Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Trip to Arkansas

So, first, an apology for not posting. I was in Arkansas Saturday and most of Sunday visiting my cousins. Settle yourselves in for another long post. There are going to be a LOT of pictures.
We left early Saturday morning to get there in the afternoon. Much has happened since we were last there. Starting off, my youngest girl cousin has a new litter of kittens to show me. They were adorable!! There were 3 of them. Two were calico and the other one was striped like it's mother. Here are some pictures of them, but they aren't very good. I wasn't able to focus real well....

My cousins have several horses themselves, but right now, my oldest cousin is training a young paint named Lily, for another man. We were supposed to go watch a horse show, but it got canceled because the corral was muddy. Even through the mud, a couple of troopers got together and rode around anyway. I rode a black Tennessee walker named Lady, and a young horse called Ranger. That was VERY fun!! Today, I was sore, but only noticed after sitting on a pew for a while in church. No pictures of that, but my shoes are cloth, and pretty much are ruined, but I was needing a new pair anyway. I need to invest in some cowboy boots....

While we were up there, we picked up a truck that we were kind of inheriting. In the drive way, it kind of looked like a car lot, but a couple of the cars were "temporary" cars. All the cousins set out to name our cars, which by the way, is really fun. What we came up with was: silver spoon (long story, don't ask), porcelain teacup, go-cart, big blue, old faithful, and bloody burgundy.

Also, while we were up there, we collected things that was in our granddad's house. We each chose some things. My grandpa had a job where he traveled to all parts of the world. That is why there are some "oriental" things. Here are some things that I inherited: This is a chopstick set. I think he got this in China, but we can't be sure. It's a wooden case with turtles on top. The chopsticks are also wooden.

Below is a paper-weight. It features Roy Rogers.

This is a piece of something that he got in China. He used it for a cup coaster, but I believe it is Chinese money, not sure though.

Below is a cane that he apparently bought in Mexico. This is the whole families.

I also got a book and a CD/cassette player. I have achievement tests in the morning. So Dad wants me in bed early tonight. Tootles ~ sourpatch

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Pictures from Brownsville and Mexico

I took this picture through the car window when we were crossing the border into Mexico. I just thought it was kind of interesting. How often to you come upon a sign like that?! This is the river bend in the Rio Grande. The grass right in front of you is America, and the other side of the river is Mexico. My grandfather's house is about 1/3 mile from here. He saw some illegal Mexicans swim across before, too.
He is one of the cowboys that ran the King Ranch in the southern tip of Texas.
This is in the marketplace of Matamorous, Mexico, right across the Texas border. My grandpa took us there. So sanitary, isn't it?

In the middle of the marketplace...

Before my grandpa died, we went to Brownsville, TX, and Matamorous, Mexico. These are pictures that my family took. Enjoy, sourpatch