Our next rondeveux was to head to the Rio Grande Valley! Gigi drove the kids and I half way to meet Pops to trade us off. On way there I discovered we had forgotten Natalee's very special Bunny! Thank goodness for 4G and Google, because after lots of searching and phone calls while Gigi kept driving, I found a little store in Corpus Christi who sold more Bunnies! Pops did not really understand at first why in the world we were taking a 20 min detour directly into Corpus, but after he saw Natalee's sweet reaction to her new Bunny, he completely understood!
We had a great time in Harlingen with Pops and Mops! It did feel a little strange without Ninny there, especially since we stayed in her apartment, but at the same time, it felt really right and that I knew she would have been so happy that the kids and I were there in her place. When we first arrived the kids opened their Christmas presents...Nico got a LeapFrog LeapPad and Natalee got a talking Hello Kitty, which she now adores and talks to constantly, and a sweet Hello Kitty tea party set!
The weather was incredible while we were there, and it was such a blessing to be able to let the kids play outside! We were able to take them to the park, let them play in the back yard or even in the front yard!
The kids love feeding the fish in the coy pond behind Pop's office...but boy does it make me nervous with Natalee!
Nico and Pops played "golf" (daddy and Nico's version of playing golf) in the front yard....Pops hits the balls and Nico chases after them....then Nico throws them back and, yes, then Pops, chases after them. Pops thought he was going to tire Nico out, but I think it was the other way around!
Natalee and Pops at the Coy Pond in the backyard
Playing "golf" in front of the house with Pops!
Pops and the kiddos at the park
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