Dr. Pepper Museum

After the Ranger Museum we headed over to the Dr. Pepper Museum. This was my favorite place we went to in Waco and I do not even like Dr. Pepper. Cason is my only Dr. Pepper drinking kid and he loved it, he also loves history, so it was a win win for him! We learned how Dr. Pepper was invented and how it was first bottled and distributed. 

The original soda fountain and counter is still there from when the building was a drug store. 

Cason found his new motto! 

Eli invented his own soda by drinking Sprite and Dr. Pepper at the same time. Stepping into the Soda Shop was like stepping back into the 1950's. You could choose from a fountain drink or a float. 

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum

Saturday morning we left Glen Rose and headed to Waco. Along the way we saw s group of wild turkeys and a herd of Belted Galloway cows! Our first stop in Waco was the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum. 

 This sign hung in the gift shop and made me laugh! 

Stephen F. Austin's address to the colonist.

We learned a great deal about the history of the Texas Rangers. 

Acton Historical Site and Cemetery

When planning our little weekend vacay, we learned that Davy Crockett's second wife was buried near Glen Rose, just outside of Granbury. Cason, being the history nut that he is, of course wanted to go. The Acton Cemetery is very old, with many old graves. Some of the graves were barely readable and some time had taken its toll on the stone.

 After walking around for a while we headed in to Granbury for dinner. It was a long and hot first day, but we had fun! 

Dinosaur World

After leaving Dinosaur Valley State Park we headed down the road to Dinosaur World. There we mined for gems, visited the museum, looked at all the dinosaurs, fed the 1000 coy fish and turtles and played on the playground. 

We used this card to determine which types of gems we found. 

This was dinosaur was part of the playground and Cason said he was its lunch! 

We hatched an Eli! 

After Dinosaur World we headed back to the hotel to cool off and rest. 

Summer Weekend Getaway

The first weekend in August we took a little weekend vacation to Glen Rose and Waco. Bradley took off Friday and we headed out Thursday after he got off of work. Our first stop was Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose. 

The park was absolutely beautiful and I want to go back in the fall when we can camp comfortably. 

In this section of the river you could cross by using these rocks. 

The water was cold and the current strong in some areas along the river. It was so pretty! 

A couple of the dinosaur footprints that are in and along the river. 

We arrived early at the park and spent the morning exploring the park and walking the river bank and surrounding trails. We ate lunch in the park by the playground and made a visit to the gift store before leaving. 

We found a tree that had fallen over but continued to grow and decided to snap a picture. 

By the gift store are two huge dinosaurs that came from one of the Worlds Fairs. 

Cason bought himself a squirrel at the Dino Valley gift store...because a squirrel is just what he needed.