God's Country

We have now been in Texas for a week, and for anyone that is a native of the state of Texas, you know it is often referred to as God's country. As much as I like Texas, I must admit I am a bit partial to a state that has four seasons. Texas does not. Here there is hot and even hotter. We left Virginia looking forward to the heat, as all summer it has been too cool in Virginia to swim outdoors. We got what we wished for, and we have spent every day in the water.

Texas Top Five:
5 - Driving a motorized kid-sized John Deere tractor and fishing in a backyard pond with our friends Henry and Max.

4 - Teaching Oma and Opa to play Pokemon and Ben10.

3 - Watching Mallory, my 11 month old niece, squawk like a macaw on her first visit to the zoo and petting the pygmy goats.

2 - Eating peach icecream at a Peach Farm in Pittsburg and bringing home a bushel of peaches for cobbler. The Texas flag out front was the perfect backdrop for another picture.

1. Swimming in Oma's pool with friends and family