Embyr. January 2013.
Josh and Jack. January 2013.
Josh, Jack, and Kalyn. January 2013.
Embyr models the owl night-mask that was part of the birthday gift I gave Kalyn. January 2013.
Jack. January 2013.
![Josh & Kalyn gave me some copies of the terrific family portraits they had recently taken.<br />
[Scan of professional portrait]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-9k6GbZ6/1/bd860325/M/scan%20-%20Josh%20%26%20Kalyn-M.jpg)
Josh & Kalyn gave me some copies of the terrific family portraits they had recently taken.
[Scan of professional portrait]![Jack.<br />
[Scan of professional portrait]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-8HTXgmQ/1/4af3d632/L/scan%20-%20Jack%201-L.jpg)
Jack.
[Scan of professional portrait]![Jack.<br />
[Scan of professional portrait]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-v2qBwdh/1/d5862ced/M/scan%20-%20Jack%202-M.jpg)
Jack.
[Scan of professional portrait]![Embyr.<br />
[Scan of professional portrait]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-x4T8VWL/1/6d2387f8/S/scan%20-%20Embyr-S.jpg)
Embyr.
[Scan of professional portrait]![Jack & Embyr.<br />
[Scan of professional portrait]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-kKnsBnq/1/ed26298c/M/scan%20-%20Embyr%20%26%20Jack-M.jpg)
Jack & Embyr.
[Scan of professional portrait]
Dad, Mark, and I drove to Louisiana and spent a night at the Coushatta Casino Resort, which is near the small town of Kinder.
We stayed at the Grand Hotel, one of two hotels at the Coushatta Casino Resort.
The lobby and hotel desk for the Grand Hotel at the Coushatta Casino Resort.
This hallway leads from the hotel lobby to the large casino at the Coushatta Casino Resort.
![They didn't allow any photography in the casino, so I bought and scanned this postcard. The casino is quite large and had a good variety of machines.<br />
[Coushatta Casino Resort]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-kQwB6pf/1/7efc4d44/XL/scan%20-%20Coushatta-XL.jpg)
They didn't allow any photography in the casino, so I bought and scanned this postcard. The casino is quite large and had a good variety of machines.
[Coushatta Casino Resort]![Here's the room that Dad, Mark, and I shared at the Grand Hotel. The bed was comfortable and they had good amenities.<br />
[Coushatta Casino Resort]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-m88DQXS/1/d027efee/X2/100_6070-X2.jpg)
Here's the room that Dad, Mark, and I shared at the Grand Hotel. The bed was comfortable and they had good amenities.
[Coushatta Casino Resort]
Dad in our Grand Hotel room at the Coushatta Casino Resort (I think he was counting his money when I took this shot). I'm really sorry I didn't get a better picture of him during this trip--and absolutely none of Mark. Sorry!
![Looking out the window of our room at the Grand Hotel, we could see their other hotel, which is called the Seven Clans Hotel. The casino at ground level connects the two hotels.<br />
[Coushatta Casino Resort]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family-Texas/My-January-2013-visit/i-z98VqHd/1/7ed2a553/X2/100_6074-X2.jpg)
Looking out the window of our room at the Grand Hotel, we could see their other hotel, which is called the Seven Clans Hotel. The casino at ground level connects the two hotels.
[Coushatta Casino Resort]
Here's another postcard of the Coushatta Casino Resort that I bought and scanned.
Unfortunately, I got super sick during our time here (I think it was the norovirus), so that definitely colored my impression of our little getaway. I don't think I picked up the bug here, so there's no hard feelings. However, the virus hit me with full force right before I went to bed on the evening we stayed here. I had a great time up until the puking started! :-)