until 3:30 that night which was not fun and he of course woke up at 7 ready to play with Cooper. Clifton had to be up and moving the next morning because he had an appointment for real estate in Trinity at 10:30. Lauren and I took the kids to the mall in College Station to ride the train. They loved it and then we had lunch at Chick Fil A and let the kids play on the playground in the food court at the mall. All the kids napped great that day since we wore them out and poor Layton was exhausted. He was great when we rode the train but then Lauren got to see the terrible 2’s come out in Layton during lunch that day. He was not cooperating and I was tired so that was no fun. He needed a nap so bad. Lauren and I snuck away once Daniel got home from work that afternoon and headed to a fabric shop in College Station. We had so much fun looking around and I got some cute A&M fabric to make something for Molly and some beautiful fat quarters. Lauren was on a mission to make a game day dress so we also went to a tent sale and loaded up on the A&M shirts for everyone. Once we got home the kids were all up and Daniel grilled steaks for everyone and we enjoyed dinner outside while the kids played in the backyard. Gary an old college friend of Daniel and Clifton’s was also in town so we all hung out. Layton had so much fun driving Cooper’s Ford truck around the back yard that evening. After we got all the kids bathed and to bed Lauren and I stayed up and made her a game day dress. She found the tutorial on pinterest and it was pretty easy to make and turned out so cute. The guys all decided to go to northgate that night so we were all up late Friday night. Saturday we took the kids to the march in at Kyle Field. It was really hot and crowded but I think the kids enjoyed hearing the band and seeing the Corps of Cadets march in. We took some pictures and then headed to BJs for a late lunch with three cranky kids that needed naps to eat and watch part of the game. The kids all did pretty good and thankfully the restaurant wasn’t crowded at all. Kyleigh and Layton were fast asleep as soon as we got in the car to head back to the house. I napped while the kids did a little bit and then woke up and quietly snuck out and caught the end of the A&M game on t.v. Lauren and I decided to go get pedicures before the kids woke up from naps. It is so cheap to get a pedicure in College Station we had a great time. We headed back to the house and played with the kids outside until dark. We got the kids bathed and loaded up and headed out to get some frozen yogurt. There are yogurt places on every corner there which is awesome. Lauren and I stayed up again and I made a cute lamp shade for Molly’s room and we cut out the fabric to make ourselves some pajama pants. I was so tired I couldn’t stay up to actually sew them so hopefully I can find the time this week to finish them. We headed home Sunday morning so Daniel and Lauren could get to church. We stopped and had breakfast at McDonalds and then drove around campus for about 20 minutes showing Layton where daddy used to live, work and go to school. About 30 minutes down the road Layton was fast asleep and had a good nap on the way home. We enjoyed our trip so much Daniel and Lauren. My only complaint is the weekend went by way too fast. Can’t wait to do it again soon!

Talking to the conductor