Dallas Zoo - Giants of the Savannah

Austin went to the Dallas Zoo with his Nana, Pa and Mom this past week. He had so much fun seeing the Giants of the Savannah. Here are just a few of the pictures.Here he is driving the safari jeep.
A cheetah up close and personal.

Watching the giraffe eat a little snack of leaves and sweet potatoes.

Nana feeding the giraffe a piece of lettuce.

Austin just fed the giraffe some lettuce too.

Taking a sip from the creek.

The elephants were a big hit. Austin loves to make his elephant sound and raise his trunk.

Nana, Austin and Marian hanging out with the baby elephant.

Up close and personal with Patrick, the gorilla.

The classic zoo picture.

Watching the lions go through some training.

Summer Fun

Helping Mom make chocolate cake. Austin is a very big helper in the kitchen.

Tasting the goods. I think he liked it.

Helping Mom do the dishes.

Check out this cool cat!

Celebrating our 9th anniversary. Marian puts her wedding dress on every summer on July 7th to mark the occasion.

Enjoying his turtle.

Watering his toes.

Painting his slide.

Hanging out with Sunny.

Watching the rain with Mom.

Visiting with Austin's great-grandfather.

Driving boats at Kemah. Austin loves to drive anything these days. He has never met a steering wheel he didn't like.

Austin's first popsicle. He loved it and so did Sunny.

Feeding ducks at Stewart Creek Park.

Floating the Frio River

Our first time in the Frio River with Austin. We had such a good time and we loved watching Austin enjoy the water. I think we have a young river rat on our hands.

Marian and Austin floating the river.
Marian and Austin looking for rocks and fish.

GranMaMa and Austin playing in the water, while Aunt Susan hangs out in her tube.

Dean and Aunt Susan, some of the original Yates River Rats.

Dean and Austin floating the river.

Some serious tubing happening here.

Dean and Austin at the beginning of the float.

GranPaPa, Dean, Austin and GranMaMa on the family trip down the river.

Dean and Austin enjoying the water at River Bend.

Our Trip To The Frio River

These are some pictures from our trip to Yeargan's River Bend on the Frio River down in Southwest Texas. We spent three nights at River Bend and had a great time as usual in one of the prettiest places in Texas.

Our little camper just hanging out in the cabin.

Austin floating the shoot at River Bend.
Yea! A successful run of the shoot and a happy baby.
The River Rats on the tree stump.
Dean and Austin having an afternoon snack.

Dean, Austin and GranPaPa hanging out in the cabin.

Dean fishing in the pond.
GranPaPa, Austin, Aunt Susan and GranMaMa watching Dean fish.
Our family on the patio at Neal's Restaurant that overlooks the Frio. This is usually our one night of dinner away from the campsite and this year served as the celebration spot for our ninth wedding anniversary.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 16 Months

Austin is now 16 months and growing like a weed. He grew 3/4 of an inch this last month and is now 32 in. He is constantly in motion and "talking" a ton these days. His favorite things to say, that we actually understand, are down, uh-oh, draw, drive and DaDa.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 15 Months

Austin is now 15 months old and is such a joy to be around. He keeps us laughing and on our toes everyday. It is amazing to see how fast he is learning and imitating things that we do. He is "talking" all the time and has big ideas about his world. We cannot wait to actually understand what he has to share.This was the easiest bear picture yet. We walked into his room, he went right over to the bear and sat down ready to be photographed.
Austin is now 23 lbs and 31 1/4 inches. Growing bigger everyday.