Andrew's Birthday 3

Here we are celebrating on Andrew's actual birthday, July 21 at home at Austin. Some neighborhood friends came over to celebrate with us. Andrew's favorite birthday present is his Pokemon white version Nintendo DS video game system. And he was also given James' Hot Wheels 2-wheeler, which he rode for the first time on this night. Way to go Andrew ... we love you!!!

Andrew's Birthday 2

Here we are celebrating Andrew's birthday in Stratford with Grandma and Grandad.

Andrew's 6th Birthday 1

Andrew was very fortunate to be able to celebrate his birthday 3 different times in Canada, Kentucky and Texas! Here we are celebrating with Allie, Papa and Aunt Nancy in Louisville.

Nature Hike

More photos from the park.

Lake Huron Beach

We enjoyed warm days and cool, breezy evenings on the Lake Huron beach.

Camping at Pinery Provencial Park

We camped for two nights at this park on Lake Huron. We enjoyed grilled steak and potatos for dinner ... with roasted marsh mellows for dessert -- yum!

Vacation in Canada -- Sand Dunes!

We all ran down this huge dune on our way to Pinery Provencial Park.

4th of July

Playing with sparklers in Allie and Papa's back yard. The other little boy, Xavier is Allie and Papa's next door neighbor.

Louisville Zoo -- Splash Pad

The splash pad was a big hit after walking around the zoo all morning!

Vacation in Louisville -- Zoo!

We went to Louisville in July and spent the 4th at the Louisville Zoo!

Grandma and Grandad Visit

Grandma and Grandad came to visit us in May. We had a great time together. One highlight was a trip to Wimberly and lunch at Ino'z cafe.

YMCA Baseball

James hit lots of home runs in his first season of coach pitch baseball. Here he is pictured with his friend, Marc.

YMCA Tball

Andrew had his first go at T ball this spring.

Visit with Cecy and Jack

Here we are visiting with Mommy's cousin Cecy and Jack. They came through Austin on a tour of Texas, and we met up at one of our favorite Austin restaurants, The Salt Lick.

First Grade Concert

The First Graders at Clayton put on a fantastic concert called "Parade of the Animals". It was very loud, colorful and fun! They did a great job singing and dancing. James' class sang and danced to the song, "The Lonesome Trail".

Andrew's class field trip

Andrew's Pre-K class at St. Mark's went on a lovely field trip to the Umlauf Sculpture Gardens. He's posing with his buddy Nate