Texas friends

When we got back to Hill Shade, we were excited to see our friends, but Judah was too sick to play with anyone. He was so sick that we were there for a full day before he realized where we were.

He just lay in the bedroom and watched Scooby Doo and slept. Sawyer visited occasionally.

But as soon as he was feeling better, Judah was ready to play! Precious came over and the kids rode bikes while Precious chatted with Mark. It was a great pairing because Precious loves to talk and Mark loves to not talk. 

In addition to lots of fun people, there is also a giant trampoline here. It is a huge hit.

Precious loves to come over and play outside with Judah and Sawyer. And Judah is constantly asking to go over to his friends house. A house filled with kids, toys, a mini working crane. If it were up to him, I think he would just move in. 

And not only is there a crane to play with, there is also a neighbor who likes to drive his John Deere down the hill and seemingly randomly knock over trees with it. Heaven.

We have been having a lot of fun getting together with our friends. On Sunday mornings, we all have brunch together at the Moers. On a daily basis, we all just make our way over there to hang out on the couch and chat. We go on adventures, go out to dinner, and have cocktails together. At the end of January, Alicia celebrated a birthday. As a Wisconsin girl, she was thrilled to be able to do that outside! We had snacks and Margaritas, and listen to Led Zeppelin on vinyl.

When we are inside, the kids all play while the grown ups chat. The big kids have been so sweet and patient with Judah, and the little kids have been a blast. Just yesterday, Precious set Judah, Sawyer, and Canaan up at the keyboard so they could all jam together. It has been adorable. 

It was also the playoffs while we were here. We all piled into the Moers' living room to root on the Packers. Since we and the Thiedes are from Wisconsin, it was a big deal. Michael loves all football, so he was all about it, too. Brice, who also lives in the park, joined in the celebration as well. Now we're all really excited for our Superbowl party tomorrow. Who would have guessed that we would be partying in Texas, with other Wisconsin natives, for a Packer Superbowl. Awesome, right?  

The very best thing about being here, though, is that I love, love, love my friends. I am living a few feet from Alicia. She, her husband Dan, and their four kids are also full time RVers from Wisconsin! Just that, alone, is awesome enough, but it turns out they are also sweet and fun and amazing. In addition, we are a few more feet away from Christine, Michael, and their six kids, who also happen to own the park. These ladies and I have so much in common. I love hanging out with them, drinking cocktails, with them, chatting on Christine's couch with them, learning how to work twitter with them, and, especially, skinny dipping in the Guadalupe with them. I love them. They are the main reason why one week here has turned into three and why I am going to be waving through tears when we finally do leave.