Annual Bluebonnet Pictures!

While I don't necessarily time our Waco Spring trip with the bluebonnet season, the last couple of years we've lucked out and landed just in time to catch them in bloom.  As we drove from Dallas Love Field to Waco, JB and Maryn kept commenting on how beautiful they looked along the road.  I've taught them well!

They were beautiful this year!  But, alas, I got very little cooperation from the kiddos on a group photo.   Here's what I managed to get.  Lots of silliness from this crew!

As you can see, Wesley still does not enjoy group photos. I have no idea why, other than the fact that someone puts him in a head lock nearly every photo shoot...

I say it every year, but I need to learn to Photoshop faces in order to capture my perfect picture of everyone smiling together. But, until that happens, we'll just laugh and smile at these! :)

(And, to see how much they've grown from last year - 2018 pictures!)

Waco Zoo and Mayborn Museum (Waco Trip Part 2)

I always recommend to people (especially taking kids) that they hit up the Waco Zoo and Mayborn Museum when they go to the Silos.  I'm really proud of these two institutions in Waco. So well done, so beautiful, so much fun.  We go every time we're in Waco (it helps that the grandparents keep a membership!)

Here we go, tons of pictures to document our 2019 trips!

Our second full day we headed to the Mayborn Discovery Center on Baylor Campus, especially due to some Spring storms that demanded an indoor activity.  They always have a traveling exhibit, and this time we experienced the World of Eric Carle.  We're big fans of his work, so the kids loved it.

Then we walked through JB's favorite part of the museum: the Mammoth site. (It's a very well done small scale replica of the actual site in Waco, but next trip we decided JB may enjoy the real bones, in all their glory.)  

Wesley did not enjoy this part of the museum. He found the glass floor very unnerving, and poor guy had a hard time maneuvering around it. It made us laugh so much!

Then on to the discovery rooms!  Music, electricity, building, bubbles, water - lots to explore.

sooooo tempting to knock down...

he got it!

We waited until Thursday to go to the zoo, since the weather at the beginning of our week turned super cold.  Although, by Thursday, the hot and humid weather returned...  #welcometoTexas  It made for a warm and sunny trip, but it meant the animals were lazy and lounging in the sun (easy to see!)

Wesley is slightly obsessed with fish, so we spent a lot of time looking, pointing and talking about the fish. Fortunately they have multiple aquariums.

The big kids had their favorites they wanted to see at the zoo. JB set his heart on the bald eagle, and Sis had a long list: meerkats, lemurs, orangutans, and otters. Fortunately we saw them all!

My dad had the brilliant idea of taking a picnic to the zoo, based on last year's challenge of getting hungry, tired kids home without a meltdown (or car nap).  This left a lot of time for playing, too, which the kids enjoyed. 

 And for Mama to attempt some group pictures...always fun... :)

Love all these Waco adventures!  And the smiles on these sweet faces.  Everyone had a great time.