Vacation: Day 5

This morning we left Aunt Jana's apartment & headed for home. After breakfast at Shipley's Donuts, David slept until we arrived in Brenham where we visited the Antique Rose Emporium. The demonstration gardens were beautiful!

There were little lizards everywhere! This one was in the cactus garden... notice the leave it's sitting on? We got 2 roses and 2 herbs.



From there, we went to College Station and visited the train exhibit at the George Bush Library on the A&M campus.

David & Dad look at the tiny model train.

I think this one was "garden size" aka "David Sized!"

David & Dad check out the signal display on the lawn.

We drove through Temple & needed a diaper stop, so Dad was happy to stop at the Santa Fe Depot. All of the display cars that had previously been at the railroad museum were now at the station & apparently the museum was inside, but it was closed today. Look closely to see David & Dad peeking through the fence to the working tracks.





Dad helps David climb up onto the platform on this old locomotive.

Below is a video I took with my camera inside the steam locomotive as David & Dad turned knobs, pulled levers, and pretended to drive the train.

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Here is David by the wheels of the steam train. We stopped for gas at the yellow place in Belton, then drove through the UMHB campus. I haven't been there since we moved from there about 6 years ago! Brought back some good memories...

They've built a new apartment complex back behind McLane. This is a picture of the entrance. I like how they tied some history into the place! (sprinklers were going is why it looks cloudy)

After leaving Temple, we continued homeward! Supper was DQ in San Saba and we arrived back home about 10:30pm... with David awake!