Austin

We had a fun weekend in Austin over Presidents’ Day. It was great to see Uncle Dave, Aunt Sue, GCL (almost 7.5) and EAL (almost 5).
Friday we walked to a farm that is their backyard neighbor. There were cows, bunnies, and a horse named Buddy who thinks he’s a dog (and walks right next to you!). “Miss Robin” was very welcoming and let the
& the horses and didn’t mind too much when they chased the chickens. Back at home, SPL and EAL hit it off
on the driveway, and
and
. EAL also showed SPL his mad swing skills,
and then jumping off like Superman! It was impressive.
Saturday we got to visit Uncle Bryan, Aunt Lisa, and
(their rotweiller — it’s a statue, but don’t tell Bryan that! 😉 at
and then
(which was packed!). SPL had a great time
at the pet clinic and operating a
. He also
at the restaurant (always loves the food exhibit ;-). After the museum, we went to a local gelato place and had some yummy ice cream.
by all the choices (as was I actually :-).
On Sunday we had fun hanging
, going “
,
(this photo is hilarious! :-),
and then seeing how they
in the backyard. We also had a visit from my college friend Neel and his wife, Melissa (whom I met for the first time). Turns out she and I not only have growing up in San Antonio in common, but she also was a counselor at CAMP for 2 years! Small world.
And of course there were many rounds of
throughout the weekend (with the little boys
), reading stories together with
and
,
,
, as well as a few 
Thanks for a fun weekend!