Visiting Houston

Recently we visited our son and his family in Houston. It was a fun trip for us although I unfortunately did not get many pictures. We enjoyed hanging out. We arrived late Thursday morning. That afternoon we went to the park and the other adults played pickleball while I watched the kids. My toe was bothering me so I didn't think I should play. Fortunately I was able to go on a lot of walks around their community lake which I enjoyed.

On Friday we visited the Houston zoo. It's a really good zoo and the weather was just right for the animals to be more active. They have an impressive elephant exhibit. In this picture, Addie is checking out all the turtles in the water.

Addie really loves flamingos because they're pink. It's easy to decide what your favorite animals are if your overriding concern is how it fits in with your favorite color. She also loves pigs. On Friday night we babysat for Lincoln and MiCayla while they went to the rodeo and saw the Jonas Brothers.

On Saturday we visited a park where they were doing free train rides on a real steam engine train.

On Sunday we went to church with them and hung out while waiting for our Sunday dinner roast to cook. In the evening we visited my uncle and aunt who live in the area. Lincoln wanted to see my uncle's very nice grand piano.

Monday morning we flew home. This was complicated by the fact that I discovered on Sunday night that I had lost my driver's license. Fortunately I was able to get through security so I'm not stuck forever at the Houston airport in some kind of air traveler's purgatory.

Lincoln and MiCayla did a great job hosting us! It was a short trip but I'm glad we got to go and spend some time with them. We hope they can visit this summer.

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