You May All Go to Hell, and I Will Go to Texas

It's Easter Time! Which also means it's time for our annual return to the US. School break for Easter here in Liechtenstein is 2 weeks so it's the perfect time for an extended stay back home to see family and celebrate one of our favorite holidays.

Is it time to go yet?

Our journey this year was a little different than last year as we decided to take a direct flight out of Frankfurt rather than departing from Zurich and fighting through a layover in Philly. The change in route also meant a longer train ride which my daughters thankfully still enjoy.

Unless we miss our nap time.

But we made it to our hotel without issue and tried to get some sleep before the big flight. But not before a room inspection!

The next morning we got up early and out the door on time. Go us! However, we might have been a little too on time as we made it to gate security before they had started checking passengers for our flight.

But after about 30 minutes we breezed through security and tried to relax in the waiting area. Charlotte and Wilbur found a private chair to mentally prepare for all the family fun and favorite restaurants they were planning on visiting. Pretty sure Wilbur is focused on family while C is thinking about tacos!

Meanwhile, Olivia and Baby Doll were practicing their next death defying circus routine.

I'm not at all certain how she got Baby Doll in that position but she did it multiple times after I inspected Baby's grip and couldn't recreate the trick. We may have a future magician on our hands! And this mystery provided a good distraction until we could finally board the plane and settle in for the long flight to Dallas.

We weren't going to miss a nap two days in a row!

We even flew over the entrance to Red Route One!

We arrived in Dallas late afternoon on the Friday before Easter so we visited a bit and then got to bed for a big Easter weekend.

On Saturday the girls went down to one of the local department stores to see the Easter Bunny!

And Olivia tried to do a little shopping...

While the girls were being pretty, Dad and I crossed Bar-B-Que off my list of visit accomplishments.

And then it was time to dye Easter Eggs!

Easter Sunday we made our way to Easter Mass.

The next few days the girls got to spend some much needed time with my parents while Amanda and I went into the office. Pretty sure they had a lot more fun since every other word out of the 3 year old was either playground or ice cream! 

We even worked in the most critical stop during our Dallas time: our annual pilgrimage to La Hacienda Ranch! To say it's our favorite restaurant doesn't do our feelings justice. But I feel like their role in bringing the world frozen margaritas more than justifies their standing!

All is right in the world again.