Friday, December 23, 2011

Dean Family Road Trip 2011

Olivia had her first road-trip this month to Dallas!  Some of my best friends from college live in Dallas and so do some of Matt’s best friends from high school.  None of them had met Olivia yet, so it was the perfect opportunity to show off our little munchkin + do a little family bonding.

The car was packed a little differently for this trip compared to our previous road trips!  Little babies sure do need a LOT of stuff!


Olivia was very excited to hit the road.  She did great in the car.  We stopped 2 times on the way up and she slept the rest of the way. 



Olivia shares her mommy’s love of fancy hotels and felt right at home at the W Hotel. (Notice the hands in the mouth - this is her latest thing and makes picture taking quite difficult, it also makes keeping her clothes "drool free" almost impossible!)

 



On Friday night, my sweet friend Bethany hosted a dinner at her house.  Here is a picture of Bethany, Erica and I, along with our kiddos (Bethany and Erica swapped kids for the picture!).  It was a great night where all the kids got to meet each other and play, Bethany made a DELICIOUS dinner, and then we got to visit and drink wine once the babies were asleep!

 

On Saturday, we hung out with Erica, Greg and Blythe.  Blythe liked reading to Olivia and then showed off her Halloween costume!

 
Then on Sunday we met up with Matt’s best friends from high school – Jon and Ian.  Jon and his wife Jenna graciously hosted the gang at their house, complete with a delicious brunch.  Ian and his wife, Yocheved, + their 3 girls (Shalva, Bella and Zisi) also met us there.  I know Matt wishes he could get together with the guys more often, so it was great for all the families to meet up.











The first Dean Family Road Trip was a great success and we look forward to many more family vacations in our future!


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