A True Texan Summer

Three months of Texas Adventure and not a dull moment. I was lucky enough to go out several times to visit, so we were sure to do it all! This could turn out to be the world's longest post if I tried to write it all, therefore I will let the pictures tell the story.

When Nick heard he was going to Texas I was so excited because I had a few close friends from over the years who lived nearby. Julia and I lived on the same floor our freshmen year at BYU and I have been spoiled rotten that despite she living in Tx and myself in AZ, I have seen her 5 times in the last year (which is a ton considering it had been 7 years since I had seen her at all). Ian and Nick loved talking construction (they have the same careers) and guns! It was so great meeting all of Julia and Ian's kiddos for the first time. So adorable, so entertaining, and man do they sure know how to pose for a camera! So great seeing them and a BIG thank you for all your hospitality and great food. Love you guys!

The Farmers: Kate, Ian, Julia, Wesley, Gracie

Gracie, Me, baby Wesley

I cannot remember what this game was called! But it was fun and addicting. (It looks like scrabble, but it wasn't)!

Oh, how I love this girl-Taylor! I've known her since I moved to Kentucky and can honestly say she is a keeper in the friend department. Taylor has lived in Houston for a couple of years now and I was so glad that I got to see her and she certainly showed us how to eat our way through that town! This is after we stuffed our face with mediterranean food.

Even Paul came to visit! So much fun that weekend and the Fishin' Fiesta is the place to be if you are ever in Freeport, TX the first weekend of July. Here are all the winning catches of the day.

We visited nautical antique shops on The Stand in Galveston where Paul and Nick showed the store owner the proper way to fold a ships flag :)

Enjoying the shops

We had a beach day in Galveston at Stewart Beach. The water felt great, the sun rays were beating down, and I actually went in pass knee level (which is a big deal for those of you who know me).

We toured the Bishop's house in Galveston. It is a crazy huge house that survived the 1901 hurricane. It was so great to see how the extremely wealthy people lived back then.

We toured a retired oil rig and an attached museum. Nick loved this. It was pretty neat to see how big all the drill bits are that are used! After touring this place I'm convinced we need to start using all the resources off our coast! Forget all those crazy environmentalists, we need to be energy independent. (Okay, I'm off my soapbox).

Oh, Texas! Thanks for being so good to us this summer. Nick loved you and even thinks he likes all your humidity! He loved that he got to be a cowboy, shoot guns, wear his boots and hat around town, and talk with a southern drawl with no translation necessary. I loved that you have a beach (a key element to any summer), HUGE mall (thank you, Galleria), kolache shops on every corner, and pistachio almond blue bell ice cream. It was a great summer with a little piece of Texas pride (a brass belt buckle) taken home for the memories.

Hope Ya'll had a great summer too!