Texas State Fair

We spent a really fun day at the Texas State Fair. 

The bird show was really great. It was a little strange how similar it was to the bird show at the local zoo where we have season passes. They even used the same funny stunt where the "volunteer" from the audience falls in the water when frightened by a bird.

Brandon loved his dolphin.

This is a sculpture made from butter. Yeah, I don't know why either.

On our way out we were all pretty tired but we stopped to see the fireworks show.

That's "Big Tex" in the background. I know. He is shaped a little strangely.

Click below to see the fireworks in action. 

At the Texas state fair you can get just about anything deep fried. I mean ANYTHING.

Deep fried biscuits and gravy. 

Natural Bridge Caverns

Military Bases

Blake has a huge interest in most things military related. He was very excited that his Grandpa could take him on a military base. We visited two bases during our stay in San Antonio. The second was an Army base. All four kids ran up to the first person they saw dressed in a uniform and attacked him like he was a character at Disneyland. He was gracious and allowed us to take a photo with him. It turned out he was a colonel. 

We explained the different branches of the Military and how members of each branch usually felt proud of their particular branch. We were visiting an Army base even though Grandpa wasn't in the Army. Somehow all of that resulted in my kids walking up to people in uniform at the Army base and shouting "Navy Rules"! So embarrassing.

On the base there was an enclosed area with deer, peacocks, and some chickens. Our kids couldn't resist getting as close as they could to the animals and then chasing them when they ran.

 

While I kept trying to get them to leave the poor animals alone, maybe this guy was taunting them and trying to get them to chase him.

At Outdoor World, Amy also got close to a deer.

She looks way too comfortable with a gun.

Pretty Vacation Pics

Here are some various shots I took during our vacation.

Remembering the Alamo and the River Walk

We spent a day in San Antonio at the Alamo and the River Walk.

Amy accidentally scratched Derek. He loved telling everyone to look and see what his mom did to him.

Derek took this photo at the Alamo

Blake took this one

Later that night we went to Incredible Pizza for dinner. This is Amy's Grandfather and her cousin's son, Allesandro.

Grandpa and Brandon playing a motorcycle video game.

Katelyn loved riding the bike, even when she really wasn't actually playing.