A Weekend in the Hill Country

Last weekend we went to Fredericksburg, a cute town down in the hill country of Texas. The wildflowers were all blooming, so the drive was fantastic. We met Natalie and Norman and Kristen and Mike down there. It was a great time to go. We stayed at the Cottages on Limestone (really good breakfasts and tasteful cottages) and had a nice weekend.

On Sunday, we even made it out to Enchanted Rock for some hiking

Ryan and I aren't as smart as our friends, so we have the burns to prove it.

Kristen's 30th.

The guys enjoying the birthday party.

Kari & Ryan in front of our Cottage.

Norman, Mike, and a very big gun.

How Big is Too Big?

Driving around looking at houses in Dallas, we came up with a question. How big a house is too big a house? If one had large amounts of money, plenty to go around, how big a house would you want? At what point would your large house make others of humbler means uncomfortable to be in your house? Would that be okay? Is it their problem and not yours? Any thoughts?

Blankets of Blue

On Friday I used to my day off to head out to my garden to weed and kill bugs. Wanted to get some seeds in the ground, but with this cold front coming through here this weekend, that was cancelled until Monday or Tuesday this week. It is down parka cold here this weekend. BRRRRRRR. I think my toes are back to their permafrost stage right now.

Seems strange with it being this cold, but the bluebonnets are blooming. Ken McAdams is here visiting us this weekend. This is him taking pictures of them.

Here are more for those of you missing out on them.