Summer Vacation: Austin, TX

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img_2039Since Jeremy had a conference in Austin this summer, we decided to take advantage and go and visit Aunt Sissy, Uncle Charlton and the kids for a week. We had SO much fun!! Bella really enjoys “playing” with her cousins – they even taught her how to play peek-a-boo with her hands. img_20541We went to the pool, and to a indoor play area (it is 100 degrees here, so water or A/C are pretty key…) but I think everyone’s favorite was hanging out on Chrissie and Charlton’s boat on Lake Travis. We spent two glorious afternoons on the water. The boys tubed and Connor skied and we swam in a cove with the kids and friends (Lie Hao, Lisa and Mandy joined on Sunday!). The Lake is sooooo relaxing, and Bella LOVES the water. She didn’t even mind it when I dunked her a couple of times on Monday. (Of course, I counted with her to warn her…it was hot, I was trying to cool her off, not be mean 🙂  The breeze and whirring of the boat motor along with the img_20611gentle vibrations of the boat skipping over the water put her to sleep for a nice long nap both afternoons.  She has really taken to the bath tub during this trip as well (we still bathe her in the sink at home…but I think that is going to have to change…) Every time we go into Chandler’s bathroom, she crawls to the tub and points and grunts. It is so funny – one day we took two baths, and she was thrilled. On Tuesday, Grammy and Go-Go came in from Houston to visit as well. We all went to Going Bananas (an indoor playground), and the kids loved it. Chrissie was so kind to open up her house and we cooked a big family dinner on Wednesday night with everyone, even Paul & Taruko joined. All in all, it was a great trip, despite the crazy July Texas heat (I think I have been totally Californified to weather – I had forgotten how insanely hot it can be in TX in the summer :).