On the road in Texas

It's Spring Break and what better way to spend the a vacation than by taking your five children and sticking them in the car for a 16 hour road trip across the flat nothingness of New Mexico and Texas. That is what we've done and we have had a great time along the way. Out final destination has been Fort Worth to spend time with Friends. I must add how grateful we are to them for letting the 7 of us displace their family for a week.
We spent our first day out in Fort Worth seeing the local sites. Our first stop was the Fort Worth Stockyards where we were able to follow the history of the Cattleman of Texas. We saw a cattle drive down the main street, though the kids and spouses seemed to expect some form of the running of the bulls. It was not quite as exciting, but those giant longhorns are still a site to behold. The kids ran through a cattle pen maze, while Donnelle took on the mechanical bull, YeeHaw! We then settled in for some BBQ (see Whine and Dine for the review).
Our next stop was the US Bureau of Printing and Engraving. This virtual fortress is on of the location that print the US money. The museum was interesting, though we were disappointed we did not get there in time for the our. Sorry, no photos allowed here. After a trip to the gift shop for shredded money we headed for the Downtown area to see the water gardens.
The water gardens are an architectural garden in the middle of the city with pools, misters and waterfalls among the trees. The kids had a great time climbing the walls and sticking their hands in the water.
What' on tap next? Tomorrow we venture into rural Texas to visit an Safari style animal reserve, a dinosaur park, and the Dr Pepper plant and museum. It should be a full and long day. ctg