More good times in Texas country

We have come to expect that we will find dishes we love in Texas grocery stores but had no idea that Peggy would find the cowboy hat of her dreams at the local grocery store in Hempstead! Peggy has been looking for "the hat" since her last red cowboy hat at age 1! The effect is enhanced by her 7 year old farm boy grandson Cody.

Grandpa followed Cody's fishing advice and caught some great bass at each of the fishing holes we visited. We can only imagine how big they will be when we return in November.

This is the barn on the 50-acre Baxter parcel between College Station and Waco. Cody seems to know every square foot of the property.

Grandma's favorite tree in the "front yard".

While in Hempstead we enjoyed going to Cody's baseball practices as well as to a real game. Here's Cody with his homerun swing. Unfortunately this one resulted in a miss. The game was exciting and right down to the wire. In spite of Cody's RBI, his team, the Red Sox, lost 6-4 to the Pirates.