Houston for a wedding and a little vacation

Friends

So the weekend before Daniel's birthday, we jumped on a plane down to Houston to celebrate Anida's sister getting married, meet up with the TX side of the family, and also take a little vacation with our friends the Pastas.

What with one thing and another, we got a late start to the trip, then got stuck in security, so we made it to the plane with about 45 seconds to spare after a mad dash through the airport.


Daniel and Rachel enjoyed hanging out with their cousins Brayden, Kayla and Chloe before and after the ceremony.












We took advantage of having the kids all dressed up to get some nice pictures.

















The next day after the wedding, we piled into our rented minivan with David, Barbara and Sean and headed on up to Bastrop, TX. There we stayed for a couple of nights at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort thanks largely to some gift cards that Barbara generously shared.

What a nice place. In many ways it reminded us of the place we go in Thailand. The grounds were nice, the swimming pool was fantastic for the little ones and it was all-around relaxing. Thumbs up.

Daniel got to use his swimming skills in the pool and the kids area was large enough that he got some independence, while we felt like we didn't have to hover over him. Rachel also got confident that she could stand on her toes so they just had a grand time in there.

Daniel rode on the bikes they had for guests, and both evenings, we made S'mores at the outdoor firepits. The resort is right next to a state park, so we got some nice hikes in as well.





There are lots of additional pictures in David's photo Album - HERE.

On the way back from Bastrop, we stopped by the Blue Bell ice cream factor - which the adults enjoyed at least as much as the kids did.

(The airport and flight back were much less dramatic than the trip there).


In the spirit of keeping these short and hopefully not falling too far behind, that'll have to do for updates from TX.

Love, ADRE.