Austin Trip

Justin had a few days off in a row so we took a quick trip to Austin to visit his family.  Cooper did great in the car and slept most of the time and was content looking out the window the rest of the time.  On Saturday we got together with more of Justin's extended family and Cooper enjoyed playing with his 2nd cousin Abigail, who Cooper called Aba.  They were both a little shy at first but before we knew it Cooper wouldn't stop hugging and kissing her.  I really don't know where Cooper gets his affection from because he LOVES to hug kids his size.  Nonstop. He does it all the time.  It's super cute until the other kid has had enough hugging.  I think it's time to start teaching him hugging once is enough :)  They also had fun playing on the piano together.

They would play and then laugh and then play and then clap….too much cuteness for one day.  Thankfully Cooper slept well while we were there, though he didn't nap too long.  The next day we went to Zilker park and got snow cones and rode a train around the park.

Cooper has his serious face on as he enjoyed looking and observing everything around him.  The park is huge and there is also a natural spring pool where everyone was swimming.

Cooper enjoyed watching everyone swimming with their dogs.  He kept saying "dog" over and over.  It was definitely summer weather that day as it was HOT.

That evening Justin and I had a very nice date night out.  We had an amazing dinner at Steiner Ranch Steakhouse with the most beautiful view.  Since my birthday is Saturday and Justin is working, this was my early birthday dinner, so we splurged a little and enjoyed our evening out!

We sat outside and had a beautiful view of the sunset while listening to live music.  It was a great evening!  Cooper also had fun with Mimi while we were out.

One of Cooper's favorite things to do was riding his little motorcycle down Mimi's driveway.  He would clap and giggle after he went and kept wanting to do it again.

We had a great time relaxing and visiting family.  On our way out we got to see my childhood best friend Gloria and her 2 daughters.  It was so fun to see them!

Could Cooper be any whiter?  How my quarter hispanic child became this white is beyond me!  Bring on the sunscreen.