A fun day

Yesterday I suggested that we go to the zoo- an excursion we've done a few times lately. The Austin zoo is very small and has rescued animals, so it's not a fancy zoo like the one we loved in Seattle, or some of the other big zoos around the country. But it's not too far away, and it's ok. But then I had a crazy thought. We could drive down to San Antonio to their zoo, which is a good fancy one with lovely enclosures for the animals. Kate could nap on the way there, we could listen to NPR podcasts and everyone would be happy.

That's just what happened. Kate slept the 1:20 it took to get there, we listened to 'This American Life' and then we saw about half the zoo. It is a good zoo, although Kate mostly loved splashing in the Koi pond. That's not because she didn't like the other animals, but because it was water - her favourite thing.

Unfortunately I forgot the camera, which is too bad because it was great. Kate was waving at the animals and saying 'hi' to them and gasping when she spotted something like a swinging monkey. It was really fun, and except for the meltdown on the drive home after dinner, it was a really great afternoon. We decided to buy a membership because we know we'll be going back at least a few times a year.

Another day at the pool

On Saturday we loaded up the bikes again and headed back to Deep Eddy pool. As soon as we got down by the pool Kate got very excited. She knew where she was. We went swimming, and then hung out on the grass for awhile. She loved having some outside naked time, since she doesn't get that often enough (way too many mosquitos at our house).

Here she is in her floating toy (thanks to the Andersons for it. Kate loves it.):


Playing with her most favourite toy, her mum:


Kisses:


Happy baby:

Memorial Day

We finally got out of the house today to do something fun. We decided to head down to Barton Creek for a swim, and then Rudy's for bbq. The water level was a bit low in the creek, so the swimming hole we went to was a bit muddy. We could have walked further up stream to better swimming holes, but we wanted to take the shorter, shadier path. But we remembered once again that even if things don't turn out perfectly, it's still fun with Kate and Westley. And the bbq was great, of course.

Yesterday's excursion

Yesterday, Kate, Westley and I went for a hike on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. The rain last week meant that the creek was flowing nicely. It was a super humid day, so we didn't hike for very long (maybe 25 minutes) before heading to the creek.