Houston, We Have a Problem

Abby and Jordan have been living in Houston this year while Jordan sells alarm systems. My mom and I decided we wanted to make a trip out there to visit and see the sights. The twins were turning one soon, so we booked flights and were soon on our way. All Sawyer could talk about for weeks before leaving was: Sawyer fly airplane, Grammie too, Mommy too. He had flown once before, but was too little to remember. Luckily for me, he was a great passenger! He slept most of the way, enjoyed the view out the window, and watched Cars.

We had a great time playing at the park and visiting the pier in Kemah. Sawyer got to go on another airplane ride and also the carousel. My mom and I enjoyed the extra humidity at the boardwalk and our hair showed our delight!

Abby threw a little party for the twins' 1st birthday to celebrate with all of their friends in Texas. It was pure chaos with so many people crammed into their small family room, but we had lots of fun!

Then we were off for a quick side trip to San Antonio. We had planned on going to Sea World from the very first minute we started talking about going to Texas. Everyone was super excited. But as we looked out the window on the morning of the twins' birthday, it looked quite gloomy and was pouring rain. We decided to go buy some ponchos on the way to the park. But as we discovered in the local Walmart, everyone else had already had the poncho idea. All that was left were Cowboys ponchos, a few yellow ones, and infant PINK ponchos. But still we weren't deterred. As we pulled into the parking lot of Sea World it was still pouring rain. When Jordan got out to unload the strollers, someone pulled up behind him and said they were only keeping the park open for a few hours because of the rain. We decided it wasn't worth it to stay. So we waited in the car while mom went to see if we could get a refund. As we waited, I decided to see what other things we could do in San Antonio that day. Everything worth doing was outside, and since we were already ponchoed up, to the zoo we went! 

 Jack and Jake on the morning of their birthday.

Waiting in the car at Sea World.

Arriving at the zoo, the parking lot was a river. But we decided we would rough it! We are definitely glad we did, even though it rained for most of the day. It was one of the best zoos I have ever been to! We even perfectly timed a visit to the hippo house during the hippo show. They were very well trained and waited patiently, with their mouths wide open for their treats, after doing some tricks! Sawyer's favorite thing at the zoo were the kangaroos. We don't have them at our zoo, so he had never seen them. He would laugh so hard as the jumped around and they even came right up to see us. Overall, the zoo was absolutely worth it!

For the other day in San Antonio, we hit the Alamo and the Riverwalk. The Alamo was really interesting, but the kids didn't have much patience for all the sign reading involved. There was a very cool tree that grew in every possible direction. It had been transplanted there almost 100 years ago. Then we went down to the Riverwalk. It is a really cool area set below street level. It follows the river for miles and you can walk around and shop or eat. We didn't have a ton of time before we needed to head back to Houston, so we hit the mall for a quick bite and let the kids get out their energy at the playplace. Then we got on the road again.

 At dinner for the twins' birthday.

Showing me his new Mater truck that Grammie got him!

World's tallest man at Ripley's Believe it or Not.

We spent our last day hanging out and eating yummy food in Houston. Then it was time to fly back home. After a very long and exhausting day with two delayed flights and three cranky babies, we made it home! Thanks for letting us visit Abby and Jordan. We sure had a blast in Texas!!