Mid-Break Reset

Back in Houston after the first half of our family Spring Break vacation. Friday afternoon we took off for Austin and hooked up with Myra for an earlyish dinner down on S. Congress at Guerro's -- a great little Austin mexican food place. I knew it would be a good 'Friday' joint for us, since I remembered a few Lents back we had shrimp fajitas there. Not a dissappointment at all!

When we pulled up to the place, there were people everywhere all up and down the block listening to the Allen Oldies Band blasting out some old-school rock, full horns and everything. There was a suburban all art-car'd out that had dancing girls in short-short mini-skirts and the singer on top, getting down. Katie parked while the boys, Myra and I hung out dancing.

Saturday we got up and had some breakfast before heading to downtown and the Austin Children's Museum -- as fate would have it, they had a huge dinosaur exhibit! The boys loved it!! After that, we went back to the S. Congress area and ate at a little ice-house type place called Freddies. The boys and I pitched washers while we waited for our burgers. After that, we went back to Myra and Kenneth's to pick up the dog and go over to the creek for a little outside time. That night we went to Waterloo Records for an in-store performance in honor of SXSW, which Porter loved, but Jackson thought was too loud (need to bring earplugs next time...)

Sunday was more of the same -- lots of fun; visited Zilker park and just enjoyed being in Austin.

Monday we packed up and went to San Antonio -- visited the Alamo, did Ripley's Believe it or Not, lunched at Mi Tierra in the Market Square area, rode a riverboat, and ate at Dick's for dinner. While at Market Square, the boys discovered a little park that had an interactive water fountain -- and they interacted! Soaking wet, we stripped them nekkid to get back in the car to head to the hotel.

Today we got up and went searching for another cool park -- found it a little out of downtown, near the Zoo. They had a really nice train that went around the park. Super cool for the boys and pretty neat for Mom and Dad, too. We visited the Witte museum just down the road -- they had a cast of a dino footprint, and some real log-cabins -- had a few burgers for lunch, then hit the road for home.

Great time all around -- now it's just a couple of days work for me, then off to the Beach!!