We've had a jam-packed February and March! We had Great Grandma Perk in town, so we had a nice excuse to get out and see some great sites. We also took her to the Houston Temple on Sunday afternoon to see all of the beautiful flowers in bloom - she was used to snow in Utah and was quite surprised by all of the color.
In addition, we had an early spring break this year -- we stayed close to home, opting for day trips to the Houston Children's Museum and the Museum of Natural History in the Woodlands Mall. Plus, the kids spent one afternoon in the sprinklers -- they loved that as much as anything else we did!
Here are the highlights of our last few months in video format. Enjoy!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Texas History
While Grandma Perk was in town, we visited an important location in the history of Texas - the battlefield where Texans led by Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna and his army, which led to Texas independence. Today, there's a monument located where the battle took place (see behind Brad) -- in Texas fashion, it's bigger than the Washington monument.
We had a great time walking around the area and developing a greater appreciation for Texas history. Right next to the monument was the Battleship Texas, which was awesome to see. It was one of the few ships that served in both World War I and II, and it was also the first U.S. battleship with anti-aircraft guns and first to launch a plane from its deck. Today you can literally walk through the entire ship and sit on the anti-aircraft guns and aim them. Very cool!
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