Visit From Family, Part 1

~Saturday (October 5)

Most everyone enjoyed sleeping in on Saturday morning after arriving in Texas late the night before (coming back from Puerto Rico.) But we didn’t sleep in too late, because we were so excited to introduce my Uncle, Aunt, and cousins to the great state of Texas! J

They actually left late morning to go visit some friends in another town. The rest of us unpacked, settled in, and started catching up on the vacation laundry.

That evening, we took them out to our favorite BBQ place (just 2.5 miles down the road.) They loved it as much as we do. J

~Sunday (October 6)

Sunday morning, we all carpooled to church together. We went to first service, introduced them to a few people, and then left when the second service started. We drove home, grabbed some lunch, and headed out the door.

We were headed to the aquarium! Our family had never been, and obviously our relatives hadn’t either. So we had fun exploring it together!

It was almost like a combination of zoo, rainforest, and aquarium! We got to see all kinds of trees and wildlife.

The manatee was HUGE!!

I loved all the tanks of tropical fish.

A beautiful, almost glow-in-the-dark anemone.

The shark tank was probably the highlight for all of us. It was so cool to look up and around and see sharks everywhere!

We went up above and watched them feed the sharks. Don’t worry, no children were involved. J

By that time, we were getting hungry. So we took them out to our favorite Mexican restaurant: Pappasitos!

I had the chicken fajitas for dinner. Our relatives loved this place so much, they’re STILL talking about it! J

We also celebrated my Uncle’s birthday (for the second time.) They brought dessert out and sang for him.

After that, we headed home. It had been a wonderful day, and we were looking forward to more fun on Monday!

To be continued . . .