A Texas Summer

Super-fun Aunt Jackie and the niece that loves her!

"Life is like a box of chocolates."



Ava and Jules feeding the ducks...lots of ducks.




one large bag of bread = lots of enjoyment!

Reading Rags with Papa

Jackie playing the role of Jane Goodall.

Watching the elephants feast (and I mean feast) on the smorgasbord of fruit and such for the zoo's anniversary. (There were women in heels at the zoo. I am not kidding. Big doings at the zoo.)

This was the only shot I got of them looking at the flamingos

where Jules wasn't holding her nose. : )

Jackie reading her letter from the French government.

She will be teaching in Aix les Bains this school year.

Go look it up. You're gonna be WAY, WAY jealous!

Jackie playing the role of St. Francis.

Ava at Spiral Diner just after a morning at the pool. (Vegan Food)

Mommy and Ave..."hey Jackie that looks like some yummy wheat meat over there!"

Jules looking very cool and a lot older all of a sudden!

Jackie's cookies. If you haven't had one, you haven't lived.

Insert Here one photo of Uncle Mike....beacuse we loved him

and just didn't have a photo of him to share at the moment.

For the second leg of our trip we drove to Tayhaas while Chad flew back home to work. We missed him but, we had a terrific time visiting my family! We spent time at the pool, time cooking, playing, baking, drinking a delicious port mom and Jackie bought in Napa, playing games, laughing hysterically until I was pounding the floor with my fist...you get the idea. It was marvelous, wonderful fun. We sure wish we lived closer so we could walk over for dinner any night of the week. However, until that point we will just savor every little moment together. Sure love you people. : )