Dance Dance Dance

We decided to go to the Bluegrass Festival that was in Leander today. We got the kids pumped up about it by telling them we were going to go listen to some music and dance. They loved it.

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#12. We decided to go out to eat tonight and Robin had the idea to go to this place that we have talked about since we moved here. It's called Catfish Parlour. It is located on 183 just south of Mcneil Dr. You can't miss the sign from the highway. We walk in and I look to my left where the bar is and the person standing behind the counter asks,"Would you like a root beer in a frosty mug or a beer?" "Why yes," I said, and within 10 seconds I was holding a pint of Shiner Bock in a ice cold mug. I immediately think to myself, "This is my favorite restaurant ever!" We sit down and are immediately approached by a short smiling lady holding a bowl of hush puppies and tartar sauce. They have jalapeno tartar sauce as well, might I add. Very tastey. She can tell we have never been here before by our responses to the questions so she helps us out with the menu. The kids eat free? Ok, this really is my favorite restaurant ever! Robin I both order fried catfish, of course. The kids have chicken strips and fries. This is their first experience with having an all fried food dinner. We are normally pretty particular with what they eat. The waitress, Bernie, was so friendly and treated us like we were in her home. I almost invited her to sit down because she was at our table so much. She was just a cutie. We also had probably 4 other waiters/waitresses come over to our table and all were just so nice. We will surely be back and I recommend it to anyone in Austin. Great food, great service, great atmosphere.

Brownies anyone?

365 #11. My parents brought this camera to me last weekend when they were here. This is the second old camera my parents gave me. It is a 1960 Kodak Brownie Starmite. It used 127 film which was only used on a handful of cameras. It is very interesting to see how cameras have evolved since their birth. I shoot with a Canon 50D and it is like holding a piece of machinery. You can feel the camera moving in your hand when you focus and take a shot. I love it.

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#10. Olivia absolutely loves Apey. Apey was my favorite stuffed animal when I was a kid and Olivia cannot part with him. It is just heartwarming to see my memories being duplicated in front of my eyes. Deja vu.

"It's yours Apey daddy!" - Olivia

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#9. I made my super fabulous special recipe turkey chili today. If you want some you better hurry!

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

365 #8. I came home today slightly saddened. I am normally greeted at the door by Robin, Hadley, Estlin and Olivia. Robin likes to have a greeting party for me, which I think is great of her. Hadley is barking up a storm because she missed me so much.... not really, she thinks I am a robber probably. Estlin is usually standing right inside the door saying,"daddy, uh daddy, uh daddy" with a look of concentration. He is trying to tell me about his whole day in 5 seconds and can't seem to get much out due to his excitement. All the while, Olivia has her arms and legs wrapped around one of my legs waiting for a ride. It is a grand welcoming and it is one of the best parts of my day.

Today I came home earlier than expected to find Robin slaving away in the kitchen making chicken salad. It was yummy by the way. Hadley was laying in her bed in the living room resting and the kids were sitting in the middle of the floor watching Wow Wow Wubbzy. This is also quite a cute site to see. They barely looked up when I walked in as the show had put them into a pseudo-japanese style cartoon trance. It is actually an interesting show, not like anything I watched while growing up.

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! is a whimsical, animated, preschool comedy series starring Wubbzy, an innocent, cheerful little animal of some sort who loves to play! Whether it's riding his scooter, baking a chocolate doddleberry cake or playing kickity-kick ball, Wubbzy just wants to have fun. He is normally getting himself into some sort of trouble and needs his friends Daizy, Walden or Widget to help him out.

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

Double-up

#6 & #7. I know this may seem like it is cheating, but I really did take a photo yesterday. I was just too pooped to do all the uploads and edits and resizes and writings..... I was also too busy watching Texas whoop up on Tech. I also could barely move after building this sweet porch. It took my dad and me approximately 2 full days to build it and the planter boxes. I am really pleased with how it looks and can't wait to sit out there with a beer and my wife and just relax. I am so thankful to have parents that are willing to do anything for me. They loaded the bricks up and brought them all the way from Houston. My dad helped me all weekend with everything, even at 74 years old. My mom insisted she buy the new chairs to go on the patio. Amazing! Enough jabbering. Here are the photos from yesterday and today.