Houston

The second leg of our trip was an overnight stay in Houston. We left Caddo Lake early Wednesday morning in order to make it to the 1:05 Astros game (actually, in order to make it in time to see batting practice, etc. at 11:30). The game was fun, as always. I love the colors and the sounds of the game. Also, as it turns out, we unknowingly saw Lance Berkman's (one of our favorite Astros) last game before being traded to the Yankees. Boo. But I guess that was pretty cool.

After the game was over, we headed back to the hotel.

This was the view from our hotel room. Aaron was thrilled when he opened the blinds to see Minute Maid Park!

I hate to say it, but Houston was not really a high point in our trip. Our hotel was very beautiful, modern, and cool... but kids don't really care about that. All they want is a pool and a bed they can jump on. Or places to go. But we had to pay a lot of money to park, so we figured we'd just stay in the downtown area for the evening. I think we were all tired and a little cranky that night. I think after walking all over downtown, we ended up at the food court at a mall with just about everyone crying. Ha ha! Once we made it back to the hotel, though, all was made better by snuggling in bed and watching TV the rest of the night. Everyone had the chance to hit their "reset" buttons, we went to bed, and started anew the next morning! Off to Galveston!

Goodbye, Houston!