Last weekend we took a very spontaneous, very last minute trip to Austin to visit our friends Laura and Kyle. It turns out the summer is a slow time for mental health counseling...and so we took my lack of clients and went on the road for a quick visit. Austin is supposed to be a little bit of a "drier heat" than Houston...I don't believe it! We still had fun, driving around trying to get Emrey to sleep :) swimming in Barton Springs and of course eating BBQ. Before we left, they brought us to a fun store that was very Texas. Emrey really enjoyed trying on all the western wear and didn't want to take the boots off when we left!
I'll take this opportunity to mention just a few developmental notes...Emrey turns 19 months this week. She is talking a ton! Almost too much! No, she has a sweet little babble going on at ALL times! She is really enjoying using all the new words she learns every day "thunder, rain, walk, up-n-down, Emrey's home, big truck, choo-choo, etc". Sometimes I wish she didn't talk quite as much :) but am so glad that she is developing right on time and using all those skills! She has a total of 5 teeth and I think a few more on the way. She LOVES Bailey, chasing after her, feeding her, taking her for walks, and giving her "uggs" (hugs). Sometimes, I think Bailey would prefer if Emrey had a little less energy! We have been swimming a ton this summer, both at our community pool as well as a fun pool/beach down in Galveston. Emrey loves to kick, splash and jump off the side, but does not enjoy putting her head under or going very deep into the water for any length of time. I signed her up for swim lessons at the beginning of the summer, and decided to put it off for a bit...and just let her enjoy being in the water without too much structure, she's only 1.5!! Ok, that's it for now.
Saltlick's BBQ
