We spent last weekend in College Station for Lawson's second trip to Aggieland. He and I went back in February, but he was able to appreciate what he saw this time.
We spent part of the day at Research Park with some friends. Lawson ran around like crazy and it's truly a miracle that child didn't wind up in the lake. It wasn't for lack of trying....
The next day, we took a tour of campus. Lawson thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the sights. Here he is, paying his respects to the original 12th Man, E. King Gill - his statue is just outside Kyle Field.
We stopped at my favorite store to load up on all the Aggie propaganda I could find. And we did buy a lot - thanks to Grandma and Grandpa! Outside the store is this statue of Bevo, the mascot for the University of Texas. He got his name b/c several decades ago, some rambunctous Aggies branded the score of the football game on the new UT mascot, 13-0. The Longhorns made the best of it, and converted the score into the name, Bevo. We Aggies still picture Bevo w/ his marks. No, it's not very nice, but it's tradition.... Anyway, the statue made Lawson cry. Good boy! He's got good taste - he was born to be an Aggie.
We bought a book for Lawson, called Aggie 101. He loves it and read it for a huge chunk of the drive home.
We also stopped in the small town of Wortham on the way home so Lawson could explore this tiny model oil pump. He thought it was a fun jungle gym.
Hooray for Texas road trips! This kid sure gets around!
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