Trip to Austin - Aug 2010

We spent the last few days with Tonya and family in Austin. They live in a beautiful master-planned area which is located between Lake Austin and Lake Travis (both reservoirs on the Colorado River) along the Balcones Canyonland Preserve. Homes, condos, pools, shopping, parks, schools, etc., etc., etc.

Jake was at the front door waiting to greet us!

Regan was helping her mom make Green Chili Stew--it was spicy-hot and very tasty! Regan is taller than her mom now!

School starts for the kids on Monday, so haircuts were in order. Jake was not a good client!

He just didn't have time to get a hair cut...

Regan needed her bangs trimmed up. Kaley was in drivers education school. She finished up on Friday and now just has to log some driving time before she can get her license.

Macy spent her time entertaining Granddad as well as Bozeman.

There are so many great places to eat in Austin. Last time we ate at Oasis on Lake Travis which is close to where the kids live. It was a beautiful place and their sunsets are famous! This picture is from last year. Don't you love the colorful umbrellas? There are hundreds of them!

As is this picture with all the grandkids!

This time we ate at County Line Bar-B-Q. It is located in an old lake lodge on the shores of Bull Creek just off Lake Austin. Best Bar-B-Q in Austin!

There were also a couple of canoes floating down the river.

Regan was feeding the swan...

Macy and Jake were busy feeding the turtles. They knew Granddad and I would love seeing the turtles since we have terrapins in our yard. In fact, we found one of our terrapins at our front door when we got home that had escaped but came back home...guess he was missing his daily feeding of tomatoes!

There's a beautiful redwood deck and they even had live entertainment.

It was nice and cool out on the deck and we didn't even notice the 100+ degree temperature!

Bozeman and Lila are brother and sister and always seem to bond when they are together.

...and of course, Gracie is always Miss Personality Plus!

This is the gated entry about a block from Tonya's home that provides security for some of the up to $12 million homes in the area. Rumor is that Sandra Bullick lives through these gates. We hoped for a glimpse but saw nothing! We'll keep checking out this rumor...!

See you all soon! Good luck with school and the new job! Love, Dad and Vic

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