A Cool Summer

Okay, so for Austin, Texas is has been cool and still rainy! It actually stayed green the whole summer.
In June, we took a lovely vacation to the Davis Mountains in west Texas. We hiked, swam, toured the McDonald Observatory, a desert nature center, and historic Fort Davis. We are always a happy family outdoors (lots of roosters, you remember).
Jenni turned 40 (surely not!) and spent two days away with Bill, no children. We did have some adventures though, even without them. The cabin we rented in Bandera, TX got stranded by a flooded creek crossing. We couldn't cross in our car, but that didn't stop us. Note the wheelbarrow in the photo. We are handy, courageous people you know...(or loony, perhaps, which is the natural result of having 6 children).