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Reunion in Houston

As of June 7th, the parentals have now completed their mission to Mississippi, so my sister and brother-in-law that live in the Houston area offered to host everyone for a little bit of a family reunion. The Elder and Sister drove over from MS., and most of the rest of us all flew in to meet up with them. My sister's place was Reunion Central, and was our jumping off point for all sorts of fun activities that week, as well as where we all gathered for meals, and sometimes lodging.

Pretty much anywhere you go in Houston can be quite a drive. So we spent a lot of time in the car. But did we ever have fun! We went downtown and up to the top of the Chase Tower, we went on a Port of Houston boat tour, went on a wild animal safari at the Bayou Wildlife Park, went swimming in Galveston, ate at Bubba Gump's, had terrific Texas BBQ, and went to Space Center Houston. It was a whirlwind.

More pictures to hopefully follow, but here's one with me and some of the kiddoes, taken at the Space Center. Love and miss them so much!


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