I have no excuses for the lack of posts during the past 6 months...other than taking care of my 2 year old, 1 year old, and spending my 3rd trimester of my 3rd pregnancy during the hottest summer of Austin, Texas history. Needless to say...I'm just happy to still be here.
So...catching up is going to take me a little while. I'll start with my favorite holiday and maybe back track a little after that! We spent the 4th of July with my family in Round Top, Texas. Honestly, I don't remember much...I remember it was fun, hot, nostalgic, hot, and hot. Round Top in my opinion is one of the best places in Texas to celebrate the nation's birthday. Clint, Heather and Betsy came in from Arizona and spent the week celebrating with us.
Annalee has 3 favorite things to do at Round Top...in no particular order: (1) Getting a ride on the buckboard (reflected above), (2) getting a ride on Pop's tractor and (3) jumping on the trampoline in the upstairs playroom. Since the buckboard was all gussied up, I figured out of the three...it had the most picture framable potential!
Betsy jumped on with her to complete the perfect photo op!
At the very beginning of the week we all headed to Schulenburg, Texas to visit Great-Grandmother Jean. It was a very special visit for many reasons. It was the last time most of us got to see her. She passed away shortly after the visit. Grandmother Jean was an incredible example of independence, work ethic, passion for learning, and style. We will all miss her very much.
Betsy is such a good little caretaker. Her little cousins have so much fun learning from her.
Here is a quick shot of Caroline....
All the grandgirls with their Pop!
Loving on Grandmother Jean.
Betsy and Annalee spent lots of time in the costume chest putting on beautiful dresses...
Possibly one of the biggest events in Round Top is the 4th of July parade. Despite the heat, the parade was a huge success.
Heather and Annalee watching the parade go by....
One of my college friends Beth came with her family to the parade...she's darling and is an Anesthesiologist...I'm banking on her being available at the birth of this third little girl!
Heather, Betsy and Clint "baking" at the parade.
Caroline was so hot...random people kept dousing her head with water.
You can come to this parade every year...and watch people ride Texas Longhorns. Every year...I am just as amazed as the first....
Grandmother Norma (Gigi) worked with Betsy on Dominoes.
Annalee, Betsy and Caroline tried to stay cool in the pool...but Caroline is not a huge fan of swimming...I think the spontaneous splashing annoys her.
4th of July 2011 was a HUGE success. We love making memories at The Farm on Round Top. The best part was being together...
