Aggieland

Aggieland was beckonning to us to come visit. Jenn and Cameron had their first baby, a little girl, Tess in August. We counldn't stay away for long. So September found us slowly wilting with the humidity in College Station. Humidity is it's own beast. Just like temps above 110 (which we had left behind). But the neighbors had a pool we could play in and being able to see everyone was well worth it

A happy boy. Propel and Fruit snacks.

Hanging out in Jenn's training room at Texas A&M.

The only reason I put this picture in is to profess my love for my car, which is NOT a minivan. I'll give you minivan drivers props for storage capacity, but other than that, I couldn't wait to get back to my car. Now, often our purchases meet our needs for the moment but not for the long term. I will agree that a minivan is good for small kids, easy to get in and out of....but Brandon who is 11 felt cramped each time he had to get in the back seat, and they all complained they were sitting on top of each other. He would do anything he could to make sure he had one of the captains chairs. After driving that minivan, Brian and I were both grateful we had made a good long term purchase, one that fits our family. I'm off my soap box now.

The real reason we headed to Texas- Tess' Blessing. Zachary loved her. This is the first time we haven't had a new one when we had a 2 or 3 year old. I forogt how much they love little ones. It brought back many sweet memories!

There was a slight misunderstanding about going to the football game. We had a few little boys (and big boys) slightly disappointed that this is where they had to stand. No ticket scalpers were to be found either, very strange. At least we tried!

But... all was not lost...thank goodness for Jenny and her connections. Monday, the boys got to run a lap around Kyle Field, so the sad long faces of Saturday were quickly replaced with excited cheers and boundless energy- Matthew is in the background running.

We stopped at the Houston Space Center before leaving for home. This was mission control until the 1980's including Apollo 13.

Full scale mock up's of the International Space Station and Space Shuttle where the astronauts train. Much smaller than I anticipated. Cool to see. But grateful my feet are on earth

Saturn V Rocket. The Saturn V carried all Apollo missions into space. The intracacies of all the wiring and tubing was incredible.

Size comparrison of Matthew and Andrew with the rocket- I couldn't even get the top into the picture.