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Happy Thanksgiving from the Donaho's

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We traveled to New Braunfels on Wednesday afternoon to spend Thanksgiving with the Homann's. We hit very little traffic and had an uneventful drive down I-35 (thank you, Lord!). We were excited to hear that Zane's parents would be able to join us, too, which was unexpected. The boys were looking forward to seeing their cousins AND Julsey & Who Who. After lots of playtime, some unpacking, a trip to the grocery store, and catching up, we had a delicious dinner at Huisache Grill on Wednesday night. After the kids were in bed, it was time to start some late night preparation for Thursday's meal. I guess we should have gone to bed a little earlier, because the kids were so excited to play that they were up at the crack of dawn on Thursday (no joke...we were up at 6:30 a.m. and they had been up for a while once we were up).  the playroom was wrecked about 10 times over again, but they had fun.  breakfast smiles...  cousin secrets  Gus & Em...

Log Cabin Village

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After several busy weekends, we had some time on Saturday to do something relaxing and to enjoy the cool weather. We decided to head to Ft. Worth. Gus is really into trains these days, and it had been awhile since we road the Forest Park Mini Train. Gus kept saying "ewwt. ewwt". how a 4 year old smiles so much to see stopping mid-ride for some popcorn checking out the engine. and yes, "climax" is a strange name for a train. it started making a really strange noise, so both boys were a little startled. could Gus's face show anymore disgust at my photo request? sharing popcorn with mom. too much popcorn gives you too much chin. After the train we went to the Log Cabin Village. It was very cool. We will definitely go back to visit. it had several historic homes that were significant to Ft. Worth's history. They had a school house, a blacksmith house, woodworking house, etc. They offered candle-making to...