Eric and Kate Visit

This weekend Scott and Eric turned 30 and Eric and Kate were nice enough to come down and visit us for the weekend.

Obligatory picture in front of the Alamo.

Saturday we went to Mustang Beach, which was covered in seaweed from Hurricane Alex but still a great time. There was a huge school of mullet swimming all around us for awhile but even though we were thisclose they always avoided us if we reached out and tried to grab them.
Renee lost her sunglasses in the ocean, which was a real bummer because they were prescription. Live and learn. Renee's parents gave us a cool beach bag for Christmas we were able to put to good use!

The birthday boys at the Riverwalk.

Quick Update

Scott returned yesterday from Jacksonville with his MEI (certified flight instructor, multi engine) rating, so the past two weeks were a success! He ran out of time to get check rides on his single engine and instrument instructor ratings but is planning on finishing them up before the end of the summer (hopefully...scheduling examiners seems to always be a challenge). While he was gone, Bridget got extremely sick for a couple of days and was vomiting everything up, including water. Once we got past that, she felt well enough to continue to eat any crickets, roaches, or decomposed birds she found along her way. (Question: Can your hands ever get clean enough after pulling pieces of dead bird from halfway down your dog's throat while she gags and bites you? Answer: No. No they cannot.). So we're glad to have Scott back, he's really missed out :-)