First Tailgate

Richard's back in Ireland for a few weeks. And we're definitely missing him. But we have had lots to distract us. Harris had his first tailgate and first football game. It was a lot of excitement and he handled it pretty well. 95,000 cheering fans were a bit scary at the start, but soon Harris learned to clap along and be a good Longhorn.

Howdy Folks! Welcome to the State Fair of Texas

Okay, let's not talk about the game this year. It wasn't any fun. Nothing fun about it. But being outside in the beautiful sunshine, watching good friends make fools of themselves on the Midway and, of course, the endless fried snacks was as great as ever. This year's favorite fried food was again the Fried Frito Pie - delish!

Hello Texas!

Leaving Ireland was hard, but we're so glad to be back in Texas. Harris was awesome on the plane, as usual. We were on planes for nearly 12 hours and Harris just laughed and played. He didn't however sleep much. So he was quite sleepy once we landed in Texas, but we feel pretty lucky to have such an easy traveler. The day we landed it had been 101 in Austin, but the temperatures have been steadily dropping since then. We binged a bit on Mexican food and barbeque. It has started to feel like home again thanks to a little football and lots of queso. Now if we can just get moved into our house!