Playing at the park on a beautiful october day...

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Wesley's Race

Wesley did a race today! It was a duathlon - 1/2 mile run, followed by a 2 mile bike, then another 1/2 mile run. Techincally it was only open to those 5 and older, but I figured he could squeeze in. It was held shortly after one of my races so it was a perfect fit!


Athletes gathering - #428

Lining up - Wesley taking the stance like the other boys


Don't get distracted, Wesley! This was a wave of kids 8 and under...Wesley fits right in, no?

Ready...set...go!


Passing Mama and Jack


Rounding the corner on his first run...yes, he was last, but also one of the youngest. He'd make it up on the bike and the second run!


Heading out on the bike...watch out, #415!


Zooming into the bike finish


Making up time on the second run


Crossing the line!


Finished!


Posing with his teddy bear medal (which he has worn all day!). He's already said he wants to do '100 more races'!

Fall in Houston

It's time for LSU football, spending time outside, and...soccer!


Practicing in the yard




Game day! We're on our third game now and he's definitely getting the hang of it...he played 3 quarters of the game today!



Geaux Tigers!



Picnic by the bayou

Rainy afternoon

This is how we spend a rainy afternoon inside - Wesley on the computer and Jack drawing - our computer guy and our little artist!

New shoes

Size 2!!! (Sniff, sniff)

Hill Country Holiday

This Labor Day we decided to rent a house in the Texas Hill Country near the Blanco River and the town of Wimberley. It was only a 2 1/2 hour drive from Houston but felt like a world away.

We drove from Houston on Friday after school, had dinner at a local tex-mex place, and took in our surrondings.



Our 'river house'


Wesley and 'Tex' in the 'swimming pool'


Sunset on our first night


Sunset from the pool/grill pavillion

On day 2, we decided to visit Blue Hole, a swimming spot on Cypress Creek in Wimberley. We had breakfast at the river house, then headed out for an early swim.

PJs on the front porch


Wesley floating


Beautiful cypress


Wesley after jumping from the rope swing


Snacks and warming in the sun after a chilly swim


Wesley listening to tunes at Inoz - our lunch spot - after our swim


Clapping along

Sunday morning we had breakfast in town, then headed out on some adventures...



At the top of 'Prayer Mountain' after hiking 200+ steps

After the hike we decided to visit Canyon Lake...



At the lake

On the way home, we stopped for sno-balls and ran into some fellow Houstonians and LSU fans!


Sno-balls!

The Blanco River was less than five minutes' walk from our house. The water was cool and calm. We visited both Saturday and Sunday afternoon and Monday morning before we left.





Great weekend, with tired boys and tired parents!