{"id":1015,"date":"2025-06-16T02:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T02:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plu.jxc.mybluehost.me\/website_d81d5090\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:54:21","slug":"texas-gulf-coast-road-trip-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winklerpartyofthree.com\/staging\/4408\/texas-gulf-coast-road-trip-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Road Trip with Kids, Part 1: Rockets &#038; Moon Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-inline-notice uagb-inline_notice__align-left uagb-block-f456ee3a\"><button class=\"uagb-notice-close-button\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><h4 class=\"uagb-notice-title\">Texas Gulf Coast with Kids Series <\/h4><div class=\"uagb-notice-text\">\n<p class=\"\">Part 1 of our 3-Day Texas Gulf Coast Family Road Trip takes us to <a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\">Space Center Houston<\/a> with kids\u2014a space-filled adventure full of rockets, MythBusters, and moon rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winklerpartyofthree.com\/staging\/4408\/galveston-family-getaway\/\">Start with Day 2 here \u2794<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Planning Our First \"Starter Trip\" on a Texas Road Trip with Kids<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When your kid is finally old enough to remember the trip\u2014and maybe even talk about it nonstop\u2014you know it\u2019s time to plan a big adventure. Not too big. Not 18-hours-in-the-car big. Just right for a first official \u201cstarter trip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">School was getting ready to start, and Julie (my ex), who\u2019s a teacher, had a week of teacher in-service. Cate and I had already explored all over New England earlier in the year, and Coen was feeling a little jealous that he hadn\u2019t come along. So I decided to make it up to him with a three-day, two-night adventure along the Texas coast\u2014his first real trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you're looking for a short, kid-friendly vacation in Texas that mixes science, beach time, and unforgettable surprises, this 3-day Texas road trip with kids hits the mark. My hope was that this short trip would be the beginning of taking longer adventures with both Cate and Coen together in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leaving Dallas: Destination NASA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We left Dallas at 6 a.m., aiming to get to Houston by mid-morning. I\u2019m not sure Coen fully understood what the Johnson Space Center actually was. I\u2019d talked to him about it a few times in the days leading up to the trip, so he had a little bit of an idea\u2014mostly that it involved rockets and astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The drive was mostly uneventful, which in parent road trip terms means a big win. There were snacks, giggles, a few sibling arguments, and plenty of \u201care we there yet?\u201d moments. But overall, the mood was pure anticipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When we pulled into the parking lot, I could already feel my inner space nerd start to bubble up. A real space shuttle perched on top of a plane and a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket greeted us at the entrance. Coen\u2019s jaw dropped. \u201cWait, it\u2019s on the PLANE?!\u201d he yelled. It was one of those wide-eyed, holy-cow moments that remind you why you do trips like this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arriving at <a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\">Space Center Houston<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">We lucked out\u2014there was a traveling MythBusters exhibit going on. Both kids had watched episodes of that show with me, and they were excited to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">We signed up for the tram tour as soon as we got inside, then wandered the museum. Cate and Coen both got to try out a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) simulator. Spoiler: Cate piloted with precision. Coen? Not so much. But the laughter was worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cate Docking with ISS <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/fpE_9Y4h8ho?si=sQCskGJuCO8miyin\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coen Docking with ISS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/dCdC8Pb-n7M?si=wMgcVsbByhW_l5-E\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tram Tour: Mission Control and Saturn V<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Just as excitement was peaking, our tram tour slot was called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">First stop: Mission Control. THE Mission Control. The one from Apollo. The one where \u201cHouston, we have a problem\u201d was first announced. And yes\u2014they have the actual speaker box it came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I sat in the room in amazement, completely living out my Apollo 13 fantasy while the guide explained everything. Cate was genuinely curious and asked me thoughtful follow-up questions later. Coen? 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