Molly is in the exit row... those of you who know her well, know that she has an irrational fear of accidentally pulling the hatch to open the exit door on an airplane! It didn't happen and all passengers on the plane are still alive.
Andy and I were so excited to be able to spend 5 days in Houston with some of our greatest friends from
BYU. It was our friend Steve's birthday and his wife called back on March to invite us (and a few other couples) out so that we could all go see U2 together. We had so much fun catching up with Steve and Jen, Laura and Brian, and Candace (her husband couldn't come).
Candace, Laura, and Brian at an awesome Mexican restaurant before the concert
Steve and Jen (Steve is getting sung to for his birthday)
Andy and Brian (with Laura, Jen, and Steve in the background) at the U2 concert
Andy and I waiting for U2 to come on!
A picture of
Bono singing - there's something about him - he's just captivating!
The amazing stage
We had so much fun at the concert, I almost convinced Andy to buy tickets for us to go again when we got back to Phoenix. Instead I convinced my sister to go and I watched her kids!
The Apollo 9 (I think, or I could be totally wrong) at
NASA
This is the room that holds all of the
life size replicas of the space
shuttle, space station, etc... for
astronauts to use
while training. The top right corner is a new moon rover that is in the works, kind of cool looking.
Inside the cockpit of a space shuttle - Andy and I discovered, we are both probably too big to be astronauts!
The old actual Mission Control. The new updated mission control was right next door, we could see it on a TV screen.
We had such a good time in Houston - other than sweating
profusely for the first two days, wow the humidity is a killer! By the end of the
trip I was ready to move there, the housing is so inexpensive and I loved the greenery. We ate at some amazing restaurants and went to a fun pier where Andy and I road a
roller coaster that about made us both throw up. I felt really old right about then! If you're ever in Houston you must eat at Taste of Texas - wow, it was amazing!
Thank you Jen and Steve for inviting us, we love you guys and can't wait to see you again!
We started our zoo adventure on a path that took us to the prairie dogs, can you see them behind Hayden and Bryn?
My handsome little men (Hayden's hair is still keeping it's 50's style)
This giraffe exhibit is by far the highlight of the Phoenix Zoo. The kids always love climbing up to the "tree house" to get a good look!
Zac looking at the giraffes through the fence at the top of the tree house. I discovered on this day how excited Zac is about animals, he just kept jabbering on and pointing his finger at any animal he could see. This is not easy as there are often not many animals to see at this zoo!
This picture captures the sum total of the animals we saw this day (besides the giraffes and the hind end of a Rhino!)
It was a hot day (at the end of October) so we brought the swimsuits and the kids had a blast playing in this water area at the zoo.
