More Biking!!

Last weekend we drove out to Warda, TX (about 1 hour east of Austin) to do

some more mountain biking! We left early in the morning and arrived there at 9:30am.

We biked 6.5 miles and took a rest and rehydrated ate some snacks

then went out for another 6.5 miles.

The second time around was so hot...I think like a gazillion degrees or so!

Getting ready to ride!

Our friends, Ric and Melissa

The girls! Melissa, Cheryl, and me

The boys, Ben, Booker, and Ric

Mel and I

It was a great time and we went out for some good pizza and Dairy Queen afterwards!

Hey! We deserved it!!

Back on the Bike!

So last year everyone (or 2 people) seemed to be flipping over their

mountain bike and cracking or dislocating their shoulder, and this made Emily

a little more fearful of getting back on the bike!

Well, it was time to "get back on the horse"!

The past two weekends we have gone biking... and it's been more fun

than I remember!

This past Sunday we packed up a picnic and after our 8 mile ride, we

had a great picnic lunch! Despite it being 96 degrees, we had a

"coolish" breeze which made it tolerable to be outside!

After our picnic... feeling good!

We found some showers at the campground and posed for a

picture in front of our 4Runner with his/her bikes on top!

It was a great day!

Babysitting!

Last week I babysat my niece and nephew!

Lots of playtime and reading books!

They are getting so big!

Elaina

Hudson being a cheeser!

To blog or not to blog?

Is facebook enough? Or should this blog becontinued?

A lot to catch up on if it is to be continued!

But for now, I will leave you with a great view from our trip to

Sedona, AZ and the Grand Canyon!

So beautiful! God's creation is amazing!

....and More Family!

As my mom stayed home and recovered from surgery,

my dad flew down to spend Thanksgiving with us too!

It was great to be able to go out to dinner with him, and

to be able to spend some time with him!

My dad, me, and his granddaughter Laney

Nate, Dad, and Laney

My dad and his grandkids!

It was great having you down here dad!

We are looking forward to spending some more time together

next week for Christmas!

Thankful for Family

Thanksgiving week!

We had some very special visitors come!

Ben's parents took the long drive down to Texas to be

with us for Thanksgiving!

It was so great to be able to celebrate a holiday in our home with our family!

It was a busy week! With of course a lot of food!

Ben's parents near Galveston Bay

Ben's mom thinking of maybe getting on that cruise ship!

Like Father, Like Son!

Ben's dad strolling the beach!

What a wonderful photo!

I (Emily) wasn't able to make it as I was working on some school

work.

We spent a lot of the week running errands together, showing Ben's

parents where we go to church, relaxing, cooking, and visiting.

It was great to have you down here! We can't wait to see you

next week!

Hanging Out With Hudson

A while ago Ben and I went to Nate and Brooke's house for dinner.

Well, Hudson wanted Uncle Ben and Aunt Emmy to

come and play with him in his room.

He wanted us to sit on both sides of him as he picked out

different books for us to read.

He didn't want us to go back into the living room, just wanted

us to stay and hang out with him.

Too cute!