Houston tourists

Last weekend we had something that rarely occurs here: a free weekend with perfect weather.  We took advantage of the down time, and I took James to NASA and Brad took Luke and Natalie to the zoo.

James has been to NASA once with a summer camp, but I had never been.  The inner nerd in me quickly came out, and I think my expectations of James were a little high.  Of course I wanted to do the audio tour, and I wanted him to love every little detail like I did/do.  The place is absolutely incredible, but all of those fascinating details can be lost on a 6 year old.  He did humor me and pose for some pictures.  We capped the afternoon off with a trip to Five Guys.

spaceship Liberty

Sally Ride's space suit

 

The astronauts sleep in these spacesuits that are like stand up sleeping bags

actual space simulation

exhausted on the simulation tour 

  



















We watched a short video presentation of the history of space, which included a part about the Challenger.  I explained to James what happened, and now he says that he never wants to be an astronaut b/c he doesn't want to get blown up.  I guess my plan to inspire him kinda backfired.

Brad is the zoo enthusiast at our house, and he and Natalie and Luke had a great afternoon.  When I got home from NASA, Natalie told me all about the animals and what a great time that had.  I'm pretty impressed that Brad took so many pictures! :)

of course Natalie made a friend1

 

We had a great relaxing weekend!