Austin in the spring time, before it gets too blazing hot, is absolutely delightful. There is a beautiful greenbelt that winds through the city, and when we get enough rain, water runs through that lovely greenbelt. Jonathan had never seen anything but a dry craggy creekbed on our walks in the greenbelt, until this past weekend. Honey was in town and after a lovely breakfast at the Ingrams' new picnic table we strapped the girls to us in their baby Bjorns (Thanks Seth, Kari & Eliana!) and set off for the water.
Jonathan captured the beauty of the water in a little video (you can see a camouflaged Reli bird and her momma at the very end). Unfortunately, he also caught poison ivy to which he is highly allergic. Poor Yano!
Reli still adores bath time. We can hardly wait to take a dip with her in some of the city's lovely spring water later this summer. Here she is enjoying the more docile waters of her bathtub.
We also had a great time at the Ingrams', playing on a blanket in the yard. The neighbor kids came over and so did the Christensen family. It was an impromptu party on a Sunday morning. Later that same day we went to a birthday party for Henna. Man, I love this town and this life!
We had an awesome time with Honey this weekend and look forward to many more visits - SOON!
We had our first big playgroup over last week. Aurelia's friends Callum, Elijah, Bode and of course, Koruna came over to play. We had a blast watching the older kids crawl all over the place while little Bode slept and Aurelia just hung out. Here are Callum, Elijah and Koruna playing. Aurelia was so jealous of their skills!
Some of you know that Aunt Whitney and I like to dress Aurelia up for each other. I came home one day last week and here was our little sailor girl!
Mirror, Mirror
Cute cousins:
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Just plain adorable:
The only thing less than perfect about my Austin visit was the length! I wanted to stay longer and soak up some more of that baby time and see that adorable smile and listen to those stories Aurelia tells. What a special time and what a special family you all are with your individual gifts. I love you all and am hungry for more!
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