So far we haven’t had much sun in Texas. It’s really warm outside, but without the sun it hasn’t felt like swimming weather. Avery’s been waiting for the perfect sunny day to have his first swim in a pool. Hopefully that sunny day comes before we head home on Tuesday.
In the meantime us adults have been enjoying the hot tub (babies aren’t allowed in hot tubs). Each evening we’ve been enjoying a glass of wine in the hot tub, and then at the first sign of thunder & lightening we retreat indoors.
The pool area at Grammy & Papa’s new place turned out really nice. Here are a few pics.

I love the pergola. I’ve been talking about building one in our yard.

Here’s the sleeping baby, as seen from the tub.

I’m headed back to work after a busy weekend. Having an extra day was nice, but it came to an end too quickly.
On Saturday I helped photograph a wedding for one of my photographer buddies. I had a great time at the wedding. When I got home Lindsey and Avery were both still smiling. They had taken at least one long walk around the neighborhood.
On Sunday we had an outdoor BBQ with Scott, Manivanh, and Nicole. Sunday was cold and rainy so we didn’t stay too long. Next we headed over to Redmond Town Center to get a hot coffee and visit the shops.
This was Avery’s first trip to Starbucks. (bad cell phone pic)

Next we visited Abercrombie. (bad cell phone pic)

On Monday afternoon I rented a tiller at Home Depot and tore up our backyard. The top soil we had brought in last summer was all packed down and hard to rake. The tiller made it all nice and soft again. This week I’ll be raking in the evenings, and then we’ll get the yard hydroseeded.

Congratulations to our friends, Jim and Renee, who welcomed their son, Logan James, into the world on May 22nd. Jim and I rowed together and were roomates in college. Renee was our coxswain.
Congratulations also to Scott and Manivanh (Lindsey’s brother and sister-in-law), who are expecting their second child the day after Christmas. Lindsey and I can’t wait to have another little niece or nephew and Avery is looking forward to meeting his new cousin.