Colin's Graduation

We went down to Austin for my younger brother's graduation last Friday and what fun times we had. On the way to Austin Thursday, we got to eat at my FAVORITE place Cracker Barrel (YUMMY) . The kids were so good in the car, then we got there Thursday evening and hung out at the hotel before going to dinner with both my brothers and my sister-in- law. It was great to get to see everyone.

Friday morning we were up bright and early to get to Colin's Graduation. He's graduating with a BBA in Marketing from the McCombs School of Business!! We're SOOO proud of him!! The kiddos did really well during the LONG ceremony~Emma even fell asleep! ;) Ben got a kick out of being able to yell and cheer REALLY loudly for Uncle Colin as he walked across the stage. After pictures, we went to lunch at a really yummy restaurant where we got to eat out on their patio. Then back to the hotel for naps, then swimming. That evening we had a cookout at Colin's house. Ben & Emma got to "rock-out" with all of the instruments that Colin & his roommates have. They had such a blast playing the drums and the piano, and Ben even made up some songs~ one was about T-Ball!! ;)

Saturday, we actually got to sleep in a little bit, then we headed over to the Co-op so that Uncle Colin could get the kids some UT stuff ~Let me tell you that was not an easy thing for Chris & I (us being Aggies and all)~Then we went to this really cute Cupcake stand and got homemade cupcakes. Then back to the hotel for more swimming. That night my Uncle Greg made his famous Spaghetti with Italian Sausage (it's THE BEST!!) and then we went to the Graduation celebration at the Tower. Ben thought it was SOO cool that the tower was lit burnt orange, then they had Fireworks!! The Kids LOVED it!!! Then off to the Hotel for bed FINALLY ;)

Sunday we ate breakfast at the hotel and then headed home, what a fun time we had!!