Saturday, September 22, 2012

TEXAS HILL COUNTRY




A big and little Texan 



Inks Lake
Hill Country Texas
 



Collecting Shells at Inks Lake 








Lunch with Judy at Marble Falls 









Capitol of Texas
Austin

Constructed of local Limestone





Grounds at the Capitol




Entrance to the Darryl Royal Football Stadium
University of Texas
Austin
 



















Enjoying time at the Library
Austin, Texas
 













Marble Falls, Texas
Karen, Roy, and Paige moved to San Antonio, Texas a month ago for Roy to begin his training to become a Physician's Assistant at Fort Sam Houston.  I always like to visualize my children in their daily surroundings, so I traveled to this beautiful city to have a look for myself.  Karen and her family have a lovely townhouse in Alamo Heights less than five minutes from Fort Sam Houston.  

After a brief tour of the city, Karen, Paige and I drove to Austin and on to Lampasas where we spent the next six days with Judy at her beautiful country home.  Paige loved the open spaces, watching humming birds sip sweet water, Cardinals eating seeds at the bird feeders, and dove bathing in the birdbath.
She splashed in the kiddie pool and played in the circular sandbox.  Deer were everywhere.

We returned to San Antonio on Saturday and I traveled home on Sunday. It was wonderful to visit with Karen and her family and to visit with my sister Judy.

Thank you Judy for sharing your home and time with us.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY..........SEPTEMBER 16, 2012



Happy Birthday Jenny 




Skyler and all of our Family hope you are having a Happy Day 



We appreciate the devoted and loving wife and mother that you are to your children and to Charles 




Chuck and I love you and feel blessed to have you as a member of our Family




Your beautiful smile and happy personality makes us always feel welcome in your Home 



We love to have you visit us in Heber 



Your family always puts a smile on our Face
Is this really the same Charlie as in picture #3??
 

Chuck and I wish you the Happiest of Birthdays

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

MIRROR LAKE.......UTAH



Mirror Lake
East of Kamas, Utah in Dushane County



High in the Uinta Mountains of Eastern Utah
13,000 ft Above Sea Level
 



Many hiking trails in the Area 






Mirror Lake gets its name because the water is so clear that it reflects the surrounding Mountains

Chuck and I are fortunate that we live within a few hours of many scenic areas in Utah.  Last week we left our home in Heber, traveled northeast to Kamas and on to Mirror Lake.  The leaves were beginning to turn to shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown and the scenery was spectacular. After leaving Mirror Lake we traveled on to Evanston, Wyoming where we turned west to Park City.  We had lunch at Cafe Rio and then headed home.  We were gone less than four hours.  Taking a drive in the afternoon is a favorite escape for us.  It feels like we are always on vacation.