Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

I got a bath at the Vet's office today and when Mom and Dad came to pick me up I had a surprise for them......I got a new green scarf with shamrocks on it!!! Today I am an Irish bulldog!!!!

WOW!!!!

This is my new favorite picture!!! I know Dad isn't that good of a photographer, he just had beautiful subjects!!! Isn't Mom beautiful?!?!?! I miss Gabbi a lot!!! Come visit Girlie!!!!

San Diego

Mom and Dad went to San Diego last weekend and left us with a babysitter. I think Bruiser and I are old enough to be left home alone for a weekend, but Mom and Dad don't agree. I guess Bruiser got into some expensive tequila Mom had when they left one time, so I guess I can kinda see their point....

Aunt Erin got married to my new Uncle Frank, so Bruiser and I wanted to say congratulations to them!!! We're very happy for you guys and we wish you a very happy lifetime together!!!

Dad took some pictures to show me but I guess he got a little distracted at the actual wedding since he didn't take any pictures there. He took these at Helen's house where the girls got ready for the wedding. I'm sure each and every one of them will say, "that's a horrible picture," and, "I hate that picture," but I think all my aunts are very beautiful!!! Quite the lineup there!!!

Inner Space Caverns

This is an old post that was experiencing technical difficulties and never made it up. Inner Space Caverns is in Georgetown, about 30 miles north of where we live. Mom and Dad made a trip up there based on the cheesy sign and they were very surprised and impressed. It was huge!!!

Inner Space caverns were discovered in the 1960's by a Texas Highway Department drilling company. After drilling through 40 ft of limestone, they discovered the caves along with lots of old fossils and crazy formations that took a looong time to form. This is the entrance to the cave. You have to take a little railroad-type car to get down into it.

This is one of the bats that live inside the caves. Mom said she was scared when they would fly around everyone's heads.

Just to give you an idea of the size of some of the cave rooms, that's mom in the middle of the picture!!!

Red Bud Isle

This is our new favorite place to run around and make friends. It's called Red Bud Isle and it's a tiny island in the middle of the river near our house. There is a trail around it that is about a mile long and there is a grassy dog park in the middle. I don't even have to wear a leash here! I just run around all over the place and make lots of new friends! There are a bunch of places to jump in the water but I just like to watch all the other dogs do that. Sometimes I like to get my feet wet though! There are huge mansions on the other side of the river but you can't see them from the island. But the first photo shows some stairs leading down from one of them. I would stay here all day long if they would let me!

Dad's new favorite bridge

It's the Pennybacker Bridge, named after the engineer who designed it. It's 100 feet high over the water with no part of the bridge actually touching the river. It was built without support columns so as not to impede the boats passing under it.

Dad's toy.

Remember when I mentioned in an early post that new toy Dad wanted? He got it a little while ago. We're definitely not in California anymore...


We have a very safe apartment.

And it's not just Dad that keeps us safe!!!

Rollin' on their hogs!

Mom and Dad got bikes a while back, and they love them!!! Austin is such an outdoor city that you can ride almost anywhere you want. They've just started exploring the area around the apartments but I'm sure they're gonna start branching out soon.


Dad acting cool on his bike. (Mom loves it when he wears that shirt....it's 15 years old. Seriously.)



How cool is Mom posing with her bike?!?! (Is that Uncle Bill in the background? Am I the only one who sees that?)

Lake-WAY!!!!

Mom is at work so Dad, Bruiser, and I just want to wish Mom a huge congratulations! Mom is Lakeway Police Department's newest dispatcher!!! YAY MOM!!!!

Lakeway is a small town west of us in the hill county that has a western border along parts of Lake Travis. The population is somewhere over 10,000 with a very low crime rate. We are all very excited for her because it seems like a really nice group of people working there. So nice in fact, that the chief of police called her and thanked her for accepting the job offer. We're all really excited for Mom, we think this is going to be fun for her!!! She's excited to start there.



The Lakeway Justice Center combines the Lakeway Police Department with the Municipal Court.



Walk through those doors and you'll find......Kelly!!!

Un momento por Bruiser

Hola, mi llamo Bruiser y I am Max's brother. I snuck onto the computer to set the record straight here. I was the first one to have a thoughtful black & white photo!!!! I had one long before Max or Joel even thought of it! ERA PRIMER!!!! Mom took this about four or five years ago when I was still in my dashing youth.....



I'll let Max have the computer back.....I'm overdue for my nap.....