Friday, July 30, 2010

Rockport 2010


A couple of weeks ago we spent a wonderful weekend at a quaint beach house in Rockport, which we shared with the Fuller's. We spend most of the day saturday swimming at the public beach in Port A. Then we retreated to our house to watch the wonderful sunset, chase after kids, eat snacks, and drink a few beers. In this picture everyone is really wiped out after a long weekend, as we forgot to take any family photos until we were just about to load up and head out. On the way home we stopped at the Mission at Goliad. The mission and the chapel were really beautiful, I'm glad we finally made the detour.



Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Some good family shots

I found these a while back. They were taken at my little cousin's birthday party a couple of months ago. Daddy showcased his circus trick with Sadie, and I subsequently freaked out. Jonah enjoyed a lot of ice cream, and mommy did a little hula hoopin'. Fun was had by all!





Thursday, July 1, 2010

Happy Birthday Sadie

I haven't had a chance to gather picture's from Sadie's 1st birthday party, but we have a wonderful time at Barton Springs with some close friends and family. Here's some recent pictures of her. She's just about to walk and babbles alot. Her favorite things to do are steal toys from her brother, eat just about everything in sight, and wiggle.

At Zilker park just before her birfday party.

Taking a little nap with Hudson at my cousin's house.



Monday, June 21, 2010

Our favorite place

Barton Springs pool is our favorite swimming hole in Austin. Its a huge spring fed pool with cold clear water that is surrounded by huge pecan trees. Its been an Austin favorite for decades, and I'm sure the natives treasured it for eons too. We go almost every weekend in the summer and enjoy going off the diving board and flopping around in the deep end. My grandparents met for the very first time at Barton Springs nearly 70 years ago. My grandma was swimming and got caught up in the current near the dam, and my grandfather saved her! How romantic! She claims that he was trawling for women that day, and boy did he catch one. I hope the kiddos grow up to apprecieate this gem of a place as much as we do. Happy Father's day.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Good ole days

Just found this picture of David on an archaeology survey somewhere deep in the Texas wildlands, where cacti are larger than city buses.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Zoo trip and new front yard


David built the wall, when we moved in it was just a dirt lawn that sloped down to the sidewalk.

After a couple of dump trucks full of dirt, a lot of sod, and probably some creative landscaping, the front yard looks wonderful. So proud of David for all his hard work!


Kiddos were fascinated with the fishies

Momma timbo! Anyone get this movie reference?

My babies

Monday, May 17, 2010

Guide to natural cleaning


Every once in a while I get a little freaked out, as I'm sure every mother does, thinking that I am feeding my kids too much junk, sugar, or processed food. I admit that I usually don't buy all organic, but I am a conscience shopper and typically opt for fruits over sugary snacks. Recently I've been hearing alot about the dangers of high fructose corn syrup, and just read an article about pesticides in fresh fruit linked to kids with ADHD. We are surrounded by artificial goods, toxic chemicals, and convenience and processed foods. It seems like there is a substantial link between our steady adoption of these unnatural products and the higher incidence of cancers in the overall population. Well, who knows really. But I do know that our long past ancestors probably lived lives that were much more in tune with nature and were better for it. In any case, I've just purchased this new book and hope to slowly rid my home of some of the harsh chemicals that I use for cleaning. It basically is a guide for using baking soda, vinegar, borax, and essential oils for cleaning instead of harmful chemicals.
P.S. I once had a rather unsighly wart on my arm that wouldn't go away. I even went to the doctor to have it frozen off, but it promptly returned. After some internet research, I started putting apple cider vinegar on the wart. After a couple of weeks it turned black and just fell off. I didn't even notice it was gone until sometime later. So, these natural products work!