Hey Y'all

We were beyond blessed to tag-along on a business trip with Adam to Grapevine, TX. This was our family's four day summer vacation... (Seriously beyond amazed that God knew we wanted a mini-vacation but didn't have the resources to take one, He provides- or provided thorough Adam's work anyway!)
We stayed at the beautiful Gaylord Texan. The inside looks like San Antonio's Riverwalk, but completely enclosed. Which was great since it was over 100 each day we were there.
They had lots of things to do on the inside: train sets, pools, shops and many restaurants. Here are two little cowboys hanging at a saloon.
In 5th-8th grade I lived in Arlington, TX. My childhood best friends name was Jenny and we have stayed in touch all these years even after I moved back to OK. Here we are in the early 90's hanging out at the lake.
We met up with Jenny and her boyfriend Lear for dinner at the Blue Fish. We were able to catch up on life now and share fun memories of old times. I was glad that they were able to meet our children and show them what is in store for them in the future!
Then we headed to Heritage Park and Botanical Gardens for a playdate.
We met Amy and William at the park and the kids played until they dropped! William and Avi Joy loved the spider web, overall the park was perfect. Amy traveled a couple months after we traveled for Avi Joy. We take every opportunity to get together with Vietnam families and Amy was such a joy to talk with all morning! Thank you for meeting up with our family.
The hotel had two great pools and we were able to go swimming one afternoon with The Logan Family.
My mom and Patty (and Gary) became best friends while we lived in TX. They have also kept in touch all these years. We all met when I was about 11, so they have seen me grow up. Here they are with their oldest daughter Olivia.
After swimming we went to their house for dinner. Avi Joy had a blast playing with Olivia and Isabel. (the baby from above is now 12 and holding her sis) Our kids pulled a serious push-through as we did not leave there house until almost 10pm.
On our last day we walked the Grapevine Mills Mall. After they hopped on this ice cream truck, I became totally inspired for their Halloween costumes. So be on the look-out for that! (Yes, I know, most of our friends do not celebrate Halloween, but we do. We are in the world and not of it... but you never know, maybe we will be out and get to share Jesus with someone dressed-up as a serial killer. I LOVE dressing up, it is fun for us and we will attend events for Halloween that I feel are family friendly.)
Here was the sad part of our vacation. We could tell Nehemiah was not feeling well by the 3rd day of the trip. By the time we reached home (10pm on Wed night) he had vomited all over and was running a 106.5 temp!!! Can you believe that, oh poor guy. So we took him to the ER to get the fever down and to see what was going on. He has an acute eardrum infection and is now on antibiotics. He is doing ok. Not healthy, still really fussy, but no fever.
Anyone who knows us knows that we are total foodies. We were so grateful to have Adam's daily per diem to spend for food. We asked the locals for recommendations for restaurants. We ate a lot (as most do on vacation) but our fav's were Anamia's and Flips. YUM.
We also enjoyed Christmas shopping at World Market. If you have not been to one, Oh My Word, I love it. We bought gifts, baby shower presents and something for each of us. I am glad they do not have one here, any extra money could not stay in my wallet!

"For the Father knows what you need before you ask Him." Matthew 6:8

More to come,
Adam, Natasha, Avi Joy and Nehemiah