Lots of sun and wind

Lots of sun, wind and rain....but no coats! Yeah.

We have been in Texas for a week now and will be here another 10 days or so. We spent the first 4 days in the Dallas Fort Worth area with my mom. The boys did a lot of playing outside and going down to the lake. They loved feeding the ducks and birds. It was amazing how quickly the birds flocked. We started with just one bird and within about 90 seconds we had probably close to 75. The boys could not believe how quickly others came. J and JB loved going for rides in the wagon (mom pulling of course) and B riding along in a battery operated car. B is also loving all the 'gaming' he is getting to do since he does not have xbox, sega, etc at home. Got to spend some time with an out of state friend while I left the kids with my mom. Caught up with some old post-college friends and did lots of reminiscing.

The next 4 days are being spent in Abilene with my dad. The boys have been running all over the place visiting various city parks. It is obvious we have been cooped up back home because I have never seen B expend so much energy. They have a 3 wheeled bike with a basket on the back. J has enjoyed riding in the back and I put JB in the front carrier I have. JB loves the wind blowing in his face and I get quite the work out. The boys and I met my oldest friend (a life long friend I have literally known since day one) and her son who is B's age. They got along so good and did not want to leave when it was over. You know they are tired when they go to bed at 7:15 without a fight.

Will head back to the DFW area on Friday.

I forgot the weirdest part of our trip down. We were somewhere in the panhandle of Texas and it had just gotten dark. We crested a hill and saw close to 100 red lights all blinking at the same time, in perfect unison, all the way across the horizon. We wondered for many miles on a desolate stretch of road. As we got closer to what seemed like something out of a sci-fi movie, my hunch was correct. A huge wind farm (or whatever they are called) with wind turbines. I wish it had been daylight so the boys could have seen them up close. It was pretty freaky seeing the shadows of them as we drove by.