Austin Trip

We took a quick trip to Austin to see Aunt Ruth's new house and other family. Zachary's school had a few days off during February, so it was the perfect time.

Our first stop on Thursday was to see Traci and the kids. We visited and met their new dog that looks like a polar bear, hence the name Bear. Unfortunately, we did not get any pictures, but Zachary was very interested in Elise and getting to play Mario Cart with Jack.

On Friday, we went to Travis and Cassie's for dinner. It was a wonderful time to be in town because we celebrated Trav's birthday. We ate pizza and Aunt Ruth made a cake. We had Travis's favorite ice cream, Blue Bell Cookie Dough - yum! Zachary was well behaved and played pretty good with sweet, little Alex. I got one picture of Zachary reading Alex a book.

It was a low-key evening. My kind of night. Easy cooking, and easy eating for everyone.

Saturday, we hung out with Lauren and Aunt Kathy. Lauren is the mothering type and very patient with Zachary. I got a small glimpse of what I think it might be like for my son to be married. He will need a take charge kind of girl, but will be a good husband. Lauren was teaching Zachary dance lessons, and he was going right along with it. They played well together all day.

The time went by too fast, but we did a lot. Me and Aunt Ruth stayed in our p.j.'s till the afternoon one morning. We worked on tax returns and visited about family and friends. We even made a run to the outlet mall and I got a few things I needed. It was fun to visit without having an agenda to worry about. My kind of visit for sure. And Aunt Ruth was a great hostess, so we will be back if she will have us!