Vaca Part Two: Dallas, TX

Day 2: OSU v SMU Soccer
After we checked out of the hotel last Friday we headed to stay with Brien's best friend, Clint Dunbar. He has a great apartment in Plano - so nice to be able to stay with him now. We completely took over his place, which is right in the middle of a lively area of town with plenty to do. We stayed out of his hair while he worked until it was time to head out to tailgate before the SMU - OSU soccer game. OSU beat SMU 2-1. It was a lackluster performance by the Cowgirls, but we still walked away with the win, and it's always fun to watch Kristen in action.

Day 3:
OU Football at Tim's & Andrea's
Saturday we stopped by the home of Brien's Uncle Tim and his Aunt Andrea to watch the OU football game and eat the best brisket lunch ever. I need to take notes next time since I don't know the first thing about cooking meat, and they clearly do. Kenzie and Connor loved playing with cousins Kaitlyn and Dillon and Brendan too, who didn't make it in this picture. Any time dress up clothes are involved, Kenzie will be having fun. Love their fruit punch faces in this picture.


The Shops at Legacy
That night we headed back to the apartment and went out for a patio dinner at the Shops at Legacy. Very hot and humid outside, but still an enjoyable way to spend our evening.

Stopped for ice cream before the girls turned in with the kiddos, and the boys went out for a fun time at Sam Buca.


Day 4: OSU v TCU Soccer
On Sunday we headed to Fort Worth to catch the OSU TCU soccer game. Brien's cousin, Jackie Torda, plays for the Horned Frogs, so we had a big family tailgate hosted by Brien's Aunt Fran and Uncle Jay with tons of great food, drinks and family on hand. Jackie is a senior this year, and since this game would be the only time the two girls would face each other, family attendance was in full effect.

Mama Joe wore purple and orange scarves to support both teams. Brien's Uncle Jim and cousin Nathan flew in from Kansas, and Aunt Cathy and cousin Ashley drove from Sulphur. Brien's Mom and sister, Katy, also came to support the girls, as well as cousin Carrie, her husband Michael and baby Will (not pictured) on his dad's side. The Cowgirls won once again - Yay!

Bought these "eye black" stickers at Chris' University Spirit in Stillwater for $2.99 (4 in a package) for the kids' faces - a perfect substitute for paint to show school spirit with no mess! The tricky part is getting the kids to keep them on since they want to stick them on everything. Kenzie's was long gone by the end of the game. They also come in black.

After the game we packed up and made our way to Sulphur, OK with Brien's mom this time to experience some country living on Aunt Cathy's and Uncle Chris' dairy farm - such a fun experience I'll go into in my next post.