Minnesota Barlows: Magnolia

In Mid-March, Kylie, Brooks and I took a long anticipated trip to Waco, TX to experience all the Magnolia/Fixer Upper/Chip and JoJo things. We went while Jon was away at a conference, and my mom and dad were able to watch Quinn. And the best part about the whole trip was that we got to do it with some of our besties from Columbus - Annie, Claire, and Kerri Hart! AND we even got to see the Hartzler gang for a short time too! It was so fun and I'm so glad I got to have that special time with my two older kids before we add another little baby to the family!

Upon arrival on Thursday afternoon, we promptly went to the Magnolia Silos, which is also where the bakery and main store are located. The weekend we were there also happened to be the annual Spring Celebration so it was slammed. First, we waited in line for the bakery for about 45 minutes. It was well worth the wait...The cupcakes and cookies were fantastic! Then we decided to quickly check out the Magnolia store before heading to our VRBO for dinner and an early bedtime.

Outside the bakery.

Kylie, Annie, and Claire.

Waiting patiently with my two big kids!

Cute picture inside the bakery.

Claire and Brooks.

The Silos!

We had prime seating for cupcake eating.

This is right inside the store!

Super cute!

Kylie in front of Clint Harp's shop.

On Friday morning, we decided we better get up and check out the Magnolia Table - Chip and JoAnna's restaurant. This was at a completely different location than the Silos. We showed up early, around 7:30am, but still had to wait about an hour to get our names on the waiting list. Once we got our names on the list we were told it would be another 3 hours before we even had a table!! Thankfully, they will hold your table even if you leave and just ask that you come back about 30 minutes before your wait is up. Since we had about 2.5 hours, we decided to head back down to the Silos to check out all the vendors that were there for the Spring Celebration. There was a ton of cute stuff, and we were there early enough to beat the rush. After that, we headed to a different part of Waco to see Clint Harp's (JoJo's favorite woodworking guy) shop. He had a teeny, tiny shop, but lots of cute stuff! Finally, around 11:30am, we were seated at the Magnolia Table restaurant. The food was delicious and well worth the wait!

L to R: Brooks, Kylie, Annie, Claire.

Love these two sweethearts!

Our group.

One more with all of us.

After lunch, we decided it best to have a little down time at the VRBO. In the evening, we headed back down to the Silos for JoJo's book release of "We Are the Gardeners," which is her first childrens' book. We paid an extra admission and were given a signed copy of the book and the opportunity to watch a live interview with JoAnna. We sat in the yard and watched as Samantha Ponder interviewed JoAnna on stage. We were also lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Chip and all of their kiddos. It was fun to see them in person!

Our 4 sweet kiddos.

Brooks, Claire, Kylie, and Annie.

Comfy bean bag chairs.

Chip holding Crew, their baby, on the balcony.

JoAnna being interviewed by Sam Ponder.

Witten, Hugh, and Brooks.

On Saturday, we were so lucky to see the Hartzlers who had driven up from San Antonio to see us while we were in their state. We met them at the Silos Saturday morning and enjoyed a little lunch and play time together.