The Rebstock Family

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Capital of Texas Zoo

We took the kids to the Capital of Texas Zoo last weekend. I was told that it was a ghetto zoo, but I did not believe the naysayers because of the big, beautiful sign on the highway. We turned off of the highway and headed towards the zoo. As we drove, we passed several double-wides, a couple of dump of the months and one prominently displayed stone Jesus. Chris thought that the "zoo people" were just trying to get us off the main road to rob us. When we finally got to the zoo, we turned off on a dirt road and parked in a dusty parking lot. It was definitely not the San Antonio Zoo. Nothing was paved and most of the animals were not identified. You know you are not in a "real" zoo when one of the major exhibits is the Guinnea Pig exhibit ("Hey Jackson and Audrey, Look It's Lenny from the Wonder Pets!"). The nice thing about the zoo is that it is not crowded and you can get closer to the animals then the regular zoo. The kids had a good time and the weather was nice, so overall it was a pretty nice afternoon.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

The Cedar Rock Express!

Jackson really loves his Thomas the Train toy. He walks around the house with it, wackes his sister with it, and even sleeps with it sometimes. I was reading the Little Austinite blog and found out that we have a miniature train that is just around the corner from us. Luckily I found the blog post on Saturday since the train only operates on the weekend. When the kids woke up from their nap, we packed them up and headed to the park. They both ran over to the train and picked their seats. It was a chilly 15 minute ride that included views of the pond, the soccer fields, the softball fields, a tunnel and more than a few pollinating cedar trees. The kids had a blast!