Trip to Dallas - Labor Day Weekend

We flew to Dallas over Labor Day weekend for the LSU/Oregon game. We met Jeff's parents and brother there. It was Claire's 2nd trip on an airplane and overall she did great! We picked the flight times during nap time hoping she's sleep the whole time. That did not happen on the way out but did on the way back. On the way out she was more interested in the flight attendants, the safety information in the back of the seat and the seat belt than in napping. She had no trouble with the pressure changes thanks to the pacifier. It was a 90 min flight. On the way back we had an open seat and we were able to put her in the car seat and she slept great - even through the significant turbulence we flew back into as the storms of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lee were entering Birmingham. The time in Dallas was lots of fun. Always enjoy family time and we got to see one of Jeff's good friends, Jay, too. They met in while grad school in Maryland and were in a small group together at their church. They have remained good friends since especially since both are strong Tiger fans. Everyone went to the game and Claire and I enjoyed mother/daughter time at the hotel. It was wonderful for me to be able to play and enjoy her without house/dinner/laundry etc...LOVED IT! I especially loved the hours of down time after she went to bed all to myself. I need that from time to time! The Tigers were victorious and everyone enjoyed the experience of being in Cowboy stadium. Sunday afternoon we all went to the Dallas Aquarium and that was neat. Claire enjoyed all the creatures saying "hey" to almost all of them. It was amazing to me to watch sharks eat especially a sawfish! God sure was creative with all those species! Great trip and so thankful we have a good traveller! Enjoy some highlights in photos.