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Boy, are we all tired! More photos here.

I got up really late. Please don’t ask me what time it was, the only sign was that the sun was glaring right at me. “Get up, lazy bones!” it seemed to be saying. It didn’t know that I was up really late finishing up some knitting, so I have an excuse.

Hubby made us all breakfast which was great. He’s been making eggs with bits of corn tortillas scrambled along with the cheese and I actually like them that way. Normally, I really, really don’t like eggs. But these were yummy!

We decided to go hiking around Town Lake instead of Barton Creek. It was pretty crowded, owing to the fact that we were hitting the tail end of the big triathlon of the year (a friend from church was in it). We were not taking part in the triathlon. Just in case you were wondering.

Our walk was wonderful. It wasn’t that hot at all and the crowds weren’t so bad that we were elbowing each other. J wasn’t too excited because he wanted to hike a different path. Eventually, he gave in and decided to enjoy himself. Sprocket was great, she was focused on the walk. I’m guessing this was due to the sheer number of people and dogs (too many to say hi to each one) and the large number of bicyclists (she’s really scared of those). Hubby threw her in the water twice to help her cool off and was paid with a scowl from a bystander. Oh well! She didn’t have a hot dog. Heh. J had gotten a blister so we had to head back. Hubby carried him half way back to the car on his shoulders. J didn’t like that to begin with, but it didn’t take him long to realize the benefits of that form of travel.

We went home then had lunch. After the food settled we went for a swim. Yep, “we”! I even went in (it took much prodding though). The kids had a blast. Never a question about that, though.

Hubby tried to fix the bbq but that thing decided to break on us. So steak was pan-fried but no less delicious. All in all a great day. We’re hoping most of our Saturdays this summer will be just as fun (and tiring)!

Town Lake Trail View

More photos here for you to oggle.

“Labors” of course, being an exaggeration at least for the adults. The boys and the dog? They were tired. No, make that one boy and the dog. NM says he wasn’t tired but was bored.

We tried to make it out by 9 am before it got too hot and we were only a half hour late and it wasn’t so bad. J was tired so he was dragging his feet (he was up late last night). Sprocket was beside herself and couldn’t get in the truck fast enough. At some point on the way there, she managed to find a playing card to chew on. The card did something to her and she started getting upset and barking at it, refusing to go anywhere near it! I wish I knew what that  something was so I could figure out how to keep her from biting my ankles without resorting to a leash!

Well, the walk was fun as usual and we got the usual number of folks commenting on how cute our dog was. It’s just like the vet said, we’d get lots of people asking what sort of breed she is, where did we get her, how old is she, etc. But you know what? At some point we met a 6-week old malamute. That dog had cute in spades. I used to think golden retriever puppies were the cutest but I think the malamute beats it. The people who owned that puppy also had a small dog that kept barking at Sprocket. It turns out she only wanted to meet her.

On the way back, we hear a gaggle of geese causing a ruckus on Barton Creek. I guess they were upset at the kayakers. Those guys can get territorial and I imagine they were upset that the place they picked to hang out was overrun with—gasp!—other things in the water. One goose decided to break from the rest of the crowd. No doubt the local waterfowl know about the kids that hang out and feed the birds. Well, this particular goose decided if the food wasn’t forthcoming, he was going to seek it out so he went hiking on the trail, too. Or, as one little girl I overheard put it, “Mommy, it’s jogging!” Hehe. I got it on video. I even got a couple of folks who tried to catch it and convince it to go back in the water.

The boys and the dog were spent after that and the two youngest members of our crew spent a long time napping.

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The day wasn’t over, of course. It’s Labor Day and I’m sure somewhere there’s a rule or something about eating ice cream on Labor Day. If there isn’t, I’m establishing it right now: you have to eat ice cream on Labor Day and it better be good ice cream.

We headed out to Amy’s Ice Creams and I have to tell you what we had because it was soooo good. J had the usual Mexican Vanilla, NM had sweet cream and Mexican Vanilla, I had biscotti and moccachino, hubby had a turtle which is Mexican Vanilla and Pecan Praline with fudge on top. So good! Mine even had those ice crystals that are a sign of home made. I love the stuff.

Right now, the boys are playing Castle Crashers on the Xbox. It’s actually kinda cute because the graphics are so different and the music is neat. “It’s so cute!” J says. Hubby wanted me to play but I am sitting this one out because NM’s at the age where he wants “my dad and I” kinds of activities. J is happy enough to watch them play which is really neat.

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Did you have a nice labor day? I hope so!