Back from Texas!

So, Taylor and I returned from Texas on Tuesday afternoon. We were completely exhausted (and we still kind of are.) But all in all we would definitely say that the trip was well worth it. For those of you that don't know why we went out there, we went there to meet Taylor's birth mother (yes, he is adopted!!) and some blood brothers... and a sister... and a nephew and niece...and a cousin!! :-) Going in to this it could seem rather overwhelming. While Taylor was very gung-ho about this, I was very much more reserved about the whole trip. But it turned out to be a wonderful experience. There was so much to do and I'm sure we got only a taste of what Texas and this extension of family has to offer!! They kept us pretty busy. We went fishing, bowling, fishing, played pool, more fishing, went to the shooting range, more fishing, toured through some caverns, more fishing, went canoeing, and MORE fishing....Clearly they (Mostly Brandon) like fishing just as much as Taylor!! It was great! Below is some of the pictures of Taylor with his new extension of family:

This is Taylor with Brandon. Brandon is 25. Him and Taylor are full blood brothers. They have a lot of similar characteristics, both physical traits and personality traits. Everyone (including myself) has enjoyed watching them two together. Brandon let us stay at his place for most of the time in Texas (while we were in Kingsland). He was a great host! Him and Taylor instantly bonded.

This is one of Taylor and Daniel. Daniel is 22 and him and Taylor are half brothers. All the siblings have the same mom but different dads.

This is a picture of Taylor with Michael. Michael is 23. Him and Daniel have the same dad but they look nothing alike.

This is a picture of Taylor and Rhiannon. Rhiannon is 31. She is talking about coming out to California towards the end of August. That will be cool.

This is a picture of Taylor and his birth mother. Her name is Cheri.

This picture has all the siblings and their cousin, Jesse. Unfortunately, I don't think that I was able to get a picture of just Jesse and Taylor like I did everyone else. He let us stay at his place for the later part of the week while we were in Austin. He was really a great host. In this picture:
Back Row (L-R): Jesse, Brandon
Front Row (L-R): Daniel, Michael, Rhiannon, Taylor (Duh!!)

Well, for now that will be all the pictures that I will post. I will definitely be putting some more pics up later. There are SO many pics that it would be ridiculous to post them all on this page but in the couple of days we will be working towards getting some more good ones up on the page so you can see some of the things that we got to do in Texas. For now, I just wanted to introduce you to this extension of the family.