summer weekends.

this weekend was good, although too short as usual. ek is still not 100% in terms of stamina and energy levels, but she's doing much better.

friday night we played with the kids and got them fed (emme is eating again yay!). then we had a little date - jb and i went to see what if and i love daniel radcliffe even when he's not harry potter. also, i would move to toronto.

saturday brought lots of productivity in the morning. house projects (stupid doors for the porch - an endless project, but we (and by we i mean justin) are almost done!), i finished a quilt i've been working on for months that i will send to a friend's new baby, and i made waffles for breakfast. hollis was really into them and kept saying "WA! FLES!" and asking for more.

saturday after nap we headed out to the lake for a friend's 40th birthday celebration. super fun. there was a boat full of sand that the kids LOVED, as well as some tire swings. we also took a ride on a pontoon boat up and down town lake. there are some rich people in this town and their properties are amazing. at one point on the pontoon boat, the driver hit a wave and a giant tidal wave poured all over all of us. it flooded the boat with about two feet of water and i thought for a minute we were going to sink the boat. of course it was fine like 2 minutes later, but it was definitely freaky. we stayed out there too late and could have stayed later - we were having a blast.

sunday morning the kids were up way too early, so i let justin sleep in and took them to taco deli before a birthday party at the wildflower center. that place is gorgeous and i wish i'd take more pictures, but we may strongly consider doing ek's birthday out there in november when the weather should be cooler.

hollis skipped nap because he refused to transition after passing out in the car on the way home from the party. amazingly, he was in a great mood and played with cars and blocks while i sewed a new outfit for big baby (emme's favorite doll) with some scraps from my quilting project.

after emme got up, we hit central market to meet up with some friends from lafayette who were visiting austin for the first time. there was brazilian music and the kids took down some spaghetti. super fun.

this week we head to vacation/wedding in colorado. it's cold there. i can't wait!