a worthy sunday

Last week explored Fort Worth again after church. We ended up hungry and really had no choice when we drove by Fred's cafe.

stockyards

The Stockyards in Forth Worth are a must do - so we did. It has a Park City Main St. feel to it and everyday there is a cattle drive down the main road. This is where the old livestock market met the railroad and all the old buildings that used to house animals have been turned to shops and restaurants.

log cabin village

One nice thing about where we live is that we are smack in the middle of Dallas and Forth Worth. So far I think I like Fort Worth better. It seems more Western/Cowboy. A couple weeks ago we toured Log Cabin Village which is just a bunch of cabins from across Texas where you can talk to someone in period clothing who tells you about the families that lived in each cabin. Erin and Jess, this is totally something I pictured us doing and LOVING.

Aren't the school rules for students and teachers awesome!?

dallas arboretum

A couple weeks ago I took the kids to some gardens near downtown. They were more formal than our favorite gardens, Winterthur, in PA, but still a lot of fun. I took them alone knowing that things might not end well as they had both been out of sorts - throwing tantrums, whining a lot, etc. Sure enough, we made it about half-way things started to unravel. First about who got to pull the wagon, then about the heat, then about wanting candy. Then about wanting to smell a Magnolia flower even though I said the flower bites off crying children's noses. For the love! Ellie has been much better and I think Cody just needs some good discipline - that kids gets away with everything.


They had Betrix Potter as the theme in the Children's area. Homes made out of flowers for the characters and this little house was Mr. McGregor's cottage. You can see Peter's coat that Mr. McGregor made into a scarecrow. Very cute. They did a puppet show in the back.


This waterfall reminds me of UVU's architecture - inspired by Bauhaus design (ha! I did learn something in school!). And Ellie is holding a chocolate carrot sent to us by Grandma Jannie - a treat we appropriately ate at Peter Rabbits house.