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Weekend in Austin

We went to Austin TX over Memorial Day weekend to see some family friends. We had a great time and enjoyed their hospitality and we can't wait to go back.

On Saturday we got to see downtown Austin and the capital. We watched Under the Sea in 3d at the imax which was awesome. Sunday we joined our friends at their church, and then went to Lake Travis where we had a wet picnic but then it cleared up enough for us to go in the lake. Too bad we forgot our swimsuits.

Monday we went to the Zilker Botanical Gardens and then to the park across the street. We took a ride on the train and then rented a canoe for an hour. Theo and I found out we cannot work together well enough to row and mostly went in circles. We still managed to have lots of fun. Lizzy was so tired she fell asleep in the boat and missed most of it. We left Monday afternoon and on the way home we got to see some old friends of mine in Waco and enjoyed catching up.

The young

The Young

And the Young at Heart

More fun in the pool

New slide

Katie and Lizzy have been begging for this slide at the pool store for 2 years now, but at $150 I hadn't given in. When it went on clearance the other day for half off, I snapped it up. They had a blast! Just hopefully it won't get a hole in it. We told Katie she would have to consider it her birthday gift but we'd go ahead and put it up.

Girl scouts and Doggy birthday

Katie finished her first year of girl scouts this week. Here she is at her award ceremony. They recently changed it so there is two years of Daisy scouts instead of just kindergarten which is great for me since I don't have to buy another outfit next year!

And Princess Jackie celebrated her 3rd or 4th birthday and her first year with us by going to the vet. I have now spent more on medical treatment for her than for my kids! Happy Birthday anyways doggy!

Katie's schoolwork

I told Katie that if she wrote her story super neat then I would post it on my blog so she can show off for Grandma and Auntie, so here it is. How is it that I took her out to fly her kite for over an hour and all she writes about is the tangled string?!

Lizzy's program

The 3 and 4 year olds had their spring program tonight. They were adorable and the music was really cute.

Puzzle

998...999...1000! Katie finshed the puzzle Grandma got her! With a little help from Momma. And Lizzy helped too (see the one she did? It is the one that was sucked on first).

Helping Daddy

Helping Daddy scrub the porch before staining it.

I took the girls out to fly their new kite the other day. We actually got it up and going but then Lizzy dropped it. So the winner of our kite flying was the tree who caught it and kept it up for at least 45 minutes. A record in our kite challenged family!

House pictures for Grandma

I'm posting these pictures so Grandma in India can look at what we have done so far in our house. Everyone else can skip this since it is boring (unlike the rest of the blog which I'm sure is a thrill a minute)!

We are pretty much finished getting the house the way we want it. I would like to paint the entry, stairs and upstairs hall, but it is two stories and I'm scared of heights. Now all that is left is our bedroom and the media room upstairs which we use as a school room. Then it will be time to start over.

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Kitchen

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Family Room