For Thanksgiving we went to visit my parents in San Antonio. It was really our year for Christmas, but there was a Roberts family reunion over Thanksgiving. Plus I didn't really want to haul everything down for Christmas. I also figured that this will be that last time I get to go to TX for a while, being pregnant and then having a new baby. So since gas prices kept dropping we decided it would be cheaper to drive than to fly. So Me, Mikkele, Grant,
Alisha, Albert, and Adam piled into Alisha's Nissan Titan Truck and made the 2 day-24 hour journey.
Mikkele looking sassy in Aunt Lisha's sunglasses.
One of the only times Grant slept on the drive. He had a hard time, and didn't feel well a good part of the time we were there.
Grant and Albert. This is one of the only faces Albert knows how to make when a camera is pointed at him. He really is a Roberts at heart.On the way down we stopped in a city called Las Cruses, NM. We had a slight mishap at the hotel that next morning. At 5 a.m. we were rudely awakened to water pouring out of the vent in our ceiling of our bathroom. The bathroom and hallway were quickly flooded. We informed the front desk, and were quickly moved into another room. Come to find out the guests staying in the room above ours had a huge all night party and ended up overflowing the bathtub and toilet. This also explains all the pounding I heard all night long. So we ended up getting reimbursed for our room for all of the hassle and inconvienence. Really not too bad for getting a free room. We tried to figure something out to get our room free on the way home, but it didn't work.
Monday and Tuesday were mostly spent relaxing. My mom, Alisha, and I went and saw Twilight while the boys went golfing. Thanks to my dad for sacrificing the golfing to watch Mikkele and Grant. We all had Twilight shirts on trying to act as teen-y as possible. The movie was good. There were a few things that we thought were cheesy or didn't follow the book, or at least our perception of the book. But overall we all enjoyed it and can't wait until the next movie comes out.
Wednesday we drove to the coast for the Roberts family reunion. We met in a city called Port Aransas. It's a little town by Corpus Christi. We stayed in this condo pretty much right on the beach. It was a lot of fun and we had beautiful weather.
Our condo is the door on the second floor that is open.
The view of the beach looking out from the door of our condo.We spent some time on a jetty. This particular jetty was 8/10 of a mile. Dad and Adam walked the whole way, but the rest of us got sidetracked watching the dolphins in the bay. There were a couple of them that just sat out there waiting for boats to come by. We also watched some of the fisherman. They caught some interesting fish.
Mikkele posing on the jetti. She is one hot babe!
Can you see Mikkele inbetween the teeth of this massive shark?
It was also a walkway that lead up to the doors of the store.
After walking around town for a while, we came back and cooled off in the pool, hot tub, and ocean. This was Mikkele's first time getting into the ocean more than just ankle deep. And she even got the hang of boogie boarding. I actually didn't brave the jellyfish, but everyone else did. The hot tub was good enough for me.
Adam, Mikkele, Grant and Alish in the pool.
Grant and Aunt Lisha in the hot tub.
Mikkele and Adam out in the waves.
Alisha and Mikkele
This one's kinda blurry, but you get the picture. She was a pro by the end of the trip to the coast.
Thursday was Thanksgiving. We didn't have the whole Roberts family there, but there was a good amount of us there. We missed those that couldn't come. The food was good, but the after dinner entertainment was even better. The old men played the boys in a Turkey bowl on the beach. My dad, in typical old man form, pulled his hamstring during the game and had to quit. I don't know who won, and I didn't get any pics of the boys, but lets face it the pics of the old men are much funnier to look at. We also had a talent show and games for the kids. And of course in true Roberts form, there was a game of dominos. 
Dad's bum, Robby, Bruce-in his short shorts, and Rodney in a huddle.
Lonnie and Bruce..."I'm open"
Grant spent a lot of time listening to Adam's Ipod. It was nice that it entertained for bits of time.
Friday we drove home from the coast, regrouped and headed for the river house. This is a favorite place to visit when in TX. The house belongs to my dad's friend Kenny. It is a beautiful setting along the Blanco River. We had a second Thanksgiving dinner there, and the boys watched some football. Grant always enjoys rides on the gator. A front came through that day, so it was too chilly to get into the river, but on a nice summer day it is very relaxing. 
The gator with the river house in the background. Saturday morning we got back in the car again and started our journey back to UT. We had a great time, but it sure was a lot of time in the car. Mikkele said that she didn't want to get back in the car again for a year, but obviously that's really not possible. Maybe just not a long road trip again any time soon.
Christmas Eve always brings new jammies. Grant doesn't seem like he likes his too much, but he was just tired and ready to get to bed so Santa could come. Love that kids pouty face. :)
Mikkele sitting with her Santa stuff.
Grant and Mikkele with Grant's Santa stuff.
Mikkele trying out her new sandwich maker that Santa brought her. Apparently her mom won't make her grilled cheese whenever she wants one (which is all the time) so Santa brought her a sandwich maker and a children's recipe book so she could start learning how to cook. It's never too early to learn, right. 
Grant and Mikkele reading the book "That's not my car" that Mikkele gave him for Christmas. It's a touchy feely book that's great for sensory play. His smiley face says he likes it.
Singing one of the songs.
