Rick Astley for President

Recently Tyler told me that instead of Biden or Trump, we should all vote Rick Astley for president because he is:

"Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you"

I am not sure why, but Tyler and his friends love Rickrolling and in this case it's pretty funny.

Creek Clean Up

 Yesterday Daphne and I got together with the Girl Scouts to clean up trash in Williamson Creek. Girls from our troop covered a section of the creek and older girls took a different section. Our girls did a good job and tired out after about an hour. It is amazing how much trash we found in the dry creek bed. We mostly found bits and pieces of plastic wrappers but also found larger items such as an old bike tire, an old political sign, a shoe, etc. We even found an old mattress!

Daphne, Penny, Lila, and Ariana

Soccer

Tyler's new soccer season started in August. They have mostly been practicing and scrimmaging. Most of Tyler's team is the same from last year. There are a few boys new to this team but they are ones Tyler has played with on past teams. Their regular season soccer games started up a week ago. While the players don't wear masks while playing, everyone on the sidelines wears masks. 

The boys jogged by the other team and clapped
their hands instead of the normal post-game
high-five procession.

Tyler (#2, white socks by accident instead of black) in action

The Park

We got together with friends for the first time in months. We met at the park for some fresh air and easy social distancing. Sandra, Arthur, and Ryan brought their new puppy Theo. Tyler and Daphne had already been begging us for a dog, but this really renewed their interest.

Daphne and Jocelyn

Doug wore the boys out with some football

Carter, Ryan, and Tyler

Cousin Michelle

My cousin Michelle came through town this week. She is on Day 60+ of a trek around the US and has hit about 30 states in that time. She was staying with friends on a ranch in Dripping Springs and so we got together at our house along with Brad, Megan, and the girls. It was fun catching up and hearing about Michelle's adventures.

The Oasis

We spent a nice afternoon at the Oasis yesterday in celebration of Abuelita's birthday. The weather finally cooled down and we enjoyed the views of Lake Travis. We had not seen Michael's parents in a while due to the pandemic, so we got together outdoors to minimize risk.

Daphne wanted to know why
the banana wasn't wearing a mask

Kayaking

Cooler weather rolled in this past week and we are excited for fall! The high temps yesterday were in the mid-80s, which was a relief after the record-breaking August we had with many days of 100+-degree days. We headed out to Lady Bird Lake yesterday morning for some kayaking. We started out near Barton Springs Pool, kayaked along Barton Creek and the west to Mopac along Lady Bird Lake

View north of Barton Creek from pedestrian bridge

View south of Barton Creek from pedestrian bridge

I have been calling dibs on Tyler in my kayak
since Daphne doesn't do much paddling

Daphne and Michael on Lady Bird Lake

Tyler and Renee on Lady Bird Lake after we
turned around at the Mopac bridge