Texas!

The end of September my family flew to Katy, Texas (west of Houston) to visit my sister, Angie’s family. As you can see it was a fun filled week, so here it is in a nutshell: We went to the beach at Galveston, an Astro’s major league baseball game vs. the Chicago Cubs, a state park where they saw live alligators, several parks, family fishing day at Justin’s work (Conoco-Phillips headquarters)—this is where they had their faces painted. There were several face painting options but all the boys wanted to be Batman! Stu was the only one that caught a fish during the 1st 5 minutes we were there. We ate at Mooyahs, Tutti Fruiti, an amazing Mexican restaurant, and the 7th best shaved ice stand in Houston (sorry, I forgot the name) . The Merrells have a beautiful swimming pool/hot tub in their backyard, which we spend a lot of our time as well. You will notice Marlee enjoying a relaxing moment on her raft. We also had some down time where we could just hang out and let the kids play. We had an awesome time, and we thank the Merrells for having us and being such good hosts. We love you!

Me and Ellie

Hudson, Stu, Wes, and Gracie

Stu and Wes were lucky enough to catch a foul ball each.

They even let the kids down in the dugout.