I am so excited because I have finally learned how to upload pics from our camera, and how to put music on my MP3 player! I may have finally entered the 21st century.

Labor Day weekend was fun, we had our own little "staycation" as they say, complete with shopping, bowling, a cookout, football and playing in the park. Saturday we cooked sausages on the grill, I made my sister Kate's baked beans (which were a huge hit!) and banana pudding squares for dessert . . . Brian came to help Rodney and I root for the Longhorns, and brought along the beloved Tayci for Bekah to play with. While the grownups drank beer and watched Colt McCoy lead the Horns to victory, the girls created a club in Bekah's room with Ryan occasionally visiting between rounds of Spongebob on the Wii. Brian's in-laws had come up from Beaumont in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav, thank goodness it turned out to be relatively minor and they were able to go home safely.

Sunday I took the kids to see "Kung Fu Panda", which despite my loathing of Jack Black, was actually a very entertaining movie. Monday we took the kids bowling (as you can see) - all of us got a strike except Rodney, yet he beat us all, go figure. After Ryan's strike, he turned around and yelled "YEEEEAAAAHHHHH" in this deep man-voice that put us into hysterics! After bowling we ate the famous cheese enchiladas at the Dart Bowl diner. I will be dreaming about those for weeks to come, don't they look fabulous? And the best part is, they are served with Texas Toast to sop up all that lovely chili gravy. MMMMMM. Not ready to go home yet, we took the kids to a park that's in the neighborhood we dream of living in someday. The supposed decline in housing prices never touched this part of Austin, unfortunately for us. But, with the big foundation repair project looming (they start in October!) we decided we better focus on fixing up Rancho Beeber for now.