Acie and Abbie have had a fun-filled summer. Before moving to a new house, they spent a week with Melanie's parents at "dog camp". Since the move, they have transitioned very well into the new environment and into being outdoor dogs. We had an invisible fence installed, which keeps them in the yard but off the back patio and out of the garden. It was amazing to see how fast they learned where their boundaries are. The new backyard is nicer than the old one, which means no more mud pits and no more digging, but it is still more fun to play in than the old place. There are cows to look at, a slight hill and steps to climb, and lots of crickets and grasshoppers to eat. Above all, their favorite thing is drinking out of the sprinkler heads and the hose.
We are only 5 minutes from Lake Georgetown, but haven't been able to enjoy it yet. The lake is still closed due to flooding early in July. This picture was taken a few weeks ago when we went to check it out. The dogs enjoyed getting to go too!
This is Abbie after being punished for digging around one of our new plants. She went to that spot and stayed there looking so pitiful for about 10 minutes. I took the picture from inside.
Here they are drinking from the hose. We waste so much water with this game, but they are so funny we keep letting them do it. Plus, we are training them not to drink from the sprinkler since we have already had to replace 3 of the heads that they broke.
We had lunch at Catfish Plantation to celebrate Grandma's birthday.
Grandma with Sweet Pea.
Elaine with her brother Larry and his wife Beverly.
The festival was around the historic downtown square.
We enjoyed sitting in our lawn chairs to watch the Bellamy Brothers in concert that evening.
We had a beautiful view of the beach from our hotel room.
Here is the old car with the truck in the background.
Tonight was the first time in a while that Kyle wasn't on call, so we took the opportunity to celebrate his test results. We tried Iguana Grill on Lake Travis for the first time, where we enjoyed the gorgeous view, live music and good mexican food. 
We are only 5 minutes from Lake Georgetown, but haven't been able to enjoy it yet. The lake is still closed due to flooding early in July. This picture was taken a few weeks ago when we went to check it out. The dogs enjoyed getting to go too! 
This is Abbie after being punished for digging around one of our new plants. She went to that spot and stayed there looking so pitiful for about 10 minutes. I took the picture from inside.
