We had originally planned on going to Lego Land in California this summer. Then decided we would wait one more year for Cody to grow just a little. I know he will want to go on all the rides with his brother, but may not be big enough.
We opted to do a couple of mini vacations and stay-cations instead. So, this past weekend we headed off the Houston, TX.
One of our customers- the J.W. Marriott- gave us a weekend voucher for their hotel. Can we say Yaaa Hooo! What could be better than a free weekend stay at an awesome hotel!? That would be the free breakfast they indulged us with. Nice!
The view from our room was – well, a girls dream view!
That’s right- the Galleria Mall is right across the street! SWEET!
The boys love staying at hotels. It is really the only time we (ok- “I”) let them bounce on the beds and get a little silly and have pillow fights.
They had so much fun. Then of course there was – ta da- room service. You know- the “magic phone” calls for the food and it arrives, and you don’t even have to get out of bed. Dad does that, when he answers the door and lets the yummy food into the room.
And of course you must always swim in the pool- on the 5th floor. That sort of un-nerved me. The 5th floor, really? I think I would have felt better about it if we weren't on the 3rd floor. I kept thinking about how heavy water is, what would happen if, and exactly where is our room in comparison to the pool…you know what I mean. But room service did make it better.
Since we were in Houston, we hit up a bakery supply store and of course we had to check out the NASA Space Center. This week is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing! What perfect timing!
The boys loved the Star Wars section! I mean, come on- who wouldn’t? And then- there he was! Anakin- I mean Darth Vader! Actually, I believe my first words upon seeing him was “GASP! Anakin! sigh” The boys reminded me that he was now Darth Vader…but to me he will always be sigh… Anakin…sigh.
There was the usual NASA stuff, rovers, space modules, interactive computer screens and so much more.
Then there it was. The play land! AAAAAAHHHHHH, did you hear the angels singing? (It was in Dolby surround sound *wink*)
The boys played there for what (to me) seemed like hours- twice. Thank goodness for Facebook Mobil~
We had a really fun time at NASA. I also found out that space men really like McDonalds! He didn’t even get out of his space suit to grab some fries to go.
So, if you are ever in Houston, you should definitely stay at the J.W. Marriott on Westheimer. (now my favorite street in all of Houston- food …shopping-it’s all there!)
And also check out NASA Space Center too.
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