We took an awesome vacation to Texas to visit Traces brother and family this summer.
We had such a fun time and my kids have decided they want to move to Texas, I guess I should say everyone, but Alexa. The boys thought the boat and the lake were great and when you can drive a four wheeler all alone, then its even better. We ate real Texas barbeque,( seriously sooo good) stayed up way to late, went to the famous water park "Slidderbon", and what would Texas be without a trip to the Alamo ( it took about 25 minutes to tour). We had lunch with Traces long time friend that he had not seen since he was twelve and since Trace used to live there we got a tour of his old stomping grounds. A HUGE thank you to Garrick and Nicci who took care of us for the week. Seriously, they were so kind always making sure we were having a good time.
I will say this, as my kids get older they are not around as much anymore, always at friends houses, babysitting, school, and sporting events. This vacation was GREAT no one could say I don't want to go and do that because its "Family Vacation" and you do it. As my kids get older I must admit I miss them and I suppose this is only the beginning of this, but I see the great importance of going on a family vacation and everyone being together weather you like it or not, but I must say my kids still think that Trace and I are "ok" to hang out with and I am truly grateful for that!
