The Hughes Story
I finally went to Target and bought this cube/shelf/thingy to put her toys on, along with some baskets to store toys or books in. I think Katelyn likes to be organized; this morning she would take one toy off, play with it and then return it before getting another toy. I'm hoping that is a behavior I will continue to see as opposed to pulling all the toys off the shelf and just having a free for all!
Today Katelyn and I went to the local water-splash park for a picnic lunch and then some water fun! We met our friends Jennie with her daughter Heidi, and Carrie with her daughter Bella at the park. The girls are all within a few months of each other and it was fun to see them play together! Katelyn is the scaredy cat, she wasn't too sure for the first 15 minutes or so (as you can see in the picture above). She would walk almost close enough to touch the water and then back off. Heidi (in the middle) wasn't afraid, but she was more cautious than Bella. Bella (on the left) was the dare-devil! She would just run right in and let the water splash her face, head, whatever!
I have to thank Carrie for taking her camera and snapping some photos for me! Here is Katelyn enjoying the water after she decided it was fun to actually get wet! What a fun afternoon!
During one of the time-outs they started to throw t-shirts up in the stands and Jared was determined he was going to catch one. As one t-shirt got close Jared realized he was going to have to jump for it. So- up he went and down he came. As he landed he said, "MAN, I didn't get the shirt... and I hurt my knee." We later inspected the knee and found this bruise- 
I don't think the picture does it justice, but he has several massive bruises across the top of his knee and we aren't sure how he got them??? But it was a valiant effort honey :)
After the game we went to visit our sweet McAdams friends. Rocky was out with family, but we got to visit with Amy for a few minutes. They just bought a new house in Coppell and it is so cute! She has such they eye for decorating! As you can see from the picture, she is due in a few weeks with Miss Brinley Jane, who I can't wait to meet!
Our last stop for Saturday night was to the Duncan's. I was a little bummed we didn't get to hang out with them longer. Makena is almost 2 years old and she and KG had fun playing together. I can't believe how fast they grow and change. The last time I saw Makena was when she was barely walking and now she is talking in sentences! I know the Duncan's are happy in Coppell, but I sure do miss them here in Austin!
Sunday we went back over to Byron and Megan's (or BoBo and Meggie according to Katelyn) house and hung out with them. I'll post some of those pictures soon, but in the mean time- here is a picture of my sweet brother and sister-in-law! 
We were so thankful that Aunt Sarah, better known as SaSa, came down to Austin to visit for the weekend. She is always a joy to be around and it is always sad having to say goodbye. Even though Katelyn isn't smiling or looking at the camera, I had to post this picture because Sarah looks so pretty in it!
Friday night we went to the Oasis for dinner and sat on one of their patio decks. I should have snapped a picture of Lake Travis because the view was amazing, but oh well. Above is a picture of Jared and Sarah as we waited for our food.
I think she wanted to pet the Rino???
The elephant was facing us, right up until we tried to take a picture- then we got this angle :(
If only this weekend could have been longer. We had such a good time with SaSa, Katelyn won't know what to do with herself when she realizes that SaSa had to go back home. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family.
