Every time I go to San Antonio I make it a point to visit at least one of the missions there. We have Missions
San Jose, Espada, San Juan, Concepcion and of course The Alamo.
I love the grounds so much, I feel as if I can feel something pulling at my soul when I am at the missions,
it's really a beautiful thing. This is where my Ancestors come from.
If you'd like to read more about any of the Missions, you can go here.
My mom actually grew up on the grounds of San Juan but had to move when she was young because they were making it into a national historical site.
There is also a little house at Mission San Juan where my great great grandfather Julio was born.
On my father's side of the family, my Grandmother always told us that we were distantly related to the man who carved the Rose Window at Mission San Jose.
Here is a photo of the Rose Window, they were cleaning it up and restoring it that day.
Needless to say every time I am there I can feel the connection. <3 p="">
I was sooo happy to share this place with Sophie and Josh too!
This time around we went to visit Mission San Jose
I love this part of the wall, it's amazing to imagine that the stone building I've come to love was actually covered in this pattern and color all those years ago.
Here is a look inside the church.
The Rose window from the inside
Surrounding the mission are many small rooms where the priests and Native Americans once lived.
This is a photo of their "kitchen"
This photo was snapped in a few seconds, their faces are hilarious!
I adore the trees that grow there.
Sophie reallly LOVED San Jose, she said that she really needed to find the King that lived there
(she thought it was a castle) and thank him for letting her visit, because it was so awesome!!
While in San Antonio we also attended The battle of Flowers day parade
and the Fiesta Flambeau night parade.
I miss being around for Fiesta Time!
Sophie was in awe because Cinderella was there!
These horses are so majestic and gorgeous.
I couldn't believe the beauty and detail of work that went into the dresses!
This one was my favorite, it was styled after the Rose window!
Our little camera wasn't able to catch many photos of the night parade,
There were too many moving, flashing or glow in the dark things and everything came out blurry, lol
After the day parade we had a lunch BBQ picnic at the park by
the San Antonio river with some family.
Sophie of course promptly made some quick friends!
It was such a lovely day. I really miss Texas and all it's lovely greeness (is that a word, lol)!
Thanks for sharing some time with us!
Take care and God bless.
-Debra Lea
