12.29.2014

        

        

       

      

      

adventure austin day four continues.

off to whole foods for our very own "Iron Chef".

two teams.

one mystery ingredient that must be incorporated

in three different dinner dishes.

one hour on the clock.

team A: ed, bob, carol, justin, conor & finn

team B: faith, erin, steve, nate, bridget & colin.

time ticking.

sneak peeks over the island.

running for food.

chopping, cutting, cooking & plating.

the apple has never seen so much action !

off to the judges review......

12.29.2014

         
adventure austin day four continues.
because everything is bigger in texas,
including the bubble baths !!

12.29.2014

adventure austin day four.

relaxing morning filled with coffee & wall street journals &

walks around the UT campus.

afternoon swimming.

afternoon hot tubs.

afternoon teeth chatters

afternoon football games outside.

no sitting allowed during this adventure!

12.28.2014

adventure austin day three continues.
off to the Texas Stars Hockey game.
popcorn, salsa and chicken wings !
power plays, penalty boxes & breakaways !
texas stars showed off with a great win !
who knew they had hockey in texas ?
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"ed, its just a straight drive to our house."
don't worry about those 10 turns we made.

12.28.2014

adventure austin day three:

early morning mass.

remember "if you can't be with the one you love, 

then love the one your with."

christmas morning presents under the tree.

from santa, from cousins, from poppa & grandma -

the smiles from ear to ear.

brunch around the table for twelve.

alexander the great movie recap that had us

all laughing from conor & finn.

afternoon lego building throughout the house.

afternoon strolls thru whole foods, rei and paper source.

load up the cars, the adventure continues north of the town.

12.27.2014

adventure austin day two continues:

girls love to golf.

but girls love to shop more.

left the boys at top golf and headed

off to the domain with a couple of charge cards in hand.

nothing more dangerous than post season sales !!

papa murphy pizza for the kids.

sullivans for the adults.

no calorie counting this week!

12.27.2014

adventure austin day two continues:

off to top golf for a round, a cocktail and a snack.

the swings were long, the wind was cool, the laughs were loud

and the winner was poppa!

heres to golfing with fun for all !

12.27.2014

adventure austin day two:

late wakeup calls for all.

morning errands & games of lego creationary.

english muffins, raisin toast & bagels.

overflowing pots of tim hortons.

time to go already....

12.26.2014

adventure austin day one:

off to judges hill to explore.

off to austin bergstrom airport to pickup bob & faith.

off to z'tejas treehouse for lunch.

off to unpack.

off to central market.

off to hang, watch college football, play pool & relax.

off to wave down ed & erin at 11:45pm.

welcome y'all to austin!

12.25.2014

one iphone,

one gamer headset.

one drawing pad.

no new socks.

no new undershirts.

no new pajamas.

technology has replaced clothes

this year from santa!

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facetiming, phone calls and off to flix brewhouse 

to enjoy 'unbroken' and dinner.

merry christmas y'all !

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one funny iphone stalking episode tonight -

dad, don't forget to turn off the phone

or we will scare you with our singing !!

12.25.2014

8:20 am.

the boys get bigger and 

the piles get smaller !

merry christmas morning to all !

12.24.2014

our christmas eve cookie tradition lives on 

for another year !

the boys don't mind decorating the cookies

but they run when the camera appears !

heres to moms lemon cutout cookies !

off to christmas eve service & 

party at becky & ryans.

hohoho, 

its christmas eve!

12.24.2014

special delivery arrived today in austin, texas

from paul & debbie!

a taste of home for the upcoming holiday!

i'm off to buy the marie's blue cheese !

12.23.2014

our front window got larger this holiday season.

(or maybe our tree went on a diet?)

love our new tree!

12.21.2014

 

how many sippels does it take to make 

4 glasses of fresh squeezed oj?

the answer appears to be three !

nothing better than a florida treat 

from poppa & grandma !

12.20.2014

one christmas present a little early.

merry christmas colin!!

hope you like your gift.

it was the only thing on your list!

love, mom & dad

12.15.2014

boxes filled with a tree and a train have found 

themselves ready to celebrate!

signs of christmas are everywhere!

12.14.2014

the sights, the sounds, the tastes of nyc.

crazy, wild & delicious.

shopping.

brunch.

matching pandora charms.

our favorite driver.

one airport run.

one busy, wonderful weekend.

thanks mom and lauren!!

12.13.2015

the always blinking popcorn bucket from radio city music hall.

we blinked during the show.

we blinked through rockefeller center.

we blinked in saks.

we blinked as we walked to dinner on 5th street.

we blinked all night in the hotel room.

we laughed about the never ending blinking.

when is this going to die?

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when we flip the off switch apparently !

12.13.2014

hello radio city music hall and the rockettes!

we been planning this event for a long time.

loved the show - 

makes you want to become a rockette for a day or two.

off for some holiday shopping, one stampede and a

delicious dinner.

we successfully figured out how to get a taxi !

check that off my bucket list !

lots of walking, talking & laughing !

12.13.2014

woke to the knock of room service at 8am.

"best cup of coffee in the world"

early city exploring at the M&M store!

really? 

three whole floors filled with M&M's.

who knew?

silly photo booth laughs with lauren!

12.12.2014

well hello NYC!

one big surprise at the JFK airport for mom!

me!

thank goodness lauren packed me a winter coat.

fun ride from airport to times square.

great dinner at 11pm at the marriott marquis.

girl chats till 2am.

can't wait to see ya in the daylight!

12.10.2014

apparently these doves don't know the christmas song -

there are more than two turtle doves hanging on the back fence getting

a holiday tan.

enough time wasted counting doves,

back to amazon.com and some christmas shopping!

(love the 'wish list' on amazon site, santa must also!)

12.2.2014

nothing like a middle school christmas concert to

get ya in the mood for the stressful weeks ahead.

i focused on the music not on the growing to do list tonight.

the countdown begins!