Summertime

Summertime is in full swing! We started off our summer with playdates with friends including a hike with Bodhi & Soren, McKinney Falls with one of Dean's classmates, and a splash pad with one of Morgan's new friends from camp.

First, it was a reunion of Morgan with his old Pre-K buddies who hugged each other when they first saw one another in the parking lot. We packed a picnic lunch and took a hike to St. Edwards Park, which featured a shallow creek perfect for cooling off and splashing around. It was great to get together with old friends and despite the heat, the boys didn't want leave.

Next, Dean and I had a play date with one of his Kindergarten friends at McKinney Falls State Park. I couldn't believe we'd never been here before! I had heard of it but didn't realize how close it was, not far from the airport. It had tons of trails and a much larger body of water for swimming, but a stronger current. It was too hot for hiking, so we opted to stay in the clear refreshing waters, but didn't dare go past knee deep after spotting a small water moccasin 10 feet from where we were wading in the water. (We quickly moved to a different spot and I was on the lookout the whole rest of the time. Luckily we made it out without incident). : ) Dean had fun building rock cities with his friend, skipping rocks and watching leaves float downstream.

We've also taken snow cone outings, seen "Finding Dory" at the movies, found new books at the library, gone bike/scooting/walking around the neighborhood including a stop at our neighbors with  pygmy goats "Thelma" and "Louise", seen a bird show, and, as I write this, the boys are camping out in living room forts. (Let's see if that lasts the night)!!!

Riding at Becker

 

"Birds of Prey" show at the library where Morgan and Dean got a close look at falcons, owls and a hawk!

Thanks Poppy for the books!

UPDATE ON THE LIVING ROOM CAMPING: It's actually been quiet in there for the past 20 mins so I'm hoping for the best!!!

Nana & P-Pop visit

Nana and P-Pop came out for a visit the first week of June. They were able to catch the boys' last day a school which included a Pre-K graduation celebration for Dean and awards presentation for Morgan. The boys had a great year at school and look forward to Kindergarten and 2nd grade next year! We spent the majority of our time at Horseshoe Bay, but they also had fun hanging out with Nana and P-Pop building legos, designing cloth napkins, playing in the backyard, and even getting Nana to play Twister and get her first "tattoo"! And of course we had some BBQ, both at Valentina's and at Black's which did not disappoint. Their visit also coincided with mine and Ed's 15th wedding anniversary so they were kind enough to babysit while Ed and I enjoyed a date at Austin Land & Cattle one night. Man, 15 years went by fast!

What was supposed to be a wash out of a week turned out to be beautiful, especially during our few days at Horseshoe Bay. Although the lake was closed so we couldn't take a boat out, we were still able to walk the grounds, play at the arcade, visit the animals, go out to eat, and go to the beach, pool and hot tub. Nana and P-Pop even fit in some well deserved relaxation time with margaritas in hand. All in all, it was great to spend time with them and the boys really enjoyed seeing their Nana and P-Pop, thanks for making the trip out!

Dean's last day in Pre-K

Hang on, I'm fixing the toilet

15 Year Anniversary!

Cheers to vacation!

Nana getting her first tattoo (ever)!