Art Cars

Each year in Houston we have an art car parade. It's a collection of local artists, and artsy/creative types that have taken the time to decorate their cars into various themes. I went downtown with the neighbors to check it out on Friday evening. Next year we'll have to go to the parade because there are tons more cars that show up for that. You can see more of their cars on their website here. The Art Car Parade has been around 22 years. The parade attracts 250+ vehicles and other entries from 23 states and Canada, and a live audience of some 250,000. Parade entries include anything on wheels from unicycles to lawnmowers to cars, and are as likely to be made by members of the general public as by recognized artists. It started in 1984 with a donated car to The Orange Show (that's a whole other story) but the donated car was decorated with fruit and auctioned off, in 1987 they organized a parade.

In this video the fish and lobsters were singing "You Put the Lime in the Coconut" the car has over 5 miles of wiring inside it to make them all move and light up!

Joe White's 70th Birthday

Last Saturday Philip's dad turned 70 and we had an awesome party for him at their oldest brother's house. We grilled and partied down into the night. A lot of family came into town for this and my parents even stopped by....here's to many more birthdays for Joe!!!

At the Farm

It's been a long time since we've been to the farm and we're always talking about it with our neighbors, so we finally decided to go this past Saturday and a fun time was had by all. We fished, flew a kite, went to the beach, made smores over the fire and more! It was really great to have a mini vacation outside of Houston to keep you sane!

Astros Opening Day

On opening day this year we were lucky enough to be included in a group of season ticket holders that got to hold the flag on the field while they introduced the players and played the national anthem. We showed up early and went beneath the stadium and unrolled a HUGE flag to await our cue. When it was time we marched out on the field to the clapping and cheering of all the fans for our flag. (Awesome feeling) we held it for about 10 minutes while players came on field. But the most exciting part was when the anthem played and our flag whipped in the wind, there was a fly over of 4 helicopters right over our head as well! Over all it was an awesome experience! Astros did not win, but better luck next time!