Battleship, TX
While Dustin & Natalie were here we wanted to take them to see the U.S.S Texas docked in Battleship, TX. Weston had been before but it was my first time seeing it. The U.S.S Texas served in both WWI & WWII. Despite the fact that it was ridiculously hot that day, it was really cool to see and was stocked with many large guns. :)
The boys trying out one of those large battle guns.
Warren & Dad scoping out their target. Weston's crank turned the entire base of the gun 360 degrees to set the direction and Warren's crank lifted the barrel up & down to set the angle of the shot. Ben takes cover.
Sitting on top of the bullets that go in the guns. Each one weighed 105 lbs.
Here is one of the plaque's that describes some of the missions the U.S.S Texas completed in WWII. It carried approx. 5000 marines.
Across from the battleship there is the San Jacinto monument. This monument was placed in remembrance of one of the biggest military upsets in US history. The US defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War. After the defeat the United States would gain not only Texas but also New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California, Utah and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. It is also the highest monument column in the world and stands 570 feet tall. :)
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I started a new project in our kitchen which has been really time consuming (pics to come). This kept us from swimming like we usually do so we pulled out the slip and slide for a little fun in the sun one day while mom worked. :) Subsequently, we now have a very large mud strip in our grass there but it sure was a great day. :)
The boys played nearly all afternoon.
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Everyday is a good day for the beach!
Final goodies purchased and all packed up headed for Galveston!
Dustin & Natalie checking out the warm Galveston water. :) Weston & Ben search for seashells in the distance.
Building sandcastles and decorating them with seashells & feathers.
Flying Kites. Warren flying the dragon & Ben flying Buzz & Woody.
Finn was such a sweet boy all day despite the heat. Watch out ladies, he learned how to smile!
We even discovered this baby eal on the beach. Dustin saw it pop right out of the sand and then it died. Not sure what happened to it but it captured our attention for a while.
Who wants to Boogie? Warren had a blast as usual.
It was Ben's first time and he LOVED it! He laughed & laughed. Check out the video below:
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2 comments:
I love Warren's boots. Awesome. And ewwww! ewww! ewwww! The eel. Makes me think of the pilgrims being taught to stamp them out of the sand by the native Americans. Mmmm....dinner.
Yes. Those be real texas cowboy boots. He was very due for another pair. :) And what this story about the pilgrims & the eals? NEver heard of it. We thought it was the weirdest thing it just popped out of the sand. This I gotta hear...:)
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