Texas Vacationers

This week my mom and youngest sister Jocelyn came to visit. Though we are new to these parts, we managed to track down some fun Texas sites to show them (mostly food). Did I mention the temperatures here have been in the 70's?


Here we are at TGI Friday's. Ry and I were hands free! We chose this specific restaurant and location because apparently at dusk, you can sit on the balcony and watch the 1.5 million bats come out under the bridge. However, come to find out it's not bat season.


I tell you one thing, a fish tank is a close second. The girls were so entranced by the fish they forgot they like to throw tantrums in public places.



We kept hearing about the fantastic children's section at a library nearby and were finally able to sign up for a card. The girls didn't get much reading done, but they did make some new friends.


We spent Saturday at a park downtown called Mayfield park. It's a reserve for the indigenous plants native to Texas before the Spanish explorers came. The park reminded me of some of the botanical gardens in Hawaii. There was beautiful vegetation and so much to explore.



Love this shot of Maddie and Jocelyn crossing the river.



The girls wandered off by themselves held completely still, looking at the ground. We heard them discussing in low voices something about a snake! I think they thought the tree roots looked like one. Oh well, better that than a dead lizard.


And a little help with the bedtime routine goes a long way. Thanks for the visit mom and Jocelyn. I know the girls will be talking about it for months.