Texas: Brenham

We always enjoy visiting Brenham Texas. We would do it at least once a year when we lived in Houston.

We went to the Blue Bell ice cream factory. My favorite part is when you get a scoop of ice cream at the end.

We went to the Antique Rose Emporium.

The kids enjoyed pulling each other in their wagons.

Devon even shot a movie. Too bad he lost our video camera on our last day in Texas.

Sarah enjoyed taking pictures with her Russian camera.

We also stopped by our favorite spot to climb trees and take pictures in the Blue Bonnets

No stop to Brenham is complete without stopping to eat at Must Be Heaven. The kids loved the food and cardboard cars it came in.

Tune in tomorrow to hear about Austin, our last stop of the trip.

Texas: Houston

We spent a couple of days in Houston. It was fun to see our old stomping ground. We drove around our old neighborhood and around areas I thought were pretty. I really love the area around the Galleria Mall. There are some beautiful neighborhoods. My mom fell in love with the colors on this house and made me take a picture so she could use them on her house in Utah.

It was fun to see our old friends.

I went to dinner with the always beautiful Tamara. This woman is seriously amazing. I wish she lived closer.

I couldn't believe how tall Devon's friend Bryan had gotten

We walked around the LDS temple grounds. It has such a peaceful feeling.

Warren enjoyed bossing Garryn around

We also took a free boat tour, but we weren't allowed to take any pictures. We were kind of bummed about that.

Our next stop was Brenham Texas. I will post about all we did there tomorrow.

UPDATE: I can't believe I forgot to post this picture. Amber is the one who reminded me. We saw this guy pulling his cross on two separate days in two different parts of Houston. We had get a picture of him on the second day.

Texas: San Antonio

We took a road trip to Texas. We left on March 28th and got home the morning of April 5th. I took all the kids and my mom and Sarah came. Jayson had to work so he stayed home. I don't think he liked the idea of being stuck in a van with that many people for that long anyway. The first day we drove to San Antonio and then we spent the next day exploring the city. It was a lot of fun. We woke up and had Texas shaped waffles. It cracks me up how PROUD Texas is of itself. I can't imagine going to hotel here and getting waffles the shape of Arizona.

Our first stop was the Alamo

Devon got to sit with Forest Gump at the wax museum

The Riverwalk is always fun to walk around We took the trolley to the Mexican market area. We were all pretty tired after all that and decided to call it a day. The next day we went to the outlets in San Marcos before heading to Houston. More on our adventures tomorrow.

Star Student

Brennon got chosen to be Star Student for the month of April from his P.E. teacher. He was so proud of his accomplishment. They recognized all the star students during their morning flag ceremony. When they called Brennon's name his teacher told him to go back since she thought they had said Brandon instead of Brennon. She didn't know he was getting the award. You should have seen his face. He was so sad. They quickly cleared up the misunderstanding and Brennon got to stand with the rest of the Star Students. We are so proud of you Brennon.

This is what Brennon's P.E. teacher had to say about him:

"He does a great job in all areas of PE. Brennon actively participates in all activities. He listens to and follows directions well. He is respectful to his classmates and always shows good sportsmanship."

Long time no write

I know I have been a terrible blogger lately. It seem like I either don't have anything to blog about or life gets super crazy and I don't have the time. I am going to try and get back to blogging on a more regular basis.

Devon's Trek

For church they took the youth on a pioneer trek. They pull handcarts and dress up like Pioneers. He was gone for 3 1/2 days. He came back looking like this. I guess the first day they were up there it rained and hailed all day. Sounds like fun. I know I would love to pull a handcart through the mud. He had a good time overall. It was a neat experience for him. They do it every four years, so Amber will be old enough to go next time.

It's a girl!!

We found out the sex of our baby today. We are having a girl. We are very excited. I would post a picture of the ultrasound, but I haven't set up my scanner. Amber can't believe she is going to finally have a sister.