Grandpa & Grandma Came!

My mom and dad came to town this past week. It was a very busy and fun week!

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS - Fri

Today was our first temporary blast of Fall, and we awoke to crazy wind, blustery cold and spitting rain. We had intended to do The Alamo and the Riverwalk Cruise, but after doing the Alamo, we decided we needed to find a warmer activity. So I texted Ryan (who was on a business trip in Germany), and he gave me the order in which to drive to each of the Missions of San Antonio.

The Alamo

The Alamo

San Jose

San Jose

We saw Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan and San Francisco. My mom and dad got out at Concepcion, we all got out for San Jose, and then only my dad got out for pictures at the others. Then we grabbed some Mexican for lunch, which was disgusting. Oops.

FALL FARM TRIP - Sat

The Crew

It was still cold and rainy in the morning, so we opted to wait to go to the pumpkin patch in the afternoon, like the rest of the city (another oops). After nap time, we headed to Hondo, about an hour away. My dad took Collin & Brennan into the corn maze, while my mom & I took Kate & Ethan to the slide, tractor ride, playground and trampoline.

tractor ride

playground

We met up and had kettle corn as a treat before the hay ride and picking out pumpkins. It was sunny and a crisp 70, and I couldn't have dreamed of better weather.

hay ride

PORT ARANSAS - Sun, Mon & Tues
The next day (after Ryan returned from his business trip), we headed to Port Aransas for three days to have some beach time, but that'll be in another post.

OPTIMISM CEREMONY - Wed

Each quarter the classroom teachers select two children (one boy & one girl) who exemplifies a certain character trait. The parents are notified that the child will be honored at an assembly, but the child doesn't know. Collin's teacher selected him to receive the positive thinking award, and the ceremony was right before I needed to take them to the airport. It was really fun to surprise him at school, and even better that Grandpa & Grandma got to come.

If you know my Collin, you know his teacher was spot-on in picking him! After the assembly, we grabbed some breakfast at my new favorite spot: Magnolia Pancake Haus. Then I dropped them back at the airport.

At the end of our busy week, my mom said, "Ok, now that I've seen the Alamo and the beach, I'm done with Texas." Here's hoping I can talk her into coming at least one more time to see the Riverwalk! ...and maybe her daughter and grandchildren.

We had a great time! Anyone else wanna come visit us? I'm getting better at this tour guide thing!