Texas Reunion

Several days ago we all returned from a long vacation/work trip. I was gone 12 days and Tori and the kids were gone 14 days. We started the trip by flying to Houston and seeing my aunt Kay and her daughter Amy's family. I especially wanted to fly into Houston so that I could get in a few visits with my grandma, which I did. The visits were emotional because it's the first time I've visited her when she didn't know who I was, but I still enjoyed our time together and was glad I got to see her.

Then we drove to the family reunion in Leakey, Texas. I think there were about 60 family members there and it was great to see family members that I don't get to see as much as I would like. Eric did his part to represent the California wing of the family by staying up until 5am one night and holding his own with the drinking. Better him than me.

Kim posted some great photos of the kids playing here and here and here.

After the reunion, we flew to Washington, D.C. for my week-long conference and Tori and the kids came to hang out. We stayed at the Embassy Suites downtown, which was great luck that our work happened to book a hotel that has two rooms! We also had a GREAT time extending our time in D.C. with Tori's very good friend Emily and her family. Thanks for being a great host in the incredible heat, Emily! As someone else described that muggy 100 degree weather, "I felt like I was in someone's mouth." Ha!

It's good to be home and even better because this weekend the kids are in San Diego with my parents. Woohoo! We have three date nights in a row and tonight we're going to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl with friends. Fun fun!