We spent the past week in East Texas on vacation. For my birthday last year, my Dad and stepmother gave our family a one week condo stay and we were able to choose the location. We had to book the trip early this year and with a newborn we were hesitant to go far. So, we selected a small area outside Tyler and have awaited our trip.
Knowing Abby now, we could have gone most anywhere. She is a happy easy baby, but this was a great trial vacation to learn to pack, plan activities, and travel with her. We will definitely do Chicago with her next summer!
We fell in love with the area. It was slow, simple, and friendly. The first morning we ran to the local grocery store to stock the condo with snacks and Abby food. Then, we drove into Tyler to Brookshire's World of Wildlife Museum and Country Store.
The store was filled with a variety of animals from the Brookshire families' hunting trips. Abby wasn't fazed by the scariest or biggest.
This hippos mouth impressed and disgusted me.
Check out these stuffed monkeys playing Monopoly. Each is wearing a Brookshires (grocery store) name tag. Funny!
I have tons of pictures to share. There really is some great activities to do in the Tyler area. I'll post more throughout the week including a water park in December!, shopping in Canton, visiting family, 1920's replica grocery store, science museum, and Abby's big boycott of the trip that threw us for a loop!
We fell in love with the area. It was slow, simple, and friendly. The first morning we ran to the local grocery store to stock the condo with snacks and Abby food. Then, we drove into Tyler to Brookshire's World of Wildlife Museum and Country Store.
The store was filled with a variety of animals from the Brookshire families' hunting trips. Abby wasn't fazed by the scariest or biggest.
This hippos mouth impressed and disgusted me.
Check out these stuffed monkeys playing Monopoly. Each is wearing a Brookshires (grocery store) name tag. Funny!
I have tons of pictures to share. There really is some great activities to do in the Tyler area. I'll post more throughout the week including a water park in December!, shopping in Canton, visiting family, 1920's replica grocery store, science museum, and Abby's big boycott of the trip that threw us for a loop! 
2 comments:
So glad you guys got away for a little while. What a nice vacation!
AB
i do not know why, but none of your updates showed up on my google reader. I had no idea you were even on vacation until I opened your blog. Cute pics!!
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