Houston Continued

Well, we were so grateful to get to see Kirk, but the rest of the weekend did not really go as planned. We did head for the Houston Space Center on Saturday and the boys had a great time, but by that evening both boys were sick! The last thing we decided to do at the Space Center was ride a tram into NASA to take a tour. NASA is a bunch of grey buildings with numbers on them and as we drove by they told us what was in them.... not too exciting for a 6 year old. They did let us in one building where astronauts train before going to the space center, so that was pretty cool, but because it was on a weekend, there was no one in there working. Once that tour was over we went outside to get back on the tram and a thunderstorm came. Our seats were soaked and we had no choice but to sit in them. We huddled to the middle of the tram try and stay dry while going back to the Space Center. Once there, we got out and it looked like we had peed our pants:) we decided it was time to leave. Like I said, that evening both boys were sick. The Children's Museum of Houston is supposed to be a pretty amazing place and that was on the agenda for Sunday. Harrison woke up Sunday morning throwing up, so needless to say, we didn't make it.

So after our trip to Galveston being canceled and the Children's museum being canceled, it was kind of a disappointing weekend, but getting to see Kirk and spending time with him is what it was all about anyway. I decided to head home with the boys just after lunch on Sunday instead of waiting til after dinner which was originally planned. I am SO glad I did because about an hour after I got home, I started feeling the fever chills and I progressively got worse through the night. So so glad I did not have to drive home alone with both boys feeling sick. Here are some pics of the space center. I promised Harrison we would head to the children's museum and the beach on our next visit to daddy in Houston.

BTW - my greatest trick learned this weekend was going to a public bathroom and taking care of business all while holding a 14 month old (because my sweet baby boy refuses to learn to walk).... think about it.... this was quite tricky:)

Harrison leaning to be a Padawan Warrior

Shooting the bad guys with daddy

It was the "Force of July" weekend. Most of what we did was the Star Wars Exhibits they had going

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!