We left Austin early Friday morning and drove to Houston with our good friends Scott, MJ, Grayson, Melissa, Bryan and Grant! We stopped for lunch at Chick-Fila (which seems to be our favorite hangout lately) as soon as we got to Houston and then we headed to the zoo, which is fabulous by the way!
I was very impressed with the SA Zoo but the Houston Zoo might even be better! It was completely shaded and landscaped, no hills or bees, and lots of great things to do and animals to see! It was like walking through a park!
Of course we saw the elephants and got to see Thailand (who is 44 years old) do tricks! I never knew that elephants were such smart and talented creatures! We could barely see Tucker (the little 4 year old toddler), he was busy swimming in the pool on the other side but I could tell he was a cutie (I just love the little ones).
This time we also got to ride the carousel, which is always a big hit, and then enjoyed the petting zoo again! Needless to say, the boys had a blast!
We left the zoo as soon as it was time to check into the hotel so that we could shower and rest before heading to the Astros game, where we saw them kill the Phillies! I must say that I just love Minute Maid Park! The shuttle system is so nice, they have great hot dogs and a great kids area and of course there is the train! Both experiences there have been wonderful! Anderson did not like the fireworks as usual, but EJ did!
We got to bed late that night and then woke up early the next morning to drive to DFW to see my Uncle Ray get married! Amazingly, the boys did well in the car both days and did great at the wedding too (thankfully it was a short ceremony)! We even got to hang around to enjoy Mike and Amanda's going away party at Bill's house! As always, it was great to see family, and friends who are like family! We did not get to stay long, pretty much had to head out after dinner but were simply glad to be there.
The boys slept all the way home and went right to bed. Sunday morning was church as usual, we were all tired as to be expected, but again the boys did well. The rest of Sunday and Monday we pretty much laid around, cleaned the house, unpacked, rested, etc. I think the only time we left was to go to Chick-Fila (yet again) because if you wore your sports team apparel, you got free sandwiches. So we decided to meet Melissa, Bryan and Grant for lunch on Monday to take advantage of the great deal!
Now we are busy getting back into the swing of things around here. Anderson did great at preschool this morning, he was a little clingy and whiny, but no tears! EJ and I had a great time at 'Stroller Mamas' again and then we ran some errands.
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend! Scott, MJ, Melissa and Bryan...we must do it again, we had a blast and the boys did excellent...I must admit I was expecting the worst with all the drving, but I was pleasantly surprised! Congrats to Uncle Ray and Barbara, we wish you the best, may God bless your life together! Mike and Amanda, we are praying for you as you make the move to Mississippi! We can't wait to see what God has in store for you...although I must admit that I am praying that His plan is to bring you back to the Great State very soon!
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