Cousins, Cannons and Tea

We are back home from Texas.  It was my first trip to the large state and I wasn't sure what to expect.  It was hot, which took a little getting used to.  It was brown since it's winter and even though it's 75 degrees, apparently grass and stuff still dies.  I think what shocked me the most was how small the trees are.  I know Oak trees aren't small, per se, but compared to a forest of pine trees that we have here in Washington, those trees look small.  Not everything is bigger in Texas!

I will tell you the love in Texas is as big as the love in Washington.  We had the awesome privilege of meeting H-J.  She's 8 months of cuteness!  She immediately loved on Zoe. 

We couldn't just kiss and play all the time, so we took a trip to The Alamo!  I know I'm going to sound like a historical tragedy, but I honestly didn't know what happened there.  Since Zoe was very anxious to get outside and chase some squirrels, I'm still not sure I know.  Something about Davy Crocket, a guy who invented Bowie knives and a battle with Mexico.  Then I saw some petunias in November and was just as distracted as Zoe was.

Until we came to a cannon!  Actually we came upon several cannons.  Obviously there was a battle here and I think it's how Texas became a state in the U. S. of A rather than Mexico.  Again I was distracted this time by the size of Zoe's guns in comparison to the little cannon.

After we had chased all the squirrels into cacti (cactuses?) and looked at all the pretty flowers, we went to the San Antonio River Walk.  If you ever get the chance to be in San Antonio, chase some squirrels at The Alamo and then do the River Walk.  It's probably one of my new favorite places.  A river goes through downtown, you can eat along the river and just enjoy the warm weather in November!  If you're feeling carefree, you can take a boat along the river. 

We were totally carefree!  We even had Aunt Dee Dee to enjoy our carefree attitude with.  You can't ask for anything more!

Since we were totally carefree, we also decided to stop by Fredericksburg.  It's the cutest, weirdest place in Texas.  It's a German town in the middle of Texas.  Instead of BBQ, you can get sauerkraut.  I'm not sure about you, but I think I'll stick with BBQ, even though I'm sure most of my German ancestors are rolling in their graves right now.  They have a ton of adorable shops, the nicest folks and tractor seats along the street to sit on. 

After all the walking and all the sightseeing, we had to make it back to our kin for some tea. 

It was one of the best vacations I've been on.  Zoe was loved on and spoiled.  We were able to love on and smooch H-J.  We had time to sit, put our feet up and reconnect with our family.  I think I can speak for all three of us when I say, we weren't ready to leave.