Tour de Texas - July

This collage doesn't capture everything.... but man were we busy in July! The kids and I not only traveled from Luanda, Angola, but we traveled ALL over Texas! From Katy to the lake house, then to Fort Worth, on to Austin and San Antonio and then back to Katy. Owen and Riley were troopers and great travel buddies!

• Some of the details... we spent an awesome few days at my folks lake house with my Mom and brother Cody. Their new dock is just finished and provided a great place for us to kayak and swim off of. Plus there is a new rope swing which provided lots of laughs at our attempts to swing off it into the water. 
• Owen became a paleontologist as he (or I should say B and I) unearthed the skeleton bones of a triceratops. He thought it was so awesome especially since we had just gone to the museum and seen the fossils in person. We also went to Ice Age 4 with B which was lots of fun for everyone. Riley ate just about all the popcorn which is to be expected since she's a popcorn monster!
• We spent a wonderful weekend with my brother's family, swimming and lots of playing. Kara, Owen and Riley became a little wolf pack following each other everywhere. We also got to meet my brother's new addition Aimee! I know I already wrote about her, but she's pretty special. Owen loved holding her and Riley has since named all babies Baby Aimee.
• Speaking of Amy's, we had some yummy Amy's Ice Cream in Austin with Chacha. We also ventured to Gattitown where no deer were harmed while Mommy and Owen were shooting. On the other hand, Riley took them down! 
• We spent 1 afternoon swimming with cousin Giovanni (even though Owen apparently only thinks he has 1 cousin and that's Kara.) Amanda served her yummy chocolate chip cookies and milk for a snack. A HUGE hit with the kids! (Not to say they didn't go over well with Chacha, Kacee and me too...)
• Owen and Riley went to the see Mitchell's girlfriend Lauren at work. She's a pediatric dental hygienist. Riley was pretty unimpressed with the dentist to say the least. She did like the treasure chest at the end though. Owen was spectacular! I included a picture of his X-rays because it's really cool. You can see his big teeth!
• In San Antonio we got to see Ryan and his new espousa Cindy. They are living in Seto's old place. It was amazing to see what they have done to the place to make it their own. New paint on the walls and completely refinished kitchen cabinets have transformed it. 
• Update on Baby and me: we keep growing!

Ciao!