Just sitting there being tall!!!

I like playing mountain climber when no one is looking, but Dad caught me the other day.




It's a pretty high mountain and I got tired climibing it so I needed to rest....

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Dad is a big music fan and one of the styles of music he enjoys is the blues. He discovered Stevie Ray Vaughan quite a while ago and he's been a fan ever since. SRV has alway been closely associated with Austin, having moved here when he was 17. He grew up playing in Austin and formed his bands here, with the area pretty much being his home base throughout his life. SRV died in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin at the age of 35 and is buried in the Dallas area (where he was born). Austin has a memorial statue of SRV down by the river and Dad recently went down to take a look.

Umm........

Yep, this "business" really exists and is currently operating. Oddly enough, the open sign is only lit late at night....



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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!!!