Nikki... from New Mexico

Hey everyone...

   Its been a while since I have been able to write. Things got kinda hectic for the last few days. From Cali. we headed to Phoenix Arizona, and stayed the night. Since Gabriella enjoyed playing in the water at Disney Land so much we decided to find a hotel with a nice pool and take her swimming. The last time I took her swimming was last summer when she was still a little baby! So this time it was really exciting. She was not sure about the huge mass of water at first. We told her it was a big bath, then she was OK! She splashed and played like a "fishy." 

  From Phoenix we went to Flagstaff...Flagstaff is in the mountains in Arizona so it stays much cooler, which was super nice. I took advantage of the nice weather to clean out the van! This was the highlight of my day. I love keeping things clean and organized. I try not to be to anal about it! We did not have  time to fully clean it before we left Oregon. So we unloaded the WHOLE van, and I cleaned the heck out of it! Afterwards I felt very refreshed, that might sound crazy, but when you are basically living in your van (haha) you look forward to cleaning it! 

      Bryan had a show at a local youth group. Everyone at the show was so nice and were super stoked to see Bryan! Once again we were able to meet some new friends there. We stayed with someone from the church and the house was so comfortable. I swear the bed we slept in was like sleeping on air, I felt like i was floating and slept like a baby. Gabriella also conked out when her head hit the pillow! The next morning we woke up and headed to New Mexico. That's where we are now. We did a show at the Victory outreach church. Bryan has known one of the pastors there for about 8 years. Its always nice seeing familiar faces! And everyone there is so hospitable, I know I say that about everyone we stay with, but we are  so fortunate to know so many genuine people through out the USA. People that support us, truly support us and understand what we are doing traveling as a family spreading the word of God. Most of you reading this are those people! :) Thank you!

   Today Bryan had to do some recording and the couple that owns the studio we really got along with. So me and Janette took the day to hang out, do some shopping and watch a movie! It was a fun day doing something out of the ordinary. Just a nice day to relax! There was a kitty at their house and Gabriella loved it! She would get her face a couple inches from the kitty's and talk to it! She told it all about Mickey Mouse and Paci's (Pacifiers). It was the cutest thing. She would not touch it though! I would try to get her to pet it and she would just point and say "kitty,kitty,kitty!" This is our last night here in New Mexico tomorrow we are attending the Victory Outreach Sunday morning service. Then heading to Levelland TEXAS!!! Where my moms side of the family lives. After my family moved from Texas to Oregon we would go down there every year for Christmas. But since i got married and moved out we have not been able to make it down to often. So I rarely get to see them all. They have never met Gabriella, so I am excited for them so see her in person! I am also going to see my uncle Michael. I have not seen him for about 8-10 years. He has been in jail for a long time. Mostly for drugs etc. He is a good man, and its unfortunate he had to go through what he did. But i continue to pray for him. Well, now he has cancer and is very sick, so I am not sure when the next time I will see him is. If ever. I am going to try to be a light in his life. He always was fun to play with during Christmas when i was a little girl. I would appreciate your prayers for him to!  And for other family members I have going through different issues. Hey, we can all use prayer right? Well I am going to sign off now! My grandparents do not have Internet and probably don't even know what it is hehe. So i am not going to be able to write for a couple days at least. The next time I will be writing is from Dallas Texas! Where some super close friends live! So we are anticipating that for sure!!! love all of you and be blessed!!!