Tex has fun at Oktoberfest

Tex, the Longhorn, spent Sunday, October 19, 2014 attending Oktoberfest at St. Thomas More Parish School and Church.  Tex answered the following questions:

1.   Where is Tex?  Tex attended Oktoberfest at St. Thomas More Parish School and Church,  5927 Wigton Houston, TX 77096.

2. What is the geography like there? Houston lies in the southeastern part of Texas near the Gulf of Mexico.  Houston is considered to be in the coastal prairie of Texas.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  The visitors of Oktoberfest eat a wide arrange of food from pizza, sausage on the stick, turkey legs, egg rolls, to cakes, cookies, and other sweets from the Sweet Shop!

4. What types of jobs are there? The people that attend Oktoberfest have many different jobs, but at St. Thomas More Parish School and Church the most common jobs are Priests, Deacons, Teachers, Administrators, Secretaries, and Maintenance Workers.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? There are many types of games to play at Oktoberfest.  Some of these booths include: ring-a-litter, stuffed animal booth, baseball, soccer, inflatable jumping area, and an inflatable obstacle course.  Visitors of Oktoberfest enjoy watching the Houston Texans Football Team, Houston Astros Baseball Team, Houston Rockets Basketball Team, and the Houston Dynamo Soccer Team.

6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before you get there! Tex’s clue is at the end of this post.

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s trip to Oktoberfest

Here are a few pictures of Tex having fun at Okotberfest!

Tex went through the bouncy obstacle course and found Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s neice and nephew, Riley and her big brother, Connor, enjoying the same inflatable.

After he jumped in the bouncys he took a break and helped Mrs. Normann-Petersen pick out some plants for her home.

Tex’s next two stops were the confetti egg booth and the raffle ticket booth.

 

Tex needed to take a break from the sun so he headed into the gym to pick out some good gently used books and STM spirit hats and bags from the Spirit booth.

All of this fun made Tex hungry for something sweet to eat and something warm to drink.  He went to the Sweet Shop.  There were so many choices he decided to eat a Peach Cobbler with a cup of hot tea!

After he was finished Mrs. Moreno-Garza surprised him with a yummy banana muffin!

For more information on Houston, TX and St. Thomas More Parish School and Church please visit the websites below:

http://www.houstontx.gov/

www.stthomasmore-school.org

http://www.stmhouston.org/

Tex's clue for his next stop:  These people are the community helpers for the month of October.  They drive a big red truck and teach us about fire safety.  Can you guess where Tex went on this next visit?  Please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen if you think you have a guess! cnormannpetersen@stmorenews.com

Tex Goes to the Thearte

Tex, the Longhorn, recently attended the performance of Sleeping Beauty at Company OnStage.   Tex answered the following questions:

1.   Where is Tex?  Company OnStage, 36 Westbury Square, Houston, TX  77035

2. What is the geography like there? Company OnStage is nestled in a corner of Westbury Square.  Since it is located in Westbury, you will see lots houses, people, cars, schools, churches, and the occasional grocery store.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  Food is not allowed inside the theater.  The actors and the audience are not allowed to eat inside the theater, but they like to eat many types food.  For example, some of their foods are apples, bananas, and fried chicken.

4. What types of jobs are there? Actors, ticket sales, ticket takers, maintenance men, and support staff are the most common jobs found associated with the Company OnStage.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? Hopscotch, jumping rope, and hide and seek!

6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before

you get there! Tex’s clue is at the end of this post.

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s trip to Sleeping Beauty at Company OnStage.

Tex had his picture taken with Princess Rose, Sleeping Beauty, and Prince Waldown.

Tex enjoyed sitting on the stage, after the play of course! 

Here is Tex with the program of Sleeping Beauty. The program tells the audience a brief summary of the play, the author of the play, and the characters or actors.  Since Tex loves reading, he enjoys getting his picture taken with the program.

 

For more info regarding Company OnStage please visit their website at http://www.companyonstage.org/

Tex's clue for his next stop:  This fun fall event takes place every year at St. Thomas More Parish School in Houston, TX, and is where Mrs. Normann-Petersen enjoys eating yummy egg rolls and yummy sweets in the Sweet Shop.  There are a lot of people you can visit with that you have not seen in a long time.  Can you guess where Tex went on this next visit?  Please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen if you think you have a guess! cnormannpetersen@stmorenews.com

 

Tex and the Fort Bend County Fair

Tex, the Longhorn, recently attended the Fort Bend County Parade with Mrs. Normann-Petersen. After the parade they went to the Fort Bend County Fair.   Tex answered the following questions:

1.     Where is Tex?  The Fort Bend County Parade and Fair.  The parade started at the courthouse in Richmond, TX traveling down HWY 90 and ended at Jeanetta Street in Rosenberg.  The Fort Bend Fair is located at the Fort Bend fairgrounds 4310 HWY 36 S. Rosenberg, TX 77471

2. What is the geography like there? The parade goes through two small towns in Fort Bend County.  On parade route you see will the courthouse, quaint small houses with white picket fences, grocery stores, restaurants, and auto mechanic shops.  Parade goers will also line the streets cheering for their favorite float, Fort Bend queen contestant, favorite high school marching bands, or favorite cheerleaders and/or drill teams.  The fairgrounds are mostly surrounded by fields and located off HWY. 59.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  Breakfast food is typically eaten during the parade since it begins at 8:00 a.m.  For example, some of the breakfast foods we ate were donuts, kolaches, bananas, and yogurt.  At the fair there is a wide array of food to be eaten.  For example, funnel cakes, jumbo corn dogs, cotton candy, hamburgers, French fries, huge turkey legs, Schulze’s bar-be-que, corn on the cob, and much more!

4. What types of jobs are there? Gate keepers, ticket sales, ticket takers, rodeo sweethearts, Agriculture students, Agriculture teachers, police officers, doctors, nurses, veterinarians, cowboys, cowgirls, judges for the livestock show, judges for the rodeo, maintenance men, and support staff are the most common jobs found associated with the Fort Bend Fair.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? Rodeo, of course!

6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before

you get there! Tex’s clue is at the end of this post.

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s trip to the Fort Bend County Parade and Fair.

Tex, Mrs. Normann-Petersen, and friends waiting for the parade to start.

Parades always begin with the American Flag and the Texas Flag typically carried by local law enforcement or the Rodeo Sweethearts on horseback.

 

Tex enjoyed watching the sheriff, police, and fire departments go by each from the local cities! 

Ronald McDonald and Swatson, the Sugar Land Skeeters mascot, waved to all the children and to Tex.

There were a lot of cowgirls and cowboys including the Rodeo Sweethearts in the parade including trail riders.

Here is the Float that held the Jr. Fair Royalty Court.

Tex is enjoying the sights and sounds of one of the many marching bands and drill teams.

After the parade Tex went to the Fort Bend Fair where he learned about harvesting rice and cotton.

 

Tex also learned about many animals including cows and goats.   Tex had his picture also taken with the hay. Cows like to eat hay and grain. 

Fort Bend County Fair going on now through Sunday, October 5, 2014.  For more info regarding the Fort Bend County Fair please visit their website at http://fortbendcountyfair.com/

Tex's clue for his next stop:  Tex's clue for his next stop:  This theater is located in Westbury Square in Houston, TX, and is where Ms. Coltharp enjoys taking her children and grandchildren to see Christmas plays.  There are a lot of people who get dressed up to go here.  Can you guess where Tex went on this next visit?  Please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen if you think you have a guess!

cnormannpetersen@stmorenews.com