My mom bought Jax this tuxedo for Christmas. My sister had purchased tuxedos and fancy dresses for all the other cousins, and they were supposed to wear them in a photo. The photo never happened. In fact, they never even wore their fancy outfits.
I wanted Jax to wear this suit at least once before he grew out of it. And we had a groupon to the Tower of Americas. So we got dressed up and went. It might have been our best family outing day in existence. All three of us had a blast, and it was just as fun and special as I might have hoped. More so in fact.
We arrived early with enough soft light for portraits on the beautiful grounds. Jax, always the inquisitive explorer, made the rounds checking out the fountains, steps, and pools of water.
We went on a Tuesday night, and were lucky to run into free parking at UTSA downtown. It's free on Tuesday nights.
I've been up in the tower once before, but I had no memory of how insanely windy it is. The windows go up high enough for safety, but are open above that. We have other more perfect looking photos, but the wind-blown crazy ones are my favorite.
Just like we accidentally chose free parking Tuesdays, we accidentally chose the right time of day to visit. It was perfect daylight when we arrived, and while we walked around the observation deck, it slowly transitioned through sunset to complete dark. The city softened, then sparkled as we watched. We couldn't have accidentally planned it better.
