Temple

We got together with CC, his wife, his mother-in-law, and Declan today. It was sort of a combination late birthday for Declan and early Christmas, since they’ll be traveling over the holidays. We decided to meet in the middle and go to Temple, TX. We thought the kids might like to play a little before lunch, so we went to the Whistle Stop Playground, which is supposed to be a famous playground, because of its proximity to the train yard. Troy was his usual energetic self, flying over and around the equipment. Declan was a lot slower and more stationary. Troy tried to coax Declan to play with him, but he grew frustrated with how long it took Declan to climb even the simplest thing. So, I played with Troy, while Declan played with his mom and grandma.

After that, we went to the Bird Creek Burger Co. for lunch. The food and service were excellent. They had a variety of options to choose from, but Troy only wanted to eat the French fries. Declan on the other hand ate all of his food, part of his mom’s food, and part of his dad’s food. He probably would have eaten Troy’s leftovers too, if they hadn’t stopped him.

We only stayed for a few hours, a quick visit, but it was nice to see them all before the chaos of the holidays begins.