Don't Mess with Texas

I only managed to take one picture while I was in Boerne, my apologies! I'm sure my mom has some more on her blog if you check it out. The night I arrived we went to a wine tasting at a brand new wine store/ bar in Boerne. After the tasting Mom and Pop went to a local play! Here they are with Lucy before the play!

The rest of the trip was a blast. On Friday, Mom and I roamed around Boerne and did some boutique shopping. Boerne has grown up quite a bit, it was so much fun to see all the new stores they have on Main Street. Then we met up with Pop at the Dodging Duck Microbrew. Now that I know a little bit more about beer (thanks to Rory), I was able to make a better assessment of how good the beer was!

On Saturday, I had my first experience with a push lawnmower in Mom and Pop's new back yard. That was tough work! I can definitely say that I like riding lawnmowers more than push mowers. Later that day we went to San Marcos to do some birthday shopping and then onto Gruene Hall for a beer. On our way home I decided that I would cook my favorite meal for Mom and Pop: Turkey Chili. Let me know if you want the recipe, it's delicious!

On Sunday, we started off with Church and then had plans to go to Boerne lake. Instead I took a much needed 3 hour nap. Then we headed off to the Perry's house where we saw nearly everyone I know in Texas: Perrys, Jerry McFarlen, Wilsons, Evans, Bitsy and Steve, and more. It made me miss Sunday night dinners.

Thanks Again for having me Mom and Pop! Can't wait to come see you again in September!

Florida!

Rory and I made the 10.5 hour trek to Florida. It was absolutely gorgeous. There was no oil to be found. We arrived late Wednesday night and then had 4 full days to enjoy MH, Matthew, Jack and the beach! Here is a picture of the beach from MH and Matthew's Beach Club pool!

As you can tell there was not a cloud in the sky. The first day Rory and I had some major difficulties with applying sunscreen. So on Friday we decided to go get the spray on sunscreen to try to tan away our stomachs that looked more like red and white puzzle pieces.

On Saturday we went to the beach but parked by one of the lakes. I made a hole with my feet and watched the water come into it. Jack decided this was a good place to sit. We were worried he wouldn't like being buried but he had a blast as you can tell by the photos. It amused him for at least 15 minutes!

Here he is again showing Rory how he can shut the truck's door! He went around and shut all the doors. We would try to go and open them again so we could hear some music, but Jack would go back and shut them all again. It was hilarious!

Something I did not know about 2 yr olds, they have an odd fascination with cups. He would take the cup fill it up with water and pour it into whatever vessel was nearby. In this case it was the Tonka Truck! We had soo much fun! Thanks MH and Matthew for having us! I can't wait to come for Christmas!