Some of you may remember last year Robb and I made up a little cooking competition just for fun, since we both like to cook, and really like a good competition! We had so much fun we decided to make it an annual thing every Fall. 

 Our judges for the night, my parents. Lisa judged for us last year but she came down with pneumonia  so she couldn't come :(

 Next time we'll have all three of them because of course they each voted differently and it ended up being a tie!

Robb and my dad had a work trip earlier this month in Dallas Texas, and the kiddos and I decided to tag along with them and my mom, and we took Lisa along to help out with the kids while we went to some spouse events and dinner receptions. 

We flew out around 2:00pm on Wednesday November 4, the flight went great, it was so nice to have a direct flight without a layover. That rarely happens for us.

We stayed The Gaylord hotel. It was very nice and enormous! 

 We got settled in for a bit and then made our way to the welcome reception where they had a food buffet and live music. 

loving the hot tub!

The last night they had a Denim and Diamonds Dinner Reception to wrap up the convention.



The next morning (Saturday) we packed up and headed home again. It was a fun little trip! We'd love to go back someday and explore more of Texas with a few less meetings ;)

Fall is my favorite time of year, we've had lots of family fun this season!

Trick or treating at the Outdoor Discovery Center "Treats and Trails"










On halloween night we went to Robb's cousins house for a family gathering and to trick or treat in their neighborhood. It was the kids' first time trick or treating door to door and won't be their last! They are forever hooked!