This last weekend Shane, Auntie Kathy and Brian came for a visit! Brian drove from New Orleans and Shane and Auntie Kathy flew in from California. We had a lot of fun showing them around the Austin area, and stuffing them with all of our great food. They stayed in a hotel near by so on Friday we took Ethan swimming for the first time in a big pool. He didn't know what to think of it at first, he clung to me like a monkey and we couldn't pry him off me. He wouldn't even go to Matt which has to tell you something since he is usually a daddy's boy. But we figured out he wants me when he wants to be comforted and Matt when he wants to laugh, so in a big body of water he has never experienced before I guess it makes sense he would want me. But after a while with lots of silly faces and noises we got him to relax and he started splashing around and kicking his feet. Pretty soon he was bonking Uncle Shane on the head, splashing with Auntie Kathy and braving the deep end with Matt. I think next time will be even more of a success.
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| First pool experience |
Saturday we went to downtown Austin. I had never been so it was a first for me. We walked through the famous sixth street and up to the state capitol. It has beautiful architecture with tons of detail. It has this impressive ceiling that has a star in the middle so Matt said get a picture of Ethan I will hold him up. I said "ok" and watched confused as he proceeded to lay on the floor I looked at him and said "now where do I go?" he said "under us" so I just got on the floor and laid down next to them and snapped the photo. This was in the middle of the building with a crowd of people. My aunt and Shane broke into a fit of laughter at the ridiculous lengths we went to get the photo. After I said "why didn't you just put him above your head and I would snap it facing upward" he said "I don't know what I was thinking" it was pretty funny to witness. We were pretty hungry since we walked to the capital in hundred degree weather so Matt came up with the idea of asking the "fattest security guard" where the best place to eat is he recommended a chili parlor down the street so we headed that direction. Before we left we posed for a picture with a canon they had displayed on the grass, it looks like Ethan is riding it. After that we dropped Ethan off to hang with Jenny and the girls since the adults were going to hit up sixth street. Jenny said the girls had a lot of fun helping get Ethan for bed and feeding him, its so great we have that help!
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| Silly picture taking |
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| Shooting a cannon baby |
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| The result of our silly picture taking |
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| The oasis |
Sunday we didn't do much since the boys were recovering from their night out. But I did take them to the Oasis. It was so crowded people were parking a mile away and walking in to be there. We only stayed long enough for sunset and got out of there before we got stuck. But it is still a beautiful sight to see the sunset over the lake. Monday was the fourth and we had a BBQ at Bill and Gerry's. Shane and Aunt Kathy made a really cute American flag cake so after dinner we all enjoyed our patriotic dessert. We didn't see fireworks because they were banned this year since there are such dry conditions. It was ok though because honestly I think Ethan would have been scared out of his mind since he is terrified of the vacuum cleaner. We finished the night off with a movie and a bottle of wine. Everyone had a great time, Brian even said we would be his new evacuation route when the hurricanes hit New Orleans!
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| Tuck & Ethan our little patriots |
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| All american boy |
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| Flag cake (we told Ethan he couldn't have any yet) |
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