Texas State Fair

 

We did it.  The Texas State Fair.  I would tell the whole story here, but honestly, the 6 hours are kind of a blur.  So I'll just say this:

 

There were a lot of people.  And lights.  And fried stuff.

 

We saw Big Tex and people riding on ostriches in races, and a ginormous pig.  And a parade and a really cool water and laser light show.  And a lot of other stuff. 

It really was fun... most of the time!  And now that we've done it, we don't need to go back for a while!!

Latte Baby

 

The first time Abby begged me for a sip of my coffee, I told her, "No, Mommy's coffee is yucky."  But she persisted, so I gave her a sip, thinking that would settle the issue when she tasted its bitterness.  The joke was on me, because upon first taste, she vigorously nodded her head and immediately requested more!  

So I guess I have a Starbucks buddy!

Off to Awana

The Awana crew is uniformed and ready to go...

Now we have a Cubby, a Spark, and a T and T girl!

At the County Fair

 

Fun night at the Brazos County Fair!

Abby loved the baby chicks.  She talked to them in their language!

 Ezra was captivated by the rodeo... and the French fries.  He was so impressed by the cowboys, he wanted to wear his boots to bed.

Abby thought the popcorn was amazing!

We had fun at the carnival too.  Ezra rode the train, Johnathan took me on the ferris wheel (and kept me from getting too scared), and the carousel gave everyone a spin.

More Mayborn Fun

 

After our hands-on history lesson, we played in the many discovery rooms at the Mayborn Museum.  Here are some of the highlights!

 

Early Texas History

This year for school we are studying the history of Texas.  It's fun for all of us, because we're learning it right alongside the kids (I didn't learn too much Texas history growing up in Colorado!).  

So we started out with a field trip to the Mayborn Museum on the Baylor University campus, where we could walk through Texas history starting from the beginning... or, at least, way back in time!

 

 

We stood on a glass platform over a dig site where the fossils of mammoths were uncovered.

The replicas of homes from early Texas history gave us a picture of what life was like in the periods we are going to study.

One of our favorite parts was exploring the historic village outside, where we went to church,
visited the general store, and did a little reading in the schoolhouse.

 

We even got to ring the school bell!

This hot day was also a good reminder... the early settlers did not have air conditioning!