After church and lunch out we decided to take a drive north from our home towards where the fires had been burning.
We only stayed on the main roads and we did not drive onto smaller roads up into the fire areas. We could see some of the trees that were scorched. It was a nice drive and we were encouraged that it wasn’t smoky.
Meanwhile in the state of Texas!
Josh had business in Dallas and extended his time there to spend time with his uncles, aunts, cousins, and childhood friend. Laura flew in after Joshua’s conference was over to join him for the ‘family’ time. An early round of golf happened on Saturday with his uncles and cousin.
Later on Saturday my sister, Lana and her hubby Steve, arranged for this get together, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and friends!
Laura with cousin, Hope (who is in her senior year of high school!). Josh with Nikki, my best friend’s daughter who lives in Texas now with her family. My brother and sister, the twins, who both live in the Dallas area. Nikki and her brother grew up with our kids in southern California. Nikki’s mom, me, Lana and Leonard were all part of the Russian Baptist church in L.A. growing up and into our college years.
Before Josh and Laura flew home on Sunday Steve and Lana treated them to a trip to the Dallas Arboretum.
It’s Fall y’all!
Thank you to Josh and Laura for sharing their time in Dallas with us through their photos! Thank you, to my sister and hubby, who opened up their home to them!
Hope y’all had a good Fall weekend, too.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Sounds like a good time all around! When you told us where you were driving, I had wondered about smoke. I’m glad there wasn’t any!
I teared up when I saw those trees, but better the trees get scorched than the people who lived in the area and especially the firefighters.
Looks like it was a lovely Sunday all the way around.
Wonderful photos of your family. It is sad to see the destroyed destroyed by the wildfires.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
ellen, I remember your stories about Redbeard. Looks like you still have one in the family! ☺️
…thanks for taking me along, where are we headed next?
Texas time is always a grand time! The Dallas Arboretum is a wonderful place to get lost in!
Glad to see the wildfire is under control and smokey air is minimal. It’s nice Josh had wonderful family time while on a business trip to TX. Everyone looked very happy to see him and Laura.
That drive to the burned areas, amazing what you found. Those areas don’t look as bad as it could have been. Grateful for that.
What a fun family get-together in Texas! Even though you couldn’t be there, it was so sweet for them to share their photos with you! And us. 🙂 Have a great week Ellen!
What great pics of family enjoying each other’s company. It’s nice the cousins are close and can spend time together. So glad you didn’t run into any smoke. It’s sad to see the damage, but the earth miraculously recovers. Have a great day!