What a Weekend

I have to say that this past weekend was a blast. I took my daughter
and my sisters to Astroworld and we went on every roller coaster at
least once. My daughter rode the Texas Cyclone (wooden roller
coaster) for the first time and absolutely loved it. She told me,
"Daddy, this is definitely my favorite roller coaster." I also
taught her to ride the roller coasters with her hands in the air. I
must admit, my daughter definitely has no fear. I love the way she
is willing to just jump in head first no matter what fears she may
have. This is definitely a strong trait I will encourage because she
will get far in life with that kind of attitude.

The next day, I took her to see her very first Houston Astros
baseball game. She thought it was pretty cool. She was totally into
the game until around the sixth inning. Eleven year old girls can
only take so much baseball. She did like the different claps and
cheers that we performed at the game. I asked her what her favorite
part of the game was and she said, "When the batters hit the home
runs." She liked the energy the crowd had after the home runs and all
of the screaming and cheering. Fortunately for her, the Astros hit
two home runs that game. She was also very fortunate to be at a
winning game for her first game. I think it will make the experience
more memorable in the the future.

The first week with her flew by and I am going to just enjoy as much
of the next few weeks as possible. I am really trying to live in the
"present" with her and just enjoy each day I spend with my daughter.