Friday Daydreamin': Thankful for Texas #'s 17-23

Happy Friday friends! Time for Friday Daydreamin'! My favorite day of the week as I get to armchair vacation through all of your lovely photos!!

This month, I will be sharing all the places in Texas that I am Thankful for.  Take a few moments to learn a little more about this great state that I call home....and love so dearly.

Texas has a handful of German towns that know how to have fun!  Nothing better than sitting under big oak trees, listening to great bands, and sipping your favorite beverage.  Just this past August, we spent a Saturday night in Walburg with the family - it was one of the most relaxing evenings!

Everyone in Texas knows that Spring is officially here when they see the hills come alive with blue from our gorgeous, Texas-loved Bluebonnet.  It's a rite of passage to stick your kiddos in a patch of blue and snap pictures!

Austin is known for it's quirkiness and one of the places that displays that the most is the Cathedral of Junk. Three stories of art made from everyday junk - it's fascinating!

With kiddos who adore trains, we are so blessed to have many vintage trains to ride on in Texas.  One of our favorites is the Grapevine Vintage Train in Grapevine, Texas. 

 Texas has some amazing underground caverns to explore. Seven gorgeous caverns - all distinctly different.  The Natural Bridge Caverns is an amazing cavern filled with stalactites, stalagmites, bats (yup), and more!

The Zilker Park Trail of Lights is BACK!!! Austinites are thrilled the beloved tradition will be illuminated once again this year.  Millions of twinkly lights, lots of ohhs and ahhs, and excitement in the air that is 100% christmas! I. can't. wait.

We have been lucky enough to visit most of the Children's Museums in Texas and all are wonderful. But the one room that sticks out in my kids' minds the most is the bubble room at Mayborn Museum Complex in Waco, Texas.

Check out the first three weeks of our Thankful for Texas installment: 

Days 1 & 2

Days 3-9

Days 10-16

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Friday Daydreamin': Thankful for Texas #10-16

Happy Friday friends! Time for Friday Daydreamin'! My favorite day of the week as I get to armchair vacation through all of your lovely photos!!

This month, I will be sharing all the places in Texas that I am Thankful for.  Take a few moments to learn a little more about this great state that I call home....and love so dearly.

Nothing tastes better to me than a good, smoked brisket...bar-b-qued here in Texas.  We have TONS of amazing places to get BBQ here in Texas, just so happens, I LOVE The Salt Lick BBQ - authentic, out in the middle of nowhere (not really), with picnic tables and bottles of beer - just exactly how you would picture a BBQ joint in Texas.  

 Texas cities all have very unique skylines, complete with towers to catch a great view of the city.  One of my favorite views happens to be from the Tower of Americas in San Antonio. Look closely at the white roof surrounded by trees all the way on the right-side of the picture.  There's the Alamo!!

Austin, Texas is full of tons of fun art murals just painted on random sides of buildings.  We love to hunt them down as a family and take our picture with them.  The "Greetings from Austin" mural is one of my favorites!  Next time you are in Austin, make sure you get your picture with it!

 One of the best places to go to see a working Texas ranch that is completely open to the public for tours (for free!!) is the LBJ Ranch at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park out in Stonewall, Texas.  I love how Texas it feels while you are driving through the fields dotted with these gorgeous Hereford cattle.  Then you get to walk through the Texas White House and learn some amazing Texas History.  What a treasure.

One of the coolest parks in Texas is SeaWorld San Antonio.  It's the combination of the amazing sea animal shows, fun amusement rides, and great learning environment, all nestled in the scenic hill country of Texas.

 With over 600 miles of shoreline in Texas, chances are you are going to see some gorgeous sunsets over the water.  I particularly love the ones you can see out of Galveston Bay.  But with so many lakes and rivers here, there are gorgeous water sunsets all over the state.

One of the coolest and quirkiest city "pets" in Texas are the beloved Mexican free-tailed bats that live under the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin, Texas during the warmer months.  Nightly, over 1.5 million bats emerge at dusk, setting the stage for a really cool show.  

You can view last week's Thankful for Texas installment here (Days 3 - 9) and Days 1 & 2 here.

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Friday Daydreamin': Thankful for Texas

Happy Friday friends! Time for Friday Daydreamin'! My favorite day of the week as I get to armchair vacation through all of your lovely photos!!

With Halloween done & gone, we have 3 weeks to bask in all the reasons we are Thankful. And this upcoming month, I will be sharing all the places in Texas that I am Thankful for.  

The first place on the list is located in my most favorite area of Texas....the Hill Country. Enchanted Rock, a huge granite monolith, is a fantastic place to hike, climb, and enjoy the view.

And Texas wouldn't be Texas without the Alamo.  The Alamo is a sacred and special place for most Texans.  Representing standing firm for what you believe in, it is a lasting monument to those who built this great state.

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