We got to spend some time with the g-kids before heading South for the colder part of the winter. We took the kids to an indoor park that was a blast, everything is built so that adults can run through the mazes too! We also spent some time at an outdoor park with a bunch of animals. We got to see Seether and Daughtry, who were amazing, before heading south. We spent December in Biloxi before heading west to Mercedes,Tx for Jan and Feb. In Biloxi, we visited a Marine park on a very ‘off day’, I think they had 4 people total that day, so got front row seats to everything, ours was the only vehicle in the parking log. We also went to a festival, spent a day in New Orleans, went to a physic, saw some Christmas lights and, of course, had some beignets. We spent time riding bikes on the beach, saw a Candlelight performance, and a boat Christmas parade. In Tx, we met up with Alice and Gordon, went to South Padre and a Sea Turtle rescue/rehab, went up a lighthouse, swam (outside in January!!), and played a bunch of pool and pickleball. We saw the battlefields of the last battle of the Civil War and several battlefields from the Mexican-American War. We drove out to see SpaceX and to the location of where the ‘Murder’ Hornets crossed into the US. We saw the historic Brownsville cemetery, a mini-Monster truck rally and crossed the Rio Grande to go into Nuevo Progresso, Mexico, for some tacos. We also attended a parade and an amazing car show. Lastly, Ian reminded us of why we were happy we are not in Alaska 🙂


















































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