I love Texas! We had a great time vacationing there. Thanks to Brooke and Taylor for letting us stay with them! The weather was very hot and humid, but I loved it! I didn't miss cold, windy, and dry Idaho one bit! (Maybe the tap water a little.) Grant was a good little traveler. The plane rides went pretty well. He is a crib sleeper, which means he doesn't fall asleep on laps very well. But Tyson managed to get him to sleep a little. Grant went along with us to the Alamo, the River Walk, Sea World, the SAS shoe factory, a duck pond, some yummy restaurants, and he even went boating. I think his favorite place was the water park in Sea World. Grant loved splashing and crawling and sliding around in the area for toddlers. Sea World is amazing! There are all sorts of awesome shows, aquariums, crazy roller coasters, and Tyson even got to feed and pet the dolphins. We got a season pass since it was only a little more than a 2-day pass, so we got to spend lots of time there. Tyson went to a bunch of conferences and even ran into some of his former classmates and professors. Grant loved playing with his cousins Dallin and Parker, and now he's bored at home with just me! Here are lots of pictures from the trip:
H-E-B is the store there like Costco or Winco. They give kids a balloon when you come in. Grant went crazy with it! This video cracks me up!
Here's the famous Alamo. I had to do a little research afterwards to really understand what it was all about! It was neat to see some stuff that belonged to Davy Crockett.
Grant and Tyson after swimming all afternoon at Sea World.
Grant was wiped out! He fell asleep almost immediately.
Tyson got to feed the dolphins. You can see the fish near the dolphin's nose.
Taylor, Parker, Tyson, Dallin and Brooke. It's hard to tell, but Tyson is rubbing this dolphin's chin. This dolphin kept coming up to Tyson and letting him pet it the whole time he was there. It was cool!
Grant really liked boating. The water there is so warm!! It was so nice I actually didn't mind falling out of the tube or off the skis!
Here's Tyson on the skis! Isn't it gorgeous on this lake?
This picture didn't turn out great, but it's in front of a fountain at the River Walk.
He's such a cute cowboy!
We even got to go the beautiful San Antonio temple.
Grant in front of a sweet car at the SAS shoe factory. That place was great! The tour of the shoe factory was free, and in the general store you could fill up a bag with as much as old-fashioned candy that could fit and it was only $2! Plus there were all sorts of fun old-fashioned things to look at.
Parker grinning in front of "the car that looks like Lizzy!" (from Cars)
Grant eyeing the ducks at the pond.
It was the best vacation, and I can't wait to go back! :)
Amazingly, he had no developmental problems. He spent a month in the hospital, but now he is doing great! We are so grateful to have him in our lives!
When I first gave him his cupcake, he refused to take a bite. So I left it on his tray and he started to play with it, rubbing all over everywhere. When he decided to lick his fingers, he realized what yummy goodness was before him and he started shoveling it in! 
We also started putting in our sprinkler system that day. Thanks to all who helped! Putting pipe under sidewalks is definitely not as easy as people say! We rented a trench digger last night and got most of the trenches dug. Thank you again to my mom and dad and the Parkers for all their help. Happy birthday Grant! We love you!! 
Here's where Grant hung out while we worked outside. 
