Military Forces Museum

I work on Saturdays and Sundays, so those are Daddy Days.  Alex was reading his book on Trucks! More Than 100 Vehicles and he found a type of bulldozer that has tracks instead of wheels.  This led to a discussion on what tracks are and why some vehicles have them.  Daddy mentioned that tanks have tracks and Alex wanted to see one.  Well...instead of looking them up online, Daddy took him to see a real tank - and he LOVED it!

These pictures are from a couple of weeks ago when Stacie, Joseph, William and Andrew came to visit.  It's hard to believe how old the boys are getting and it's so much fun to see what a great time they have when they are together.  Growing up so far away from my cousins and grandparents, it is incredibly worth the heat and other not-so-easy-to-like things about Texas to see Alex grow up so close to family.  And ya know, Texas kinda grows on ya after awhile...

Play for All Park

This is one of our favorite parks and we've been spending some time here lately in the early morning before it gets busy AND HOT!

One end of the park has a cute little village complete with working traffic lights, crosswalks and properly marked streets.  They allow bicycles within the village, so Alex took his Strider bike to ride.  Within the park there's also a playground, a musical instrument section, a cute little area with all types of tunnels, a climbing area, and of course a big sandpit.  The best part?  The big trees all throughout the park, and the big fencing running around the outside with one in and out.