Travis was invited to watch Governor Perry sign his law!
It was such an awesome day, but our daddy could not come. We did not know when the signing ceremony would be, and Derik was on a business trip in Germany at the time.
So off to Austin we went with my parents. Aunt Davi was not able to be there either.
I prayed and prayed that this day would not totally be about Travis. I wanted Audrey to get most of the attention (since the law is named after Trav- he already got most of it).
Travis was not himself. We had been up since 5:00 am, so he was not his usual busy bee self.
Audrey on the other hand...... COMPLETELY came out of her shell!
Governor Perry and his staff were so inviting.
Here's Audrey with Representative Taylor. She is telling him she is 3. She also told everyone how she is an excellent horse rider, rides by herself, how she is a great ballet dancer, and lots of other stories!
(Not like Aud at all!)
My dad taught Travis how to shake, he was so cute when he would do it. Unfortunately he would not do it during the ceremony. I was attempting to convince him to do it, but as you know- he has a mind of his own.
Waiting for the Governor.
Our first introduction, but not our last.
Governor Perry was great with the kids. Audrey is telling him all about her animals. He could not get over that we have 2 animals named after candy bars with peanuts in them (Snickers- who I had before the kids and Zero. Now Zero is named because Aud said that is what we paid for him- everyone got a big kick out of that!)
What you can't see is the man of the hour trying to tear down the curtains and flags.
I love how the Governor has his arm around Audrey. You all know how shy she is. She was cracking everyone up. She stood right up there with Governor Perry without being asked. Some say she will be an Aggie (don't tell her brother- he's a Longhorn! Maybe that's why he wouldn't talk to the governor?)
The Governor had 2 pens. He signed one with Rick and one with Perry. 
He gave each of the kids a pen.
From Left to right...
Representative Taylor, Me, Trav, my dad, my mom, Carrie Simmons (the girl that worked so hard to make this possible!)
Governor Perry, and my beautiful Audrey
You can read the article that was published about Travis at:
Go to the July 17, 2007 posts.
Scroll down to Representative Taylor's post.
Trav did end up with a pretty good rash, and later a mild reaction.
All in all we had a wonderful day. We really missed our Daddy and Davi, but they will be there next time- Travis and I are not done!
Thank you for all of the prayers and support.
We love you all.
1 comment:
That is awesome- what an experience. And all the pictures are great- you all looked very beautiful and handsome. I love the stories- so funny.
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