Just got back in town Monday after a week with my sister and her four year old granddaughter, Amanda. What a fun time we had. Spent a couple days in Austin. Saw the bats come out from under the Congress Street bridge. That is an amazing sight. I had never seen it before and it's really something. 1.5 million freetail bats making an exit is quite an impressive sight. Went to Zilcher park, and the children's museum. I highly recommend both. Then we took a back roads drive down to our family reunion. Went to Luckenbach (you shouldn't miss Luckenbach if you like country music), Fredricksburg for lunch and fruit stand purchases, winding mountain roads with lots of switchbacks (luckily no one get car sick) and amazing views of canyons. Very Pretty Country.
Had a great time at the reunion. It's always trying to catch up with cousins and remember who belongs to who, and about the time I'm starting to get it together it's time to leave. All and all I like my relatives. They are good people.
Amanda is the most amazing child. It is so good to be in that child energy, even though it can be very tiring, she is the most loving, caring child. She just opens up my heart. She loved the hotel swimming pool, boat ride, train ride in Zilcher Park, the bats, the children's museum, but especially the kids at the family reunion. She is a very social animal. And danced her cousin Randy (a grandfather) into the ground. She is a wonderful blessing and addition to our whole family.
Jim is recuperating nicely. Slowly, but steadily improving. This is going to be a long time frame until he is 100% again, so lots of opportunity for life lessons around patience :), not our strong point just yet.
Well, gotta go now. Miss McKenna is on her way over for a few hours and I gotta get ready. She is soooo fun too. I am very blessed!!!!!!
