I didn’t think I could write this post with my limited mobility, but I just love these photos and couldn’t wait to share. I’m a pretty fast typer normally so typing with 7 fingers doesn’t slow me down much. I just got a new camera (post on that coming soon!), so I’m constantly looking for excuses to take pictures and play with the new features. It will take me forever to work it off, but I adore it and I think it was a good move for me. We’ll see.

My parents flew in on Saturday and they leave Tuesday morning (I think I have to take them to the airport at 4:30 am, ick) so we’re making the most of our time while they are here. I had to get my car serviced on Saturday afternoon right after they flew in (have I already mentioned how I bartered with a wedding client, my photos for service on my car?) so we headed out to Fort Worth to drop my car off for a few hours and then spent some time in the historic district. I thought that the area would be a little bit boring for my parents, as they are from the country, and I have grandparents with a ranch that we have spent a lot of time on, but all three of us really enjoyed ourselves!

We started out at Love Shack, and aside from a slightly stale bun I thought it was one of the best burger places I’ve ever visited.

My dad has a newfound obsession with root beer.

The burger was delish but it was the fries that really did me in. They were cut thin and flat , so the salt and oil touches a greater amount of the potato strips. I think they’re the best fries I’ve ever had.

We visited the historic district of Ft. Worth on a Saturday so it was relatively crowded with lots to see. The street is filled with all kinds of spectacles that you can pay to have your picture taken with, like this docile longhorn or the (fake?) indian and his little ponies.

My dad and I played it cheap and decided to pose with the longhorn in the background. Probably not quite the same as what the girl behind us got, right?

As country folk that attended 2 county fairs a year for almost a decade we thought we had seen it all… until we found the chicken lasso pen. I’m hoping they start this up in my hometown soon.

I was giddy over the baby pigs. Did you know I raised pigs for 6 years and took them to the fair for 4H and FFA?

sweet boots cowgirl.

Aren’t my parents the cutest?I wish this photo didn’t have that ugly sign in the background so I think I’ll try to convince them to let me take another one today.

In the original stockyard area, where they have feed boxes and other original elements that are almost 100 years old.

The church my grandma would want to attend if she wasn’t a Mormon. :)

People rave all about mexi coke but I’m not a coca-cola fan so I’ve never been interested in trying it. I know my mom loves Dr. pepper though, so we ducked into this store advertising Dr. Pepper made with cane sugar to see if we could taste the difference between high-fructose corn syrup and cane sugar. There was a definite difference, but I would have loved it not matter what because of the bottle opener we got to use at the register!

How nifty is that? I’m not a soda drinker, but if I lived next to a store that sold glass bottled drinks you could open at the counter I’d start splurging on sugary drinks.

My dad bought a root beer (of course) and my mom bought two DPs, one diet with corn syrup and one throwback with cane sugar. She regretted the diet bottle and highly recommends the cane sugar version to anyone who might have the chance to try it.

Baby boots!

Dad “wearing” the giant spur.

“Mom, where are you?”

I love being in front of the camera, and having a momtog who comes up with great angles and proper exposure is the best.

ARMADILLO RACES!

My dad bought a knife in this long skinny boring store, boring only because the only items it housed were sharp. Mom and I realized that a knife is to a man, as a purse is to a woman. All of those knives looked exactly the same to me but I think my dad spent almost half and hour trying to pick the perfect one.

My car was finished right before the parade started so this is all we saw, although I think all of us were cold and done by that point. We had a great time though, and if TH’s parents ever come visit from Poland I think we’ll be bringing them here as well.

Today (Monday) will be spent visiting family and friends around Dallas before my parents head out of town. Think I should warn them I’ll be bringing my camera along? :)

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