Austin

We had a great time in Austin visiting the McIvor's. The flights went pretty smoothly, and I think that we were far more anxious than Chloe, who acted as if she flew everyday. On the flight to Austin Chloe woke up just before boarding and she was STARVING. When you travel with a baby they send you all the way to the back of the plane to a seat that has three oxygen masks. So we carried our screaming baby all the way to the back of the plane leaving a trail of disappointment on the faces of our fellow travelers. Once she was settled and had a little something to eat she didn't make a peep for the rest of the flight. Here she is on her first flight.



In Austin we went barbecue hopping and hit five of Texas' popular BBQ joints. We ordered 1/2 pound of brisket, a 1/2 rack of ribs, and sausage at each place. My favorite was Black's BBQ because they had this awesome smoked turkey. Here we are on the tour:






On days that we weren't feasting on ribs and brisket we relaxed by the pool. We tried to go to Easter Vigil to watch Michael make his confirmation, but we made it two minutes into church (no joke!) before Chloe started screaming. I tried to feed her and change her, but a half hour later we had to leave. On Easter Sunday we grilled at the pool despite the weather being a bit overcast and rainy.



I never got a picture of Chloe in her Easter dress since it was on for only a minute and she was screaming the entire time. I didn't get a picture of her with the Easter Bunny, either. I'm disappointed about both, but I did manage a picture of her in this bib. It's cute enough to make up for the missed photo ops.



Michael gave Paul his fourth tattoo that I helped pick out. Very cool!


The best part is that Chloe got to meet her big cousins and we got a lot of cuddle time with Henry.




Oh and Paul discovered this feature on our camera that is now the object of his obsession...





Needless to say, Chloe was a tired girl!!


All in all it was a fun trip!