Grandma and Grandpa Dimond came to see us last week and we had a great time. It was a short visit and the kids were in school but we made the most of it. They came last Thursday and left on Monday. On Friday Brett and Jared had to go to school but I had that Friday off because I work a flex schedule and I get every other Friday off normally. Sometimes I have to work if I am
traveling or doing a HAZOP, but I did have last Friday off. So, we went to Galveston even though it was cold!! We stopped at the beach and froze (it was about 45-50 degrees F) but it was still fun. Even though it was cold it was much warmer than it was for Grandma and Grandpa
back in Utah. Then we went and visited the Moody Mansion in Galveston. It is a big, fancy old house. If you want to learn more about it you can go to the following web site: http://www.moodymansion.org/ . We had to get home before Brett and Jared got home from school so that was all we had time for.On Friday evening we had basketball practice so we did not do anything else. Grandma and Grandpa Dimond went to Jared’s practice with Lori and Ryan and I went to our basketball practice with Brett. I am the coach of Brett’s team so I always to with him to all the games and practices.
On Saturday morning we went for a walk around Brazos Bend State Park. We were hoping to see some alligators but it was too cold for them. We saw quite a few birds but no gators. We did go to the visitors center and we had the opportunity to pet one of the baby alligators so we at least saw some babies. We had to hurry home from that activity so we could go to our basketball games. Grandma and Grandpa had the chance to watch Brett and Jared play basketball, which was fun. 
After the basketball games we went out to eat at Texas Land and Cattle. The kids eat free there from noon until 4:00 on Saturdays so we took advantage of that.
Sunday was a relaxing day. We went to Church in the afternoon and Grandpa Dimond talked to some of the people in our ward that he knows. It is amazing because Grandpa Dimond seems to always know someone, even in Texas!
It was a short visit but a good one. We
love to have people come and see us.
love to have people come and see us.
