October Texas visit

After a short week in Houston while James was at a conference, the kids and I went to my dad's house near Austin for three weeks and James went on to Canada. We had a great time and hope we didn't cramp Dad and Sharon's style too much!

Levi loved Grandpa's coffee cup

At Pedernales State Park just down the road from Dad's house.

This cat loves having babies crawl all over him...kinda like a massage!

On the Riverwalk in San Antonio - it was a rainy day but we (meaning me) loved it!

I was expecting some packages to be delivered so we left the gate for the driveway open and this is what happens! If they don't want cow patties all over, they have to chase the longhorns back out! It was quite funny to me!

While we were there, Levi learned how to get up on his hands and knees. He also started sitting! He is still working on crawling - he'll move his knees but then flop his front down and then scoot forward that way. He can't seem to figure out his hands yet.

Look at all the nice orange pumpkins! If we want orange pumpkins here in Doha, you've got to pay a LOT! Like over $30. We can get pale and green ones here but there not as beautiful as these! I thought about smuggling some in. Will they grow in my backyard?

One of my purchases was the pair of snow boots seen here. Micah insisted on wearing them all day. And for some reason, she wanted to sweep the porch! (You may be wondering why I need snow boots in Qatar? We are going to Finland in December.)

At lunch in the beautiful weather!

Carving a pumpkin with Grandpa

Heinz 57 Hours of Travel

Beth said she needed to catch-up on the blog; so here it is, the catch-up. They arrived back safely on Friday night after 24 hours of travelling. It seems everyone did okay, there was some crying but they all made it. Both of the kids slept really well last night after a rough time the night before. More to follow.

Beth's Haj

So, when going on a Haj (pilgrimage), you go to the most important places first. What was the first place we went to once we had the rental car? Wal-Mart; except we couldn't find one so we went to a Super-Target instead. Oh, well. Beth went to such sacred places as Wal-Mart, Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Kohls, Old Navy, Sur la Table and Babies r Us. For the food side, we had a very good time. It was all yummy. Just why I love that town. I'm sure Beth will add more later but trust that she and kids are having a good time at her Dad's place west of Austin.