It's a Real Pepper-Upper

Dr Pepper was birthed in 1885 in Waco, Texas, so as my mama and daddy live near there, of course we threw a small pilgrimage to the Dr Pepper museum on the schedule. Ever seeking approval from my father-in-law, who love, loves the stuff, we decided we'd better get good documentation of my happiness while there. It was a cool place, even if we didn't officially go into the paid-museum portion. (We had little kids who had other interests.) We saw the sights and enjoyed Dr Pepper floats with the old-timey soda where they pour the syrup and the soda water in your glass separately. Yum, yum, and good times to boot.

The kids looked so cute holding hands to cross the street together, but Lily was too hot to care about a photo. It was pretty dang hot.

Look at us, at the place where it all began . . .

This was a display of many of the different kinds of bottles they've used throughout Dr Pepper history.

Yah, Dr Pepper floats!

The Dr Pepper truck was the kid-favorite. I wondered if people used to have Dr Pepper delivery service. :)

I strive to be as awesome as the Dr Pepper lady. Apparently the drink is a real pepper upper. Did you know that the original recipe did not include caffeine? And a pepper upper anyway. Awesome.