Houston: Final Days!!

Today, Dad arrived in Houston!! Here is Dad in a Texas gift shop at the Galleria mall...

Here is Dad at Swirll!!
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Houston: Final Week!!

We are on our way to Woodlands, TX...


It shouldn't take too long...

Should it?


Here is the mall directory...

Mall security?!

The mall was spacious and nice!!

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Houston: Week Four (Part 2)

Dad is very busy with work while the Houston Chicks are away! Here is a picture of him serving on a panel...


Today we are going to visit Sugar Land, Texas.
Here are our trusty directions! I hope we do not get lost on our way to Sugar Land!


Here is Mom driving...

Here is a Mexican restaurant that we passed on our way to Sugar Land...

Look!! We're almost there...


Here are some pictures of the shopping center that we visited in Sugar Land, Texas...

Sugar Land City Hall...

A Dog's Life Pet Boutique was rated as the #1 dog boutique in Houston!! It was a very small shop...

Look...Talbots!

Next, we visited the mall in Sugar Land...It was not nearly as "posh" as the Galleria...


In Texas, you sometimes see teddy bears hanging from pick up trucks...

Here is a view of the road when we were on our way back from Sugar Land...

Look....Texas Instruments!

A Houston shopping center sign...

It is true what they say...everything is bigger in Texas!!! Here is a giant Texas shoe...

A giant Texas man...

And a giant Texas armadillo!!!

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Houston: Week Four

We returned to Barnaby's Cafe...

They have terrific lemonade...

Here is one of the murals in the restaurant...

Houston in the early afternoon...

Houston cowboys, perhaps?

Here is the Smoothie King at the corner of Westheimer and Sage Road...

Here are Mom and Amanda leaving the dorm building...

Amanda spent Saturday with us and had fun in the fitness center!

We went for a swim at the apartment...

Before dropping her off, we went to Swirll for a frozen refreshment...
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Houston: Week Three!

A blue light in the parking garage of the Galleria mall...

Here is Mom about to enter the Galleria...

At the Galleria mall...Where the tile meets the carpet...Texas style!

Lunch at Taco Milagro again...yummy!

It is true what they say...Everything is bigger in Texas!




Amanda and Elise's closet...


Amanda's side of the room...



Elise's side of the room...


The shower curtain...


Our drive back to the apartment at the end of the day...

A Trip to the Houston Aquarium...

Standing in line at the ticket booth...

We saw many fascinating creatures in the exhibits at the aquarium. Here is a lion fish...

Here are the Caribbean seahorses...

Here is the white tiger exhibit...

A video of the white tiger...

Look Muffin!

Here is Melissa waiting on the Shark Voyage train (the first time)...

Mom on the Shark Voyage (the first time)...

All aboard! Here is our conductor...

Uh oh...Where are we headed?

Here is one of the first sharks we saw!

After our ride on the train, we had lunch at the Aquarium restaurant.

We had Captain's Punch...yummy!

Look at the fish decorations in the restaurant!

Here is our lunch! We had grilled shrimp with vegetable medley and rice pilaf. It was excellent!

Here is the outside of the aquarium...

The carousel!

Mom with the shark...

Look! We caught one...

Melissa with a friendly shark...

Sharks!

Wow! This is slightly terrifying...I should also mention that this was the second time we went on the Shark Voyage.

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Happy Birthday, Amanda!

Here is a tour of Houston!

Barnaby's Cafe was named after the owner's childhood pet. Barnaby was an Old English Sheep dog that died when the owner was 12 years old. There is a mural in the restaurant that says that Barnaby brought the owner so much joy in his childhood, that he decided to dedicate the restaurant to him. There are beautiful painted murals of Barnaby in various activities including going to the beach and the mural below shows Barnaby going to heaven. Painted on the wall and on the waiter's t-shirts are dog bones with angel wings attached. As you leave, the mints are presented in dog bowls. It is very sweet and touching to know the story behind the restaurant as a dog lover! By the way, the food is really excellent also!

Mom at Barnaby's...
The ceiling...
Here is a video of the restaurant...

The menu...

Melissa at Barnaby's...
Back at the apartment...

Amanda on Sunday morning...It was so nice to have her visit!
To be continued...