End of Summer...

Hi, all!
As summer comes to a close, we're looking forward to cooler weather,
lower electric bills, and OF COURSE the birth of our baby girl!
We're due around October 17th.

Here in Austin, we haven't had a summer this hot
since the 1950's. And we're in a drought.
And of course, this is the summer that Sara was pregnant.
Yay.

Some events this summer:

- Fletcher has been partially potty-trained.
We had a potty party for him in July and he now
only wears diapers at night.
Still no poop in the potty, despite our tempting
promises of new toys once he does.

- Sara's job came to an end the middle of July.
The furniture store closed, with a plan of relocating
eventually. In the meantime, it's good practice for
the stay-at-home-mom thing. Bleh.

- Our apartment was broken into the end of July.
Two laptops, an external hard-drive, some jewelry,
and our change jar will never be seen again.
Two words: RENTERS' INSURANCE!!
It came in very handy.
Once again, our pictures are gone-
because they were on the external hard-drive.

Here are a few pictures from other events of the summer:

At "Willie's Place," a truck stop in Carl's Corner, TX.
First truck stop to offer the biodiesel fuel marketed by Willie Nelson.
These bull-frogs are supposed to be dancing...
Fletcher was not a fan.
He's crying in this picture.

Cousin Amber (Mary's baby) & Fletcher.
She's the best baby ever.
Sara & Fletcher went to Dallas
for Mary's birthday in July.

One of the only pictures where they're both looking at
the camera, and Amber's not pulling Fletcher's
ears/hair/cheeks.
She likes to interact.

We recently had a visit from Wes' brother, Adam,
and family (Yoko & Fisher).
They came for a week in August.
Fletcher & Fisher pictured in their matching UT shirts.

Trying to get Fletcher to look at the camera.
We were visiting the State Capitol building.
It's air-conditioned!

The "Splash Museum" at Zilker Park.
Again- air conditioned!
They have simulated limestone caves & interactive exhibits of
how our natural aquifers are formed & maintained.

Ride on the "Zilker Zephyr" train.

The "Fountain Park" a few miles from our house-
it's the best one in Austin.
Nice shade, chlorinated water, very interactive.
Here in central Texas, we are participating in strict water rationing.
However, the rules don't apply to recreational water parks. Yay!