wild, wild week!

Last week was Spring Break! Time off school to hang out with the kiddos & Michael's parents. We were very busy. I think the only days we didn't go, go, go were Sunday and Tuesday.

Monday, we visited the Lone Star Flight Museum. It was pretty interesting. Especially the conversation I had with the cashier. According to her, the museum recently aquired a plane that was similar to one a pilot had flown in WWII. The pilot called his plane "Galveston Gal". Well, the museum had the plane painted in similar colors and put the name "Galveston Gal" on the plane. On the day it was due to be delivered to the museum, the casiher said that a car came screaming into the parking lot. The man got out and asked if the plane had arrived yet. It was the pilot of the original "Galveston Gal." He wanted to be there when his plane arrived. You can read a little about it here.

On Tuesday, we took the morning off but went to the Museum of Natural Science later in the afternoon. We enjoyed to Butterfly Center, but the rest of the museum was crowded and there were many staff members and caterers setting up for a banquet that was to be held later in the evening. We'd like to go back to visit, but Michael insists it will NOT be during Spring Break. Of course, later I found out that the livestock show & rodeo was still in its last week.

Wednesday was quiet. We did some shopping. On Tuesday, while at the museum, one of the wheels broke off of Miss E's stroller. It was a critical failure as it was one of the single back wheels instead of one of the double front wheels. We found a nice little umbrella stroller that has handles high enough to push comfortably, even for Michael. As an aside, I put the stroller out with the trash on Friday and about 5 minutes later, a man pulled up and asked if he could have the stroller. I told him the wheel was broken, but he took it anyway. Back to Wednesday... Michael & his dad found a nice little music store with some amazing guitars. Or so they tell me.

Thursday, we went to the Museum of Fine Arts. Free admission. It was great! Well, the traffic wasn't so great, but we all agreed that we'd need to send Laura by herself one day and then the rest of us could go later. But we did modify that to having Laura & me & maybe some of the kiddos go along. There were some amazing works of art, but I really enjoyed a photography exhibit down in the basement of the museum.

Friday, we were tired of Houston traffic. Plus Michael's mom had wanted to go to a place called George Ranch. The original plan had been to go to the zoo, but Michael's parents received a phone call about an appointment they needed to be back for on Tuesday. So, instead of leaving Sunday, they needed to leave on Saturday. The decision was made to head to Richmond instead of Houston. It was so much fun. Until we had to deal with sunburns later that night. :/ We had the opportunity to learn how to rope cattle, we watched a demonstration that included an overview of what the equipment the cowboy carried was used for. We got to see a 6 year old Longhorn. (picture to come) All in all, we had a really good time. The workers clearly had a passion for what they were doing. They took time to answer any questions we had.

Saturday, we said goodbye to Michael's parents. It was a little sad because it did not feel as though a week had passed. It was a good week and we can't wait for them to come back for another visit!

Pictures to come! I need to download them from my camera.