{J & M}: Austin, TX

This past weekend we were able to take a trip to Austin, TX to visit some family. My dad's brother, Chris, and his wife, Camille, and there son, Wilder, live there. It was Wilder's second birthday so we thought it would be the perfect weekend to visit so we could be there for his birthday party. My Aunt Melissa (my dad's sister) and cousin Mckenzie were able to drive up from Dallas for the weekend too. We don't get to see my dad's family much. Maybe once a year if we're lucky. They are such wonderful people and it's always a blast spending time with them. It was also Jason's first time in Texas and he loved it! Austin is such a fun town. It's so different from here. I'm jealous of the amount of unique restaurants they have. Each one is so delicious and creative. They are all decorated and different. None of them are alike so eating out is so fun. We can't wait until we can see our family again. We had a blast! (Sorry for the picture overload!)

Audrey is such a funny little girl. She seems to grow and learn new things every time I see her. She has become much more interactive in the past few weeks and it's so fun! She played with me for a little bit on the plane and we had a blast together. Audrey loves to see herself. Pictures, mirrors, videos, anything. She thinks it's great! It's so funny. So I let her play with my phone so she could see herself on the camera. She thought it was pretty funny and she would hit the button to take a picture. I just love this little face!

The first night we were there Chris and Camille took us to get some yummy BBQ. Then we went for dessert at Amy's ice cream. It was delicious!

After dessert we drove by UT stadium. It's huge!! And super nice!

This position was a frequent thing this trip...When Audrey had a messy diaper Corey held her over his shoulder and would have to quickly get to a place to change her. She was proud and thought it was pretty funny. So did we ;)

So proud!

The Birthday Party Details...

Wilder's Party was Construction themed. He is obsessed with construction. It is so cute. His parents went above and beyond to make his party amazing. Chris has a friend who does construction so he ask him to bring one of his machines to surprise Wilder. It was awesome!

The birthday boy

You will often find my dad like this ;)

After Wilder's party we went to dinner at a place called The Shady Grove. It was awesome! The food was amazing and the atmosphere was even better. It was outside under big trees. They even played old black and white movies on a projector screen. I loved it.

On Sunday morning we woke up and wanted to meet Chris at his bar, The Mean Eyed Cat. A little background on this bar....My Grandpa Marsh was a HUGE Johnny Cash fan. He loved him. My Grandpa died a long time ago when the all the kids were younger. It makes me so sad that I never got to meet him. He sounds like such an awesome guy and I love hearing all of the stories about him. My uncle Chris likes Johnny Cash just like his dad. He started this bar himself and has done a great job with it. He works very hard on it and it's amazing. It is completely Johnny Cash themed. There are decorations everywhere. You could never get bored from looking at everything.

Men's Restroom

Women's Restroom

After seeing the Mean Eyed Cat we headed to a popular restaurant called Chuy's. It is delicious!

Audrey and Wilder loved sitting by each other at the end of the table. Audrey LOVES other little kids. She gets so excited when she sees them, it's the cutest thing.

Audrey learned how to drink from a straw this trip. She also learned how to clap. Thanks to the music at the party, she is now clapping all the time and thinks it's great haha.

After shopping the boys dropped the girls off to shop and they headed to the UT store for some Texas gear. Audrey went with them....When they came to pick us up her outfit was changed....haha She is now sporting the burnt orange.