Hot Springs and Baton Rouge

For the 4th, we packed up and went to Hot Springs per usual.  Joyce and Dennis took Riley and Austin up a day early and Tracy, Abby and I went as soon as I got back from Region IV in Boise.  Denise, Katie and Alec were there as well.  It was fun as normal and was pretty nice weather.  We boated, skiied, tubed, toured downtown Hot Springs and ate tons of food.  Tracy, Denise and I also found time to take Austin, Katie and Alec to see the new Twilight.  Let me teall you that the theater was the smallest I had seen.

Abs reading a book on the front porch

Katie, can we go to the lake yet?

Austin kneeboarding...got it on his first try

Austin, Riley and "Little" Katie in the big tube

Playing with some poppers

The girls hanging out

Riley loving her some sparklers

Riley shooting off some fireworks with Aunt Denise

The cousins while exploring in downtown Hot Springs

Austin and Riley tubing

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After Hot Springs, we left and went to Baton Rouge.  I was hosting a baby shower for my cousin Emily.  We had it at Aunt Lillians.  What I failed to mention above is that during the trip, Abby learned how to crawl out her pack and play.  It made for a very tiring trip as she kept wanting to crawl in and out.  While in Baton Rouge we did nothing but eat (go figure) and visit with everyone.  On the way back to Texas we stopped to see my brother and his family.  Hailey and Andrew are getting so big (niece and nephew).

Austin and Andrew just a rocking

Riley and Hailey