On Friday we packed up and headed to Tyler, Texas for the second annual Alford family reunion. We absolutely HEART Tyler. It is hilly, green and full of trees. The houses and businesses are built into the trees, unlike here where they demolish them all and then build the concrete jungle. That sounds pretty harsh, so let me clarify. We love Frisco. It is our beautiful home. We love the orderly streets, the attention to making everything bright, new and beautiful. The endless opportunities. But Tyler's beauty is different...and more green. Going to Tyler feels like going home...even though none of us were born or raised there. Brian's Aunt Pat and Uncle Royce live there and host our large gatherings; their home is a dream. A ranch style dream. We love their home. It is calm and comforting and for whatever reason reminds me of the homes of my Aunties up North. So reunion weekends in Tyler are good for our soul. This weekend was no exception.
Caleb swam and played with his cousins, never slowing down...not even to eat! Cole is ten and loves lego and Caleb thinks he is ALL THAT. And Madison, Gabriel and Sadie let Caleb tell them what to do, which put him in hog heaven. He says that he loves playing with Madison and is counting down to our trip to Waco in two weeks. Bonus: Brian bought me some more Tyler roses to fill our flowerbeds and we even found brown-eyed susans. Heaven. But last night we all sighed with relief as we pulled into our driveway..during a torrential downpour! Caleb declared that he loved "home sweet home" and we couldn't agree more!
These pictures were snapped by resident photographer Caleb. He loves nothing more than to get his hands on our camera!
Madison
Grandad
Bedtime Buddies
The ever fascinating air conditioning unit in our hotel room...
Daddy!!!
And then some more...
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