Between Here and There

Mom and Dad have been here this past week. Lillian seems to be at ease with them after a couple days. These shots are from our tour around campus. Lillian decided to cross this little creek and at one point ended getting soaked. So the next photo is taken only 20 minutes or so later. Here they are waiting in the shade. I remembered to pack an extra pair of shorts, but not a shirt. "Texas-style" as one person commented.

We took a field trip down to Austin this past weekend since Kevin was visiting. Sites included the Zilker Botanical Gardens , the largest Whole Foods store (with lots of sampling and 80,000 square ft to cover), and our State Capital building. We also drove through the University of Texas' campus and saw their huge football stadium.

We went to a Texas Rangers game yesterday with Kevin (Kyle's brother), David, Mandy, and Shannon (Mandy's sister). The Rangers won 3-2 against the Toronto BlueJays. Every time a home run was hit fireworks went off and The Natural music played. Lillian seemed to enjoy the entertainment, mostly the people watching. We had amazing seats thanks to grandparents of Kevin's friend. We sat overlooking third plate in the front row of the upper deck. It took me about 20 minutes or so to stop worrying about the possibility of one of us falling since the railing was pretty low. At one point a foul ball came right at me and once it was close enough I decided I didn't really feel like sticking my hand out to catch it. So Kyle did. And the guy sitting right behind us exclaimed "You saved my life man." His hand was a little red and he was shaking from the adrenaline rush. The day was a lot more fun than I'd anticipated. We'll have to go back since the cheap...

The weather is beautiful here in Waco. It's perfect for dinner on the patio, studying outside, and learning to kick the ball. Here's a pic from where we were a year ago. We were in Victoria for a long weekend. This is taken from Beacon Hill Park looking south towards Olympic Peninsula.

Okay, we're stuck in a rut just a bit here with only posting pictures of our cute babe. How can I not post these pics? It's hard to know what news is really blog-worthy so usually I don't end up writing at all. Another cute picture of Lillian is suppose to convey that "all is well"...and it is.

While Kyle is recovering from his preparation for his lecture Holocaust Historiography , Lillian, Jackson and I went for a walk. Who needs a double stroller?

Quick while Lillian is still sleeping a 2+ hour midday nap (and Jackson too sick to show up today) I'll write a few words. Yesterday was incredible, it rained hard and long. Another big dead branch fell from one of our trees in the front. I'm not sure if this will help my cause in convincing Kyle that we don't need to buy a chainsaw (to cut down dead branches, and anything else around the home). We also realized after our patio disappeared under water that it's not a good storage spot. However with today's sun it has already dried up so maybe we'll venture out for our lunch. Not much to report since Kyle's London adventures. We have been enjoying some true english tea in the morning (and afternoon) which has tasted very nice with shortbread. Kyle is currently recovering from a bad sprain on Friday at his regular bball game. Fortunately it's not as bad as we'd thought - the RICE therapy working well. He was able to go on his field trip today...

He was really there and now he's really back. Safe and sound and of course busy already. We had a couple hours on Sunday to celebrate his birthday. Kyle even made a potoftea for breakfast Monday morning.

Kyle had the day to roam the city and check out a couple sites he didn't get to with the big group. They leave the hotel tomorrow at 7am and should get home around 5pm or so. He'll probably be wiped out though we do have his birthday to celebrate!

I didn't get to speak to Kyle yet regarding his adventures in Canterbury and Dover on Friday. I'm assuming these are some of the sites he viewed. Dover Canterbury

Exploits for Thursday included (but not limited to): Westminster Abby Westminster Abby Entrance Landscaping outside the Globe Theatre Changing of the guard

The British Library St Paul's Cathedral