Back to Germany

Oma arrived safely back in Germany on Monday, after a three week trip.

We had a lot of fun with her, and the kids learned some new games that didn't involve a power cord.

Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge

The second half of the family's Tyler adventure took them to the 

Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge.

Along the perimeter were lots of the pines and trails that Tyler is famous for.

Hmm, boy or girl?

Inside the refuge, there were a lot of great cats to observe and learn about. 

The kids had a blast.

And there were some nice animals outside of the cages as well.

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The Railroad Depot Museum

The kids took a trip to Tyler on Friday, and the first stop was a visit to a cool railroad museum.

The outside looks like it could have been a model on one of those train track sets.

The inside was filled with the real models, plus a strange contraption that required you to dial numbers in order to make a phone call.

Blue and Gold

Lukas received his Tiger Cub patch at the Cub Scout "Blue and Gold" dinner last night. He has been having a lot of fun at cubscouts, and is looking forward to the camping trip this April.

He also scored his first soccer goal earlier on (it more or less bounced off of his leg into the goal, but kudos for being in the right spot at the right time), so a pretty good day for him!

His den leader, Paul.

The presentation.

Den 1 Tiger Cubs!

Kassidy was "Happy, Happy" for him.

Austin Snapshots

Here are a few random photos from our trip.

The kid's backpacks, loaded up with toys.

Frankie Stein sleeping next to the clock in order to pick up some current.

Sharing socks.

Katharine was terrified of the birds that flew around the outdoor seating at Shady Grove.

So much so that she even misspelled "Birds" :)

Happier times at Shady Grove.

Here are the kids at the Peter Pan mini-golf course.

Kassidy was terrified of the dinosaur (see the "Dinosaur Trails" post from December), and had to be carried on Iria's back through the entire hole.

Lennon posing next to Peter Pan's rear. 

I was using my fixed 50 mm lens, so there was no wide field of view. 

It does make for some amusing pictures sometimes...

At the gift shop. 

In a hat.

No more Austin pics!

Goodnight.