We decided that we were going to get away for a few days and wanted to make part of our trip educational. Since Conner is studying Texas' history, a trip south was in order.
We left on Tuesday for San Antonio. When we arrived, we drove straight to the Alamo.
We enjoyed touring the Alamo, reading the stories, admiring the artifacts, and watching a brief video. Conner took many pictures that he hopes to share with his class. After the Alamo, we got checked into our hotel and then went to eat dinner at a Mexican food restaurant called Mamacita's. We had eaten there once before with Wade and his family. It is a neat restaurant.
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| Davy Crockett plays Happy Birthday for visitors |
On Wednesday, we put our Six Flags season passes to work at Fiesta Texas. It is a nice park, and we had a good time.
They even had an "ice skating" rink for the kids.
After Fiesta Texas, we went to dinner. It was Chad's birthday, and we had gift certificates, so we tried out Longhorn Steakhouse. It was pretty good!
Thursday morning we headed to Austin and went to the State Capitol. It was amazing! The kids were ready to go about half way through and wanted to move quickly through the floors. Unfortunately for them, I wanted to explore every nook and cranny. I especially enjoyed the two chambers. In the house, there was a huge Christmas tree. It was decorated with an ornament from each district. The representative for that district chose the ornament that best showcased their district. They had a book with a picture of each ornament and why it was chosen.
Sadly, this is the only picture I took while there!
Once we left, we headed to the hotel. The kids were excited because it had an indoor pool!
We headed home today. We had a super time making memories together and learning more about this great state! Thank you, Jesus, for times of refreshing!
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