Battle of San Jacinto

Today we went to the San Jacinto monument to watch the reenactment of the battle. We've always wanted to come out and watch this, but we either forget or have something else come up.

We came across a petting zoo with goats (babies too) and the kids enjoyed walking around and petting them for a few minutes. Allyson had to bring her baby and baby bottle and it was too funny watching the billy goats (baby goats) follow her around . . . they thought she was going to feed them some milk! Haha!
As for the battle reenactment, it was really neat to see all of the Mexicans and Texians in their authentic attire. The poor kiddos were not really fans of the cannons and guns going off. Shawn ended up having to take them far, far away. Poor sister kept telling Shawn she wanted to go to Daddy's truck. I stayed back for a few more minutes and watched the battle. Maybe the kids will enjoy it when they get older.

One mistake that we made is that we ate lunch before coming out. We weren't sure what to expect, but if we ever come again we will know better. They had fajitas, sausage on a stick, funnel cake, corn on the cob, and much much more.

This was such a pivotal battle for the Texians, since the Mexicans were trying to over take our land. We held our ground and defeated the Mexican army. We are very thankful for the sacrifice people have made while fighting for our freedom. May God bless them and their families.