Texas Trip #2

After a short 5 day stay back in Rochester for the last week of school, I was back in Texas the following Saturday by 10:30 in the morning for Victoria's graduation events. She and her friend Rachelle held a luncheon at a quaint little bakery called Apple Annie's. The food was good and everyone had a fun time visiting and taking pictures. Here are a couple pictures:

That evening, Dad, Leigh Ann, Andrew and I went to a Missions game (a San Antonio minor league baseball team). The highlight of the evening was watching Andrew try and get autographs from various mascots. He was a determined little boy. He got an autograph from the Ballapeno (a giant jalapeno), a sports water bottle from a large dog, and a picture with the Puffy Taco, my personal favorite.

There were some empty seats below ours which Andrew thought were better, so he sat down there when he was not chasing the various mascots around. There was a "super fan" that sat just behind Andrew who had a blow horn which he used quite a bit. Every time he blew on that thing it was pretty much aimed at the back of Andrew's head and he would jump about 3 feet into the air. We laughed every time.

Andrew and the Puffy Taco... nice tights.

Every game, between the 8th and the 9th inning, the Puffy Taco is chased around the bases by a kid. Puffy gets a head start as he begins at 2nd base and the child begins at home plate. Just after third base the child always "catches up" with Puffy and ....

... slams into him with all his might. It never grows old.

The following day I went to church with my mom and Marcus and then to Canyon Cafe to have lunch with the two new married couples. Luke and Emily were settling into their new apartment after being home for a week from their honeymoon. John and Sarah had returned home the day before and had one day in town before catching a plane to Germany to begin their new life together. We spent most of the time looking at both couples' honeymoon pictures and discussing the weddings. It was a fun lunch.

That afternoon, Andrew and I went to the pool for some sibling bonding time. We had fun playing in the water and I taught Andrew how to do a back dive. He was so proud of himself that he had to get Mom and Dad down to the pool to show them. Here is a video clip of his achievement:

Victoria's graduation was Monday night. We were/are so proud of her! She graduated Magna Cum Laude and earned two scholarships. She rocks! Here are a couple of pictures from the evening:

Victoria's entrance... my digital zoom did not zoom very well.

Where's Waldo... I mean, Victoria?? Dead center looking for us.

As you can see the ceremony was very long. After my dad and I did a name hunt through the program to see which middle name was more prominent for the class of 2008 (Marie won, but Lee was a close second), Dad and Andrew decided to rest their eyes a bit. Don't worry, they're not really asleep, just hamming it up for the camera.

The moment we had all been waiting for...

This was Andrew's favorite part. He could not wait for them to throw their hats. I think it might have been our favorite part too because this meant the ceremony was over. :)

Andrew really was obsessed with the hat.

Victoria and Leigh Ann are currently in Canada celebrating Victoria's graduation. They are spending a few days in Quebec and another couple in Montreal. It sounds like they are having fun on their mother/daughter trip.

My dad and the family are driving up to visit Louie and me at the end of June. It will be a long road trip but I am so excited for them to see where we live. No doubt, there will be many more pictures to post. :)

The last night I was there, I had dinner with some of my girlfriends at LaHacienda. We enjoyed sangria swirl margaritas and fought over who would hold Baby Lewis next. He is such a happy baby.