Samuel Goes to Texas for Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year, we went to Texas to visit Marc's parents, brother and grandparents. It was Samuel's first trip out there, but he handled the long 12 hour drive better than we expected. We arrived late on Sunday afternoon, rested and recovered on Monday, then went to the zoo in Tyler on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Marc's cousins and Uncle Daniel from MO joined us.

Samuel is on the run at the zoo
(and everywhere else these days)!
Grandpapa tries to have a talk with him, but.......
off he goes again!
Samuel pauses to watch the fish at the aquarium....
and an alligator...
then he finds a friend!
Of course, we had to take some family pics.....
Later that night, we had dinner at
Grandma & Grandpa's house and played cards.....
Notice the tractor in this picture -
this was Marc's when he was little.
On Thanksgiving Day, Samuel really
enjoyed watching the boys play ball!
Here's a funny video.......

Samuel loves to wear hats that are too big for him.
This one belongs to Grandpapa.
Here is a video of Marc and Adam
doing some target practice.....

Samuel Goes to the Playground

And here's a video.............

Samuel the Train Engineer

Samuel the (grumpy and sleepy) Train Conductor...

Now he has had a nap and we are off to get some candy from Publix!

Samuel's first Tootsie Roll Pop.......

Samuel watching Marc ride...

Samuel Goes to the Rock Ranch

First, a visit to the Pumpkin Patch..........

A family pic while riding the "trolley".....
Marc and Rodney racing big tricycles....
Now it's mine and Melody's turn..............notice who wins! :0)

Another (cute) family pic -
this time in a covered wagon on the side of a hill........

Samuel doesn't know what to think about this goat in the petting zoo!

Now, here's what we were all waiting for.............