Enchanted Rock

... a huge, pink granite dome brought out the Indian spirit in our tribe. Cyrus used his "claws" to climb up about 45 of the 450 foot incline and insisted on "hold you" for the additional 405 feet. Ella, our pony girl effortlessly scrambled up the rock and huffed at my calls to "wait for us!" At the top we enjoyed the Central Texas Hill Country view and waded in the shallow pools until Cy's rock and water play threatened our good mood. On the way home I resisted the urge to stop in Fredericksburg for a pint at one of the many enticing biergartens. The sunburn and sore muscles feel good this morning. I'm so grateful for this precious time with the youngins.

Breakfast for Dinner

Over french toast last night Ella filled me in on a secret.

"The secret to being strong and fast is lots of cartwheels, handstands and vegetables and only sometimes eat treats to wind you up."

as evidenced
In other news...

Mr Mooks is carousing SXSW with our good buddy and Wirednews reporter M.Calore. See some of the action including: G-Strings, Frostings Make Perfect Pair at Burlesque Cupcake Cookoff.

nude biker
zito up a tree

Goings On

Fabulous Farmhouse Delivery party complete with delectable gumbo, artisanal brew, animals, music and friends old and new! I may have to defect from Johnson's Backyard garden to Farmhouse Delivery for the local good stuff.

One view
Nice Chicken
Here comes that kid in the orange jersey again
The Beds
In other news we are still working on house projects with the Grand P's and enjoying longer days with friends.

Manicure
Father and Son

Keeping up with the Grand Joneses Part 1

Grandpa and Grandma are visiting. With them they brought handmade wooden planes a la Larry and Summer 08 memory books a la Roberta for Ella and Cyrus. They also brought their unbelievable know-how, phenomenal energy and mid western way of making it all seem unremarkable.

Planning
Supplies
Cold front and insulation
News of Hardware Store replacing Shopping Mall
Grandma facilitates messy projects
...and desserts
Somomores please
Yea Bamboo in the ground