For Christmas, we took some money (Thanks Grandma!) and took the whole family out to dinner and for a ride on the Riverwalk tour. It was a nice evening. We went to Chris Madrid's which is Jenn's new favorite burger, and mine after the ones I cook, and maybe Nic's Grill in OKC (someday I'm going back, it's almost worth the 7 hour drive by itself) This is a good picture of Cam enjoying his massive burger. He finished the whole thing, I guess he takes after me.
We then went downtown and walked around the riverwalk for a while looking for a short line to get onto a tourboat. Unfortunately, the Alamo Bowl was the next day, and Baylor and Washington University players, band members and fans were all down there clogging the place up. We finally found a docking station that only had a half hour wait to get on, and we stood there enjoying each other's company. The boat ride was fine, the kids liked it, and the sights and smells from all the tree lights and restaurants were amazing.
Earlier this month we finally were able to put some fruit trees on our property. 2 Cherries, a Peach, and a Fig. The cherries are a low frost tree which are fairly new so we're kind of guinea pigging them out here in this Climate. They're the same trees my parents are trying to grow in Apple Valley. It would be awesome if they would produce a decent harvest each year. Jennifer has never had fresh figs before so now she's only a few years away from her first taste. She wanted an apple or a pear tree, but I stuck to my guns about figs. I remember the fig tree that Grandma and Granddad Black had in Fullerton. I remember figs being very very good, but I suppose I also had sentimental reasons for wanting a fig tree. I really hope they all grow and provide us with some fun memories down the road.
We've put in some blackberries, and we're going to start some grapes soon. We'll figure out what else we want to plant as time goes on.
We are doing well out here. Could be better, but can't complain. We miss having family nearby but I guess we should have seen that one coming.
