happy july 4th!!

well kids, july 4th came and went in a pleasant blur. our friends from louisiana trekked over and celebrated the holiday with us. we had an awesome time hanging out all over austin and eating tons of good food! we miss them dearly and always enjoy a good visit...hello homeslice reunion!!!
the holiday also marked a HUGE milestone for our household. we have officially had Sir Wallace-Tiberius-Sacchamono-Dryden-DeBellis for one whole year!!!! yay!! he's been a joy to live with...it's like he's been here forever. :)
the weekend also marked my first foray into racing cardboard boats...i was part of a team of lovely ladies in the Round Rock Cardboard Boat Regatta. it was soooo very interesting. we built the boat over many weeks during our lunches and after work toward the end. it was a labor of love, and the end product is mighty pretty in my opinion! we took the theme of Top Gun and ran with it...we had wings, tail fins, a boom box playing the soundtrack...matching uniforms with our nick-names.
we felt the need for speed...and got 2nd place!! and the july 4th crowds voted us people's choice award - prettiest boat. hell yeah! (see more pics)
it was a great time and lots of fun on the race day....could have done without the 100* heat but we survived.

no summer shows...

there are no good tv shows on in the summer, so we decided to re-roof the house!
actually, the roof was leaking so we definatly had to get the roof...it looks soooo awesome. we are very pleased with it. wally did not really enjoy the large group of people on the roof pounding away, so he stayed next door with the neighbor and fenway (thank you!)

wally did enjoy the many visitors we had in the month of june...friends from baltimore mary and myke. wally could have been instrumental in showing myke how cool dogs are! yay! he also enjoyed having my parents and cousin mariah in town for a brief visit.

in another vein
how is that billy mays dies and the stupid sham wow guy is still around?!!?!

The Danger Zone

well, our cardboard boat, the "Danger Zone" did not get the chance to blow people away with its speed, awesome handling, good looks, or amount of tape...the regatta was cancelled :(
but, rest easy folks, it is rescheduled for july 4th. yay!
i'll post a pic soon.

a ransom for a lawn!!

we have a real yard!!! woo-hoo!! it is so exciting to see a green carpet out the back window instead of dirt and exposed tree roots. it's gorgeous and lush and...still alive (1 week after installation).
see the photos here.
the project was part of a 2 weekend production. after 11 yards of landscape mix (wheel barrowed in...ouch!) and 3 pallets of zoysia sod (green side up) we are go for lawn.
you'll see in the pics that wally was acting supervisor for much of the "fun". our backs were sore and our hands throbbed with blisters....but oh the lawn is a beautiful sight!

we made it!

we made it back...in one piece.
i have a new best friend, Fiona the mule. we touched noses and played chase through a fence. it counts for something. don't know what would happen if i was in the pen with her, but that probably won't ever happen.
i was pretty good about not being on a leash, staying with mom and dad in the general area at least.

on the road...

reporting from the FN Ranch...
yes, you read that correctly :) we are here for easter and i was stuck in a car for 3 hours driving up to the middle of nowhere. (see pic once mom puts it up)
i played with Fiona the very large and lovely mule...we played chase, through the fence. got stickers in my feet and limped around until my slaves/parents cleaned them out.
we'll keep you updated on our easter weekend events.
(probably won't be much b/c mom is getting over strep throat)
ciao

first timer...

hello!
this is Wally's page but sometimes his mom and dad post stuff too...hopefully they'll keep this thing updated with pics and interesting tid-bits on what we are up to down here in tx.
currently: laying in the corner of the living room wondering when someone will play with the rope