This past weekend, we took a day trip to Waco to meet up with my brother, my sister, and her family. We've discovered Waco is a good half-way point, about a two hour drive for us and an hour and a half for them.
We spent the day at the Cameron Park Zoo, a very nice zoo that I had not been to before, eating in downtown Waco, and making a pass through Silobration. It's crazy for me to see how much Waco has changed just in the 13 years since I lived there. Time flies.
We started the day with a stop at Slovacek's in West to get klobasneky and cinnamon rolls. I chose a "jalapeno popper" klobasnek (cream cheese, bacon, and jalapeno) and Jamie got the Big Poppa with the garlic and cheese sausage. And the kids loved the cinnamon roll and Nutella turnover. We may have made another stop on the way back home for Gingerdoodle cookies.
The best part of the trip was getting to spend time with family and enjoy being out in the zoo. It was a little cooler and still a little wet from rain the days before, but still a great time. Here Avalyn and Ezra are ready to take on the zoo holding their Uncle T's hand.
Just a great shot of Avalyn and Jamie and Ezra and Ryan looking at one of the avian exhibits.
Avalyn and Jude both enjoyed feeding the giraffe. This guy hung out at that balcony all morning and had a line waiting to feed him lettuce leaves.
Avalyn ad Ezra hand in hand. They were best buddies throughout this trip.
My two little monkies. The orangutan exhibit here was really neat and allowed for close up views of the large orangutan and the new baby. The kids loved getting to sit on the statue as well.
A bit of the craziness with the kids at Jake's Texas Tea House in downtown Waco. Good food and a neat atmosphere. Not the best time with our kids as they both could have used a nap at this time.
The Magnolia Silos. They were throwing Silobration with vendors and a concert that night. The place was packed but neat to walk through. The bakery had at least an hour wait line when we were there.
Avalyn had to get a picture with this Dinosaur across the street from the Silo exit. This was the last stop of the day and looked like a fun place to come get a bite the next time we're in Waco.
We're hoping we can keep up these kind of day trip meetings to get to see the Austin crew on a more frequent basis.
Until next time.
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