Hill Country Trip: Lago Vista & Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

We went to the hill country this Sunday in search of some food, hiking, and wildflowers...
we got 2/3.
Here we are at the Balcones Canyonland National Wildlife Refuge! We are at a lookout point just chillin

March is nice because we can hike in the afternoon and it is not dreadfully hot. We never saw any wildflowers, we must have gone too far north, but next weekend I think we will try again... These guys found some wildflowers... we are jealous.

Roxanne is taking some great pics with the new camera..

In other news..

Evie's Chair her Grandma B brought her is fixed and as good as nwe! Evie loves the chair! it is so cute to give her a book and let her read, she crosses her dangling legs as she looks at the books.

Go Fly a Kite!

Here is Evie watching us fly a kite.

I found a kite at work, and decided to see how it worked... It is beautiful.. but not so good a kite... it tends to take extreme nose dives.

Roxanne did better than I, but nose dives were still a problem.

we had a video, but blogger is being a POS...

good day sir!

Family visit in Austin!

The fam from St. Louis, Kville, and El Paso respectively all came to Austin to visit us and have mucho fun.

Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed having all their grandkids together with them for the first time!

Evie enjoyed them as well and her cousins and aunts and uncle too!

I think Lou had a good time as well

The tree house finally got some use.

Here they are 4 grankids together bein cute!

Only missin Andy... Lil David filled in for him in the background.

Bella is pointing out what part of Texas she hails from.

Lil David is about to get mauled! watch out!

Future longhorn?

Rural Mo pics from my moms new camera!

Great pics Mom!

Trixie?

Evie reminds her Grandma Kathy of Trixie from the Hi and Lois Cartoon I see the resemblence. what about you guys?

Visitors!

Evie had some visitors this week! Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Gordy came down to share some precious moments... and some more cake! Here she is starting out. And here she is afterwards! Witness the destruction!

Here she is opening one of her many presents!

Evie also took time from her busy schedule to catch up on some email.

and read some books of course..

More Gifs, I love these things!





Evie is gonna be a good reader, we know this because she already loves to read by herself, here is proof!