Weekend in Houston with Daddy!

Well, Kirk is in grad school now at the University of Houston. He left last Saturday morning to move into his apartment/dorm and get all settled in before classes started on Monday. He is in class from 9am-9pm Monday-Thursday! So far he is loving it and able to stay on top of all his assignments. The boys and I decided to come down to Houston for the weekend to see his place and explore the city. I have never been to Houston before so I wanted to check it out. Because Jones was such a nightmare on the way home from San Antonio, I decided to head down at his bedtime in hopes that he would fall asleep. He didn't sleep the whole way, but he did sleep some and the trip was much more manageable. We arrived at Kirk's place around 10:45pm last night and quickly put the boys to bed. It was so great getting to see each other after a week apart, I had a hard time sharing his attention with the boys:)

Anyway, the plan was to head down to Galveston for the day today so the boys could play on the beach. Harrison has been saying that he wants to go to a beach so we were all really excited. Unfortunately, Hurricane Alex decided to make landfall on the very day we were scheduled to go! It has really rained hard here all day so we decided to go to the Galleria and walk around. The highways are starting to shut down now because of flooding, Jones is screaming in the backseat everywhere we go, and Kirk and I are both trying to navigate the neighborhoods from our iPhones to find alternate routes. I have had to put my expectations aside and remember that this trip is about just being together rather than "doing the agenda". I love to plan trips and research all the stuff etc. It is hard for me to let it go:(. I am hoping tomorrow will be a better day. We are headed to the Space Center where they have one really cool Star Wars Clone Wars exhibit right now along with all the other space stuff. I hope it redeems our trip:) Lets all say a little prayer that Jones is in a cooperative mood:/ I am here at the apt. right now so I could put him down for bed on time while Kirk and Harrison go see a movie together. Lets hope it works! With the stress of the day, I did not manage any pictures, but I will be sure to take plenty tomorrow. Goodnight!