Stop #7 - San Antonio

On our way home to Del Rio, we made a quick stop in San Antonio to visit the Alamo. This stop was really important to me, especially since our inspiration for Barrett's name came from one of the men who fought at the Alamo! I know Barrett won't remember any of this experience, but at least we have the pictures to show him later. :-) My dad joined us on the trip home so I could make the 7 hour drive in one day. I had originally planned to break it up over two days, since 7 hours in the car is just too long for a baby, but we were ready to get home after extending our stay in Montgomery!

We made it to San Antonio and found the memorial with the names of all the people who died at the Alamo. We found "William Barret Travis" and pointed it out to Barrett. The spelling is slightly different (we liked the version with two Ts better), but this was still the inspiration for his name. We liked the connection to Texas, as well as the connection to his daddy's name.

For those who are interested, here's a link to a little more history about William Barret Travis

Pointing out his name on the wall...

Standing under the statue of William Barret Travis...

...and appreciating the memorial!

I really hope we can come back one day when he is older!!

Baby Barrett at the Alamo

(It's official...he's been there!!)

Learning about the history of his name

What a cool Texas cactus!!

After our quick tour of the Alamo, we walked over to the Riverwalk for some pictures and a quick lunch.

Barrett and Grandpa on the Riverwalk

(Barrett was very distracted by the boat that was going by!)

We loaded into the car again and headed west. We made it back to Del Rio by 5pm, and at 5:10pm, after a quick unloading of the baby and the backseat, I was racing out of the driveway again to get to the dogs before their kennels closed at 5:30pm. I picked up two VERY excited puppy dogs and then raced to the vet to get the cat before they closed at 6pm. (It's a good thing we live in a small town!!) All three of them were very happy to be home after being boarded for almost two weeks!

I know Barrett won't remember any of this trip, but now I at least have pictures that prove he was in Texas for part of his life. And, I don't know the next time I will have a chance to travel Texas like this, so I had a wonderful time touring around and seeing all my friends and family again.  Barrett was such a great kid to travel with, too! After living almost 30 years in Texas, I felt like I owed it to the state to say goodbye in a dramatic way. I guess I can check "say goodbye to Texas" off the list of things to do now! :)

So, after almost three weeks on the road, we have returned to Del Rio to enjoy the last six weeks we have to live in Texas. Well, hopefully there will time to "enjoy" the next month and a half! We have a lot that needs to happen before we leave for Arkansas at the end of May. And, I'm in single mom mode since Travis left for training in Alabama and won't be back until five days before we move, so my list now includes things like "mow the lawn" and "touch up the paint on the walls". Luckily, I have some great friends and family who are happy to help out! :-)

Thanks again to everyone who let us stay at your homes while we traveled! I would call this trip a huge success. Texas will always be home, and I will miss it dearly.

But, let's be honest: I think we are going to enjoy the white sandy beaches and blue water in Florida much more than the muddy waters of Galveston! :-)