Fun at Hermann Park

After having a bit of a lazy Saturday at home, we decided to take to Brianna to Hermann Park to hit up the splash pad and lake.  Jax stayed home with Grandma since it was so hot.  Bri was super excited about going.  She loves parks and especially Hermann Park because the amount of animals we get to feed lol.  Today did not disappoint.  We stopped off at a waterway to feed a few ducks nearby.  Before long, turtles, fish, goose, and even more ducks were competing for the bread and tortilla chips we were tossing out.  We saw a large purplish/black fish hanging out as well.  We could not figure out what kind of fish it was but it was huge.  And would you believe a nutria rat came up so close to us we could have touched it?!  Not that we would want to... I thought it was an otter at first.  Leave it to Stephen to know all about water rodents and correct me.  And Bri thought it was a puppy lol.  She kept calling it and telling it to 'tome here'.  A/w, nutria rats prefer bread to tortilla chips, just FYI.  It was really fun to get so close to all the animals.  It is one of Brianna's favorite things to do.  She also had fun running through the water sprayers and playing in the playground.  Hermann Park is absolutely one of the best and most beautiful parks I have ever seen.  If you are in Houston, take advantage and go check it out!  It is right next to the zoo and close to all of the museums.  Don't miss out!!!

And as an added benefit, there is an amazing cafe right on sight.  Seriously, Pinewood Cafe has the absolute best grilled cheese sandwiches EVER.  And the dessert is not too shabby either.  Bri wanted ice cream so bad so we stopped off and grabbed a banana split and a 'Suzanne', which I had been wanting to try.  Both were delicious!   

I'm glad we decided to get out of the house for a bit and enjoy the outdoors, despite the 100+ degree heat.  It was too bad we couldn't take Jackson.  But next year we will all get to enjoy things together.  Can't wait. :)