Best I can tell from looking back at this blog, this was at least visit #7 for us to The Big Texan Steak Ranch.
After 7 times we are old pros at all things Big Texan, but it always gives us something to look forward to for dinner on our way to Colorado.
Kyle and I aren't much for steak challenges, so we were happy to just enjoy our new set of Big Texan souvenir cups to add to our "collection".
JR decided he would do the 18 ounce steak "challenge". You get all the sides of the 72 ounce challenge, but only 1/4 the size of the steak (and of course it's not free if you finish it).
JR was able to eat the roll and the salad but the rest of us ate his baked potato and shrimp.
And this what was left of his steak.
He keeps telling people that he ate an 18 ounce steak, and then Kyle and Reed scream "No you didn't! You only ate 17 ounces!"
This picture will haunt JR's version of events for the rest of his life.
In other steak size news, Reed had no problem finishing the kids steak.
I'm going to back up and work forward for the next few days.
I'm Kyle's room mom this year, so though I wasn't in charge of the entire 4th grade's Christmas party (I'm in charge of Valentine's), I was in charge of making sure what was assigned to his room got carried out.
The 4th grade rooms were divided up and the kids rotated between rooms, with each room doing a different activity. I was super disappointed when I found out my room was not chosen as
"Winter Dance Party".
I even went to the mom that was in charge (who I'm friends with) and said, "I'm not the dance party room? Do you not know me at all?"
Instead I was given "Winter-Wear Relay Race". Which I transformed into the best "Winter-Wear Relay Race" EVER, and was told by all the kids and moms that it was the most fun and best station of all. (Of course it was).
To keep "winter wear" from being lame, I added socks, a Christmas headband topper, and high heels to the mix!
Here's Kyle getting dressed as fast as he can.
This relay race taught us a few things. Reed is an amazing athlete, but walking in heels is not one of his strong suits.
And all of Kyle's gracefulness that he's learned in diving, definitely came in handy in this game.
I was also in charge of Kyle's class gift.
The class gift is totally voluntary, but every class does it. Some class moms take the money and buy a present for the teacher. I'm not about to guess what somebody might want so
I went to a NYE 75 minute spin class...complete with a DJ. I'm the one at the bottom that looks extra fat and extra tired.
Thankfully the "after spin" included mimosas. I'm the one at the bottom that looks extra happy about that.
While I was at spin, Jason took everyone to NASA. Our friends from Denver, the Stengers, are here because their daughter, Anna, is a super smarty pants and is here to do a college visit to Rice.
Kyle looks unhappy in this picture, but Jason said they were loving it, he was just cold.
I went to the store to buy 2018 party favors, but Walmart was cleaned out. It probably would have been easier to just go to another store, but instead I bought birthday party hats and made my own with craft stuff I had around the house.
I didn't take many pictures at NYE, but we had fun with our friends and neighbors. I think we had about 23 here.
