Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Balloon Festival 2013

This year, no balloons landed near us, but we still enjoyed watching them in the sky. 







After watching the balloons, it was cool enough finally that we went for a bike ride on the bike trails they just finished near our house. We should now be able to ride across most of Plano and Allen on the trails. 


 They were done really nicely - The picnic tables were a nice addition.

We also found this nice historical marker - it would seem there was a small Indian massacre very close to our house. Wonder if the woods are haunted?

The creek bed was completely dry because of the drought. Hopefully we'll get some rain soon!


Halloween Decorations 2013

We had fun decorating a bit early this year! Plus, I love having it already checked off my list!

















Thursday, September 19, 2013

Lizzy's Lost Teeth

All she wants for Christmas...



2013 Summer Swimming








Princess Jackie


Space Museum and Sam Houston

For Labor day, we went to the Houston NASA Museum. Katie and I had gone before but this was a first for everyone else. 



This is the actual control room that was used for the Apollo missions. The queen of England sat in one of these seats! Not to mention presidents, astronauts and families. 








On the way back to Dallas, we stopped and got pictures with Sam Houston. 


I don't remember why they have an extra head, but we all enjoyed picking his nose.