My in-laws took us sailing. So fun. We were lucky enough to see dolphins. Jarom loves water. 
We also went to Moody Gardens. Look how pretty my mother-in-law is. Cute picture.
That is a little waterfall in the background. 
Jellyfish that we could see from the dock. So scary. I think my niece was stung at Galveston. Ahh! We saw several. 
Playing at the beach. 
My favorite mother-in-law!
My in-laws! Funny!
Keeping Austin Weird! I saw several shirts that said "Keeping Austin Weird". This guy walks the streets dressed like this. So funny. My mother-in-law was crazy enough to sneak and take a picture of him for me. Thanks Sharon! 
BYU vs Texas Longhorns. It was so fun to go to Austin and watch the football game. My in-laws came to Texas to visit Jarom and I. It has been a full years since we've seen them. Miss them a lot. 
Me and my husband. We all wore matching BYU shirts (Sharon, Jay, Jarom and I) cause we are cool like that.
Jarom is obsessed with BBQ. He googled places in Austin with great BBQ and found this place, Franklin's. The local guy in the picture below told us to also try this place. He said you have to show up at 9:30 am to get a good place in line. We thought this was ridiculous. Nope, he was right. We showed up at 10:50 and had to wait 1.5 hrs for delicious BBQ. Once they sell out they are out. It was so good. I have never seen my mother-in-law eat that much. So that should tell you something. It was worth the wait. The line was wrapped around the side of the building.
Jarom really wanted to try the bacon dipped in chololate. It didn't taste like bacon. It was basically just mixing sweet and salty together which most people like.
I don't know these people!! Hehe Glad I know these people! Love ya!!
My sister Stephenie talked Dorias and I into doing a "Summer of Seals". We had to train for 3 months to swim 500 meters swim, 1.5 mile run, and as many push-ups, pull-ups, and sit-ups in 2 minuets each. I had no idea how hard it would be. It was hard work. I don't like doing push-ups, pull-ups, or sit-ups. I like to run and swim with little effort, you just go. The strength part takes a lot of mind over matter. Luckily Jarom would watch me and tell me I could do more. He was right, I could. I am not very good at pushing myself. Evan and Mark joined Dorias and Stephenie in the competition. Jarom said he was doing the "Slumber of Seals". Maybe next year he'll join in. 
He I am with my cool sisters! Go Dorias and Stephenie!
In this picture I am leaving this guy in the dust. Not really...I think he passed me up. :-)
I've been training all summer for the pull-ups because I knew they'd be my greatest challenge...and they were. I was happy with my 8 but had been able to do more in my practices. Next year!
I don't like push-ups. I was able to meet my goal but geese it was tough. 
Jarom wasn't able to get a running shot of my finish cause my camera isn't as fast as me! Haha. I finished at the time I had practiced. I have no idea why but I absolutely don't have the ability to sprint at the end of a run like other people can. I was happy with my run.
I was surprised I placed at this Summer of Seals event. It was so fun! I enjoyed the challenge this summer. It gave me something to focus on other than work.
Here I am with my awesome sister's and my mom. I am so grateful I live closer to my sisters so I can get to know them and their families a little better. It was fun to have a goal to work towards with part of my family. 
I just liked this picture. 
It was a quick crazy weekend and I loved being around all the family. I wish we could visit more often. 
The originals. What's up with my hair? 
This is all the grand kids including Autumn. Actually Evangeline (Robbie's dog) is missing and 2 are still in the oven. Not in my oven. :-)
Back in December we bought $80 dollars worth of pork. I chopped it up and put it in our freezer. We have been trying to really save and stick to our budget. I hate budgets but I do believe they are good. This is the last of the pork. We are glad! For some reason we have been doing better about our grocery bill and wont have to eat pork and pork left overs everyday. :-)
My friend had the cutest Shih Tzu puppy and really wanted us to take him. I wasn't sure if I wanted another dog. She talked me into "trying him out". Autumn liked him for about 1 hour, then she was over him. He was potty trained and very cute and cuddly. By the end of the day I knew it wasn't meant to be. I am still not sure why but we gave him back. Autumn is still a spoiled only child. My friend's daughter approached Jarom at church and said "no one loves our little puppy". Jarom said he felt bad. The dog did find a great home 1 week later.
The evening weather has been so nice. It is only a matter of time before its gone. Jarom and I have been taking our Texas flag blanket and going to the park. Autumn loves it. I thought a momma duck was going to attack her. Autumn had no idea. She'd never make it in the wild. Autumn has always layed on our backs. In this picture something caught her attention. 
We are just doing our facebook pose. I don't think we have it down yet. We will keep trying. 
We found this little pond or stream. Not sure what it was. It didn't have moss on the surface of the water. It was almost like it was small leaves or pollen. If you look closely you can see a turtle on the rock. It was pretty cool. We also saw eyes looking at us but couldn't tell what it was. Maybe an alligator, a frog, a turtle....it disappeared before it ate us. 
Jarom was washing the dishes and he dropped a butter knife. We were both impress with his luck. Crazy how it landed. 
