come back to texas, it's just not the same since you went away.

amanda came to texas and it was the best vacation ever!!!! i never wanted it to end.

 logan is such a lunatic.

our first day included whataburger, riding the horse, going downtown to see the alamo, gelato, cane sugar coke, and a river cruise down the river walk.

on saturday morning jon and i woke up and ran 8 miles. you read that right, 8 miles. then we drove up to Fredericksburg for chocolates, shopping, cowboy booting and all around texas-ing.

people could not take their eyes off of us. i don't think they could grasp the idea of twins in cowboy boots with adorable pants.

this shop has millions of peanut butter, salsa, honey, and jam flavors and they let you taste them all!! best place ever!

we drove back to san antone and got ready for country dancing!!!

ashton and her girlfriends definitely helped us feel at home there. they taught us the texas two step! it was so strange to be in texas in a country bar wearing cow boy boots surrounded by cow boys and girls. everyone knew the dances and they were all happy to be there. after a song ended I saw a girl put both hands up and yell "texas!" 

these are our 4 and 5 year old church babies! i am so glad amanda took these pictures because i never want to forget those little faces. and yeah, maybe we do allow our kids to sit on the floor if it is more comfortable. or maybe we just let hunter do it because of his big eyes and dimples, who knows.

if "muddin'" means driving a four wheeler through the mud, then i think we went muddin'.

we debated going boating because the forecast called for rain. we pulled up to the dock and it was pouring and cold. we decided to go for it anyway and the clouds cleared and the sun came out for the perfect boating weather. amanda and i tubed for awhile and i didn't breathe the entire time because we were laughing so hard. not an exaggeration, i honestly could not breathe because amanda and i were laughing at absolutely nothing.

we ended the weekend exactly the way we should have, with Rudy's BBQ. cream corn, beans, potato salad, brisket and Bluebell ice cream. my ice cream cone was good but didn't do much to ease my oncoming separation anxiety attack. i tweeted that dropping amanda off was like waking up from a complicated surgery getting my siamese twin's head removed from my shoulder and yeah. it was exactly like that.
it was the best weekend ever! amanda slept in our new room with us on the futon and we just chatted until we fell asleep. we shared clothes and laughed and laughed and laughed. if i could be surrounded 24/7 by any two people i would definitely choose jon and amanda and i'm confident they would both choose me and each other as well.

lastly, it is amanda's 27th birthday today. i wanted to post this picture because it is a very accurate description of our relationship. we've lived far from each other (1.5 hours in CA...i'd take that back anytime) for about 8 years now. i am so grateful for technology including computers, cell phones, cameras, facetime and airplanes and cars. we have distance between us but we are always in contact. we send each other pictures of our outfits all the time and feed off of each others style. in this photo i am very obviously feeding off of her style because she has the superior outfit. nevertheless, i'm grateful for her friendship and her great example of sticking to your beliefs, showing compassion on others, and fostering friendship with your girlfriends. i love her so much and wish her a happy 27th!!!!!!
read about the weekend from amanda's perspective here.