Hey y'all!

Hey y'all! We are really enjoying Texas!  The people here are really nice and we enjoy getting to know new people and try new things.  This week has been great!  We have kept busy with work and spending time with Jimmy.

Travis is enjoying his internship.  He works Monday through Friday from 8 to 5.  He works with nine other people, so the department is pretty small.  He shares a room with another intern from South Africa. He really likes the work he is doing but sometimes there is not anything for him to do.  We are hoping that changes because time definitely goes faster when you're working. 

Jimmy and I are trying to stay busy at home.  Jimmy definitely keeps me busy during the day.  He is a lot more alert during the day and is starting to really enjoy tummy time.  He can keep his head up for long periods of time and he loves to smile at us!  We are pretty lucky to get such a cute kid.  The big achievement lately is that he is sleeping through the nights.  He has almost consistently slept from 8 to 6 every night.  Yep, we've got a perfect kid! 

We have had some fun things to do throughout the week. On Monday our apartment community had a meal for all of the new residents.  We went to the Village Country Club and they had quite the selection of food and it was delicious.  It’s hard to beat Texas BBQ.  Other fun news is that I was assimilated into a Mommy’s group this week with some girls in the ward, and it was a lot of fun.  I went over to one of their houses for a play date on Tuesday and on Thursday we all went to the park with our kids.  I enjoy hearing their advice since they are at a similar stage in life.   We also had the missionaries over this week, and it was fun to have them over!  Travis went and helped them with an appointment afterwards.  They gave us a DVD and told us to give it away, so that is our goal for the next few weeks.  

On Saturday, we went to a ward activity and had breakfast with the ward.  It was good to know some more people.  We also went to a park nearby, White Rock Trail, and drove around it.  It was beautiful!  Then we drove around some neighborhoods to look at the houses.  We are hoping to buy a house in the not-so-distant future so we just want to get an idea of what we want.  Then we spent our date night by going to a convert baptism and dinner.  We have been trying to try out some of the Tex-Mex here in Dallas, and we have not been disappointed.  So far we have been to the Rusty Taco, the Velvet Taco, and Fuzzy’s Taco.  They sound shady, but they are legit.  We have just been getting one thing off the menu each time so we could try it.  Well it’s been a great week; life is good.