First stop was Houston to visit cousin Adeline just days before her first birthday. The kids were all healthy this trip and had fun together playing in baby jail, reading books, and scooting around in a big basket.
The weather was incredibly warm, so we enjoyed lots of outdoor time at parks, playgrounds, and neighborhood walks.
But our trip was short, so it was mostly about good quality family time!
However, when the lawyers had to work, we did make it downtown for another trip to the 'dinosaur museum', aka the Houston Museum of Natural Science. It was another beautiful, sunny day, so we parked by Centennial Gardens and walked over.
We always have to discuss the planets on the sidewalk near the entrance!
I got a good deal on tickets, so the kids got to see their first IMAX (and it was in 3D). It was of the national parks, so I hoped that it wouldn't be too overwhelming for Owen (who does not like ANY movie). Thumbs up!
First priority: Dinosaurs! This trip, I think Owen was more interested in the pictures that accompany the dinosaur skeletons, but he really wanted his picture taken with the human being tossed by the wooly mammoth!
Maybe it was for the holidays, but they also had a really fun train exhibit new to us set up with miniature Texas towns, Christmas trees, and tunnels that filled a good-sized room. There was also a part to crawl under and pop up in the middle of the trains for the littles.
We even made it to the mummy exhibit this time. Owen had lots of good questions!
Since Houston is such a small town (ha!), we were not surprised at all (yes we were!) to run into some friends outside the museum on the way to the car. James and Mary live in Austin, but we had not seen them for over 5 years! The boys shared some of their first Halloween together, and the girls weren't even born yet.
A museum trip usually warrants a nap in the car on the way home. Thanks Houston!
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