A Little Bit of History

Yesterday Ken, the boy and I headed over to the San Jacinto Battleground where Sam Houston and his Texan army (which as we learned, surprisingly, included some Canadians) defeated the army of the Mexican despot, Santa Ana. It was a pretty cool monument.

Russell liked climbing all of the stairs

The picture below was taken under much duress - we were being eaten alive by mosquitos

Then we were able to traipse all over the USS Texas, the only remaining American battleship - ahem "Dreadnought" - to survive both World Wars.

Russell rode the ammunition

The boys put on a gun show

Russell shot something!

And we even had a nap

I don't think I was cut out for the life of a Sailor. Just being in those cramped quarters for thirty minutes made me start to feel a little claustrophobic. Although the ship was equipped with it's own bakery, scullery, mess hall, canteen/five-and-dime, post office, barber shop, butchery, dental office, hospital and 50s soda shop. It was like as floating city! Not too shabby says I.

-J