Folks in Austin II

My parents were here in October to see our first home, again in January around the due date, and back in April to spend time with their grandson.  It's been wonderful.
I picked Bà and Ông up from the airport the evening of Wednesday the 17th.  Their flight was delayed past Drakeson's bedtime, but the next morning he was all theirs.  George and I used a giftcard from my brother-in-law Warren to get professional massages for the first time.  As if the day couldn't get any better, the four of us took the little guy to his first class at the Emler Swim School, and finished the evening with incredible pizza at Pieous.

Swim Class

Kicking

The next day Mom and I did a little shopping for her friends.  Dad stayed home with the baby and spoiled him rotten.  Apparently, Drakeson didn't like "turns," so Dad held him and walked in gentle curved paths all over the house for half an hour.
It was also Drakeson's three-month birthday.  We celebrated by getting our pictures taken in the mall and having a picnic for dinner at Barton Springs.  More mall photos are posted in Drakeson's blog.

Ông & Bà

Precious

Birthday Picnic

On Saturday, Mom and Dad helped George make beer all morning.  Dad and I had a date to see "A Prairie Home Companion" that afternoon, and we were in row F of orchestra seating.  In other words, it was awesome.  After fighting downtown traffic, Dad and I arrived home to a comforting meal of clay pot fish and rice.  Sunday was a little busier.  Mom and Dad came to the church I play for.  Dad brought in a lovely piece of music called "Appalachian Lord's Prayer" written by Rick Sowash for the Harvard University Choir in 2010, and the church choir performed it.  I took Dad to swim a few laps at Stacy Pool, and then all five of us visited Mount Bonnell (lookout) and Camp Mayfield (peacocks).  That evening, my brother-in-law Zach and his girlfriend Rose came over for Mom's shrimp and crabmeat soup.

Peacock

I messed up the waffles on Monday with too much baking soda.  Not only were they awful, but the back of the waffle iron is still a mess.  They were soggy, burnt, and tasted like play-doh.  Mom, Dad, Drakeson, and I walked to the South Austin Recreational Center Playground in the morning.  The afternoon was filled with "Books and Babies" at the library and a short hike on the West Bouldin Greenbelt.  George joined us for a relaxing dinner at the Blue Dahlia Bistro.

Ông & Carrier

Ông on the Slide

Old Hat

Hereditary

Smiling at Ông

And that brings us to today.  In the morning, we went to Barton Springs before warming up with breakfast tacos and a black and white movie called "Woman of the Year."  We lounged at Mozart's Coffee overlooking the water and took one last walk around Town Lake.

A Little Chilly

Good-byes are never fun!!!