Saying Goodbye.

It was finally the day to head home - we packed and the kids played and we said some more goodbyes.

 The kids begged and begged Daddy to jump on the trampoline with him so he finally did.

 

Teaching Dom a somersault.

I have never been a fan of trampolines - they scare the crap out of me! The nets around the edge help tremendously but still - scary. I was shocked no one had gotten hurt all week with all the kids that were on the trampoline at once! Of course - with literally 5 minuets until we were leaving Elena hit a bounce a little too high from Daddy and came down and her knee went straight into her teeth causing instant blood! :( :( :( Ugh...I knew having no injuries on the trampoline was too good to be true! It was terrible - her teeth bled for a good 30 minutes and were pushed back and out and her gums bruised. They don't look too bad in this picture below, but oh man - worst thing to have to deal with ever. She was frantic and so upset that there was so much blood in her mouth, and we were trying to calm her down but we were scared too! Terrible way to end a trip!

She finally calmed down and stopped hurting and we headed to one last stop to see Abuelo's grave with some of the family before we left.

It's so sad that our children never got to meet their Grandpa - but I know he is watching down from Heaven and one day they will get to meet him. :)

 

 We had a pretty uneventful drive and I called the dentist who reassured me Elena would be fine and that those teeth would be coming out soon anyway. Whew - what a relief, but I just hate seeing any injuries to the mouth! We drove to San Antonio where we decided to stop at our favorite restaurant - Papasitos!!  

 Mexican food and a balloon hat cheered this little lady right up!

 Pretty impressive balloon talent I must say!  

 Daddy is such a good sport!

 We devided to drive just a little longer to avoid rush hour traffic the next morning and we came across Buc-ee's. Holy moly! I have never seen a gas station this huge! Look at all those gas pumps!

 and the inside - don't even get me started! We could've stayed in there for hours!

 Elena's mouth was still a little sore so we went with an Icee to make her feel better, and Dominic is always up for one too! ;) 

We got a good night's rest and made it home the following day in pretty good time! We even stopped for a yummy In N Out burger on the way!!

One tired little guy!

and a little lady that did not even so much as close her eyes during the last 9 hours in the car! Crazy!

If only we could have a vacation after our vacation to recover before we have to get back into the ''real world"! But seriously, we had a great time, made some great memories and are looking forward to when we can go back again!