Wait!! I can't tell you about Christmas events until I back-up to my first Thanksgiving and my first visit to Texas. I had a lot of fun in my mom's hometown and visiting family there.
We had a big Austin outing as soon as we settled in. First, we went to
Zilker Park, where we rode the rails of the Zilker Zephyr. I almost
missed the ride because I was napping, but I woke up right in time. My
mom and aunts rode this train many years ago with their Aunt Mimi when they were just little girls. We
played at the playground for a while, and this was one of the rare
occasions when I sat with someone besides my mom. I really stuck close
to her this trip. Gracie, on the other hand, often forgot about me and our
awesome parents because she was having so much fun with our grandparents, aunts,
and uncles.
We recharged with a fun lunch at Schlotzky's, where Gracie and I enjoyed some good food and conversation, and then headed to the children's museum.
While Gracie kept busy operating miniature trains that went all over the museum, checking out dinosaurs with Nana, playing in the grocery store, building with all kinds of unusual blocks, and exploring cool lights in interesting spaces...
Gracie and I received our own personal pep rally and the appropriate attire to support our mom's alma mater, the University of Texas. Go Longhorns! (I feel I should include that for some reason, our dad seems to object to our support of the team.) Thank you & Hook 'em, Aunt G & Uncle James!
As for my first Thanksgiving, I slept right through the family dinner, but when I woke up, I enjoyed some holiday mush, and they even saved me my own slice of pumpkin pie, which I quite enjoyed.
My dad warned me about the mandatory family picture... it wasn't so bad after all:
I am looking forward to spending more time with these Texans again soon! Happy very belated Thanksgiving!
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