Texas Road Trip!

Last Sunday, Lawson and I embarked on a roadtrip across Texas.  The plan was to visit my friend, Tracy, and her 15 month old daughter, Samantha in Houston.  But I figured while were on the road, we ought to see some other people, too! 

Our first stop was College Station to see my friend, Lisa, and her son, Kaden (who was born just 3 days before Lawson).  The boys played so well together - it's too bad we don't live closer.

After that, it was on to Houston where we spent a few days.  Tracy took most of the pictures and hasn't had time to send them yet, so I'll post those later. 

We also stopped to see my friend, Heather, and her 3 kids.  We met at a playground made up of bounce houses - a kid's paradise!  Lawson, however, freaked out about the level of noise in the place.  He still liked some of the stuff, and he had to improvise a bit to find a way to climb around while his hands stayed firmly over his ears... 

He finally got over the noise...right before it was time to leave.  Sigh....

Lawson was doing fairly well on the road, so in a moment of pure spontenaity, we headed to San Antonio to see my friend, Mendy, and go to Sea World.  I was SOOO glad we went.  Lawson had a blast!  The dolphins were his favorite part.  Getting to feed them was the highlight of the day!

He also LOVED Shamu...the animal.  He loved all the pictures and statues of him and we even took home a stuffed version that he drags everywhere now.  But he really didn't enjoy the Shamu show.  It was as loud as a rock concert and it really bothered his ears.  He panicked a little and so we had to leave before the show was over. 

The noise scared him, but not the alligator feeding...who knew?  I was glad we caught this - the presenter said they only feed them twice a week.  They were some hungry creatures!

We finished up the day with the sea lions.  They were so cute and we got to feed them, too! 

I think I had as much fun at Sea World as Lawson did!  I'm so glad Lawson was such a good traveller - we'll have to do this again! 

Texas Scottish Festival

Yesterday, I took Lawson down to the Texas Scottish Festival in Arlington... we really are festival junkies.  They're so much fun!  Lawson didn't wear a kilt like he did last year because was a lot of hard work to make and he outgrew it so quickly.  My mom re-did the t-shirt, though, and he looked perfectly adorable in just plaid shorts. 

At the children's tent, though, they dressed Lawson up in an old-fashioned kilt - one that has to be wrapped around (not already sewn).  He thought that was pretty fun!  He especially liked the sword!

We had a great time!  Lots of good music, fun shopping and yummy eats.  They also had face painting, which he's never wanted before, but this time thought that a Scottie dog on his knee would be ok.  He was so proud of his doggie, he showed it off all day!  Here he is, trying to get the attention of the drummer in one of the bands. 

Lawson thought the drummer was the epitome of cool and so much wanted him to notice the doggie.  At one point, after one of the songs was over, Lawson shouted out "Hey!  Man!  I have a doggie on my knee!"  The drummer didn't hear (which was fine with me...) but we did get a chance to meet him later and Lawson proudly showed off his knee.  Turns out, the guy had a toddler at home and was more than happy to chat with my little boy.  Lawson nearly died from starstruck awe...  Too cute.  Yeah, I bought their CD.  I'm a sucker... 

After the festival, we visited with "Auntie Bef" (Mary Beth) since she lives so close and then had dinner with my friends, Jennie and Hoyt, who also live nearby.  Jennie just got a new kitten, Smokey, and we had so much fun playing with her.  Lawson was so excited and quite honestly, Smokey seemed to like playing with him, too!  Lawson thought this feather toy was hilarious and it wound up being the primary source of entertainment for the evening.  He kept telling Smokey to "eat it!". 

Memorial Day Weekend

We welcomed the unofficial start of summer last weekend by spending most of our time at my parents' house.  The backyard is the perfect spot for Lawson's pool...and he spent nearly the whole weekend in it.

Someone felt the need to ride in a boat...

But we didn't forget the true meaning of the holiday.  On Monday, we attended the dedication of our town's new Veteran's Memorial. My mom was on the committee to create it and they worked so hard to pull it all together into this very beautiful reminder of those men and women who have served this country so nobly. 

The fam:

At Lawson's feet is my dad's brick.  It reads:  Robert J Knight, US Navy - Vietnam 1963-1967