New (to me) Tews Come for a Visit

Mark's uncle, aunt, and cousin came to SA for a little get-away a few weeks ago.  It was my first time meeting them and it's nice to know we have some fantastic family members as fellow Texans! :)  We had dinner together on Friday and then did a few things on Saturday before they went on their trek back home to Houston.  We went to the "other" missions (besides the Alamo).  They were really neat!  The first one, Mission Concepcion, had some neat architectural features.  We liked how they found and left some of the original paint colors on the walls.  Also, they still do Mass here on Sundays.  I think it would be interesting to go sometime. 

 

Cora showing how small the doors were.  Mark pretty much had to pull out some yoga to get through :)

 Mission #2 San Jose (below)--This one was also pretty cool.  I liked how it showed how the people lived--their little (very little) houses, the community areas, the big water wheel, how they cooked their food, etc.  It was interesting. 

 Check out the cactus on the roof (top l).  This Mission had some serious detail on one side (top r).  You can't see it that well in the picture, though.  I guess life is always better when it's real as opposed to pics.  :)

Thank you other Texan Tews for coming out for a lovely visit!