Catching Up

It's been a while since we actually "did anything" on the weekend. Russ has been working hard rotations, so he just likes to relax on Saturdays. But things have slowed a bit, and one of his friends from childhood was in town while her husband attended a conference, so we met up Saturday afternoon. They were staying downtown, so we went to pick up Sheryl and her adorable son, Nathan, for lunch. We took them to our favorite Mexican restaurant - Paloma Blanca! Then we visited the San Antonio Children's Museum downtown.  Nathan had a grand ole time, but Garrett is still a little young for most of the exhibits. He enjoyed watching all the other littles run around, though, before he fell asleep face-down in his carseat.

Garrett and Dad check out the freshwater aquarium.

The museum was pretty nice. On a scale of 1-5, I'd probably give it a 3.5.  It was pandemonium, but that's to be expected. The exhibits were ok, not terribly engaging, and a couple of things weren't working. But overall the place was clean, bright, and the kids seemed to be having a good time.  Places like that kind of irk me, thinking of all the germs that must be all over everything.  If you're ever in downtown San Antonio, and you have an inquisitive child who needs to burn off some energy, this is your place!

Russ, Garrett, Sheryl, and Nathan