Our 30th Birthday Trip!

First few pictures were taken on the River Walk... Happy Birthday Laurie!

This was the garden at the Gage.... very beautiful to walk around in
Our front porch at the Gage
Our sink at the Gage, it was so pretty in that room
Our expert at the Del Rio Winery
Our modest, but cheery room in Del Rio
Beautiful fruit plate to start off our breakfast... yummy!
Delicious Mayan recipe... papaya with sugar and spices
Grand Canyon Scenery....


The area where you can see the Rio Grande and the Pecos Rivers

The next few were at Ozona



For our birthdays (both in January), Paxton planned a tour of the Wild West (south west Texas) for the 2 of us. I was skeptical.... 6 days of traveling from town to town, very little to no TV, no Target, no malls, no civilization basically. But, what a great experience it turned out to be! Time together, time to soul search, time to think about what we wanted to do better when we got home, and of course time for fun! The trip started off in San Antonio where Paxton was finishing up a conference, then led to a bed & breakfast in Del Rio, then to Marathon to stay at the Gage, on to Big Bend and spent the night in Lajitas, and then on to Ozona to see some college friends, Ryan, Angela and Baby Chandler. Big Bend was beautiful once we finally got in there. The long drive into the pretty part was very boring, but worth it! I think the best part was getting home to Channing and Jaxson, and realizing how much we take them for granted. It's been great to spend time with them this week. And- my mother-in-law had my house all clean and fridge stocked! That is an awesome way to come home!!!