Small Texas Towns

There's something great about spending the day in a small Texas town! I'm not into antiques or western wear, but I still love to look around in the shops and eat in the "hole in the wall" restaurants. I love that the people are so friendly and they all seem to know each other. I also love how acceptable it is for shop owners to close their stores at anytime and just put a note on the door that says, "be back at 3." I've visited my share and have come to realize that small Texas towns all have three things in common: Dairy Queen, overpriced western decor made out of fence pickets, and the fact that Child Labor Laws don't apply.
These facts were once again confirmed when we spent the day in Calvert, TX yesterday. Grammy and Grandpa drove up from Houston to meet us for a few hours to eat and play. We ate lunch at Loretta's Cafe where I'm pretty sure we were served by Loretta herself. Her 12 year old daughter worked the ice cream counter. After lunch the boys headed off to the sale barn... since we're going to turn "country" now that we bought 25 acres to live on. Anyway... they went to check out the livestock while Grammy, the kids and I did some shopping. It was clear that this town was built before handicap laws were put in place! What a beat down... trying to get the double stroller up and down the stairs and in and out of shops. We finally got smart and just took them out of the stroller and carried them around. No need to worry that the stroller would be stolen in Calvert, TX. Good, honest, small town people can totally be trusted! What a fun day... the kids were totally pooped and slept all the way home! Here are a few pics of them with their Grammy and Grandpa...