Who's Who

An eclectic mix of costumes this year...  

A little lion

A ninja

A scary shark

And Carmen Sandiego!

Fun in Waco

While Grandpa was visiting, we made an overnight trip to Waco, where we visited the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and the Cameron Park Zoo.  We had a fun time, despite a night of stomach flu for Abby!

Happy Fall

Enjoying the perfect fall weather with Grandpa and Auntie Karla!

Pumpkins

Pumpkin carving time with Grandpa and Auntie Karla!

Childhood in Texas

While Grandpa Boaz and Aunt Karla were visiting us, we took a fun field trip that we didn't get to do last year when we were studying Texas history - we went to Barrington Living History Farm and Washington-on-the-Brazos to learn what childhood was like in 19th century Texas.

We toured the living history cotton farm.

And we got to do chores and play at the home of Anson Jones, once of the presidents of the Republic of Texas.

After a picnic in the pecan grove on this perfect-weather day, the older kids learned even more at the Star of the Republic Museum.  They even got to make their own toys to take home!

We all scream...

...for Blue Bell!  We can't drive through the Brenham are without stopping in at the factory for a scoop, and we needed to make sure Aunt Karla got to try some while she was here.

We also stopped to smell the roses at the Antique Rose Emporium.

And a little winding down at home after a busy day of history, roses, and ice cream.  But Ezra kept on his Blue Bell hat through it all!

Bastrop Beauty

After the first couple months of back-to-school and busy fall schedule, we enjoyed a day at an EFCA seminar in Austin (with childcare!) with an overnight at Bastrop State Park.

We stayed in one of the historic cabins built during the Depression by the CCC.  It was a fun evening of roasting hotdogs and marshmallows, popping popcorn, and reading by the campfire.

The morning brought a picnic breakfast, exploring by the little lake, tromping through the woods full of American Beautyberries and monarch butterflies, and hiking through one of the areas impacted by a wildfire a few years ago.