Visiting the Capital

Since we are official residents of Texas, we figured now was an appropriate time to visit the state's capial: Austin.

It is a beautiful city.

We decided to visit the capital building since it would also pass off some scout requirements for both Connor and McKay.

The kids in front of the state capital in Austin 

This is an old photo taken of the statue that was placed atop the capital building. Makenna sure looks cute!

Funny story about this photo: Since moving here, our kids have all seen the orthodontist. And this orthodontist is awesome! Super fun and friendly staff, and they are always having contests for the kids and they can win some really cool prizes!

So, this contest was to take a face cut-out of the orthodontist on your summer adventures. We brought him a long and got a couple of really good shots. This one is a favorite!

This lady was standing outside the capital building on her own accord. She was very  nice and friendly.

The rotunda of the building

After the capital, we wanted to go see the famous bats in Austin. Word on the street is that approximately 1 million bats live under the bridge we are on here. So, we walked and waited and waited and waited. The internet said they'd come out at 8 or 8:30. The "bat expert" who was there said they wouldn't come out until 10:30 or so....

We were too hungry and didn't want to wait 2 more hours. So we left.

We will have to see the bats another time. But it did make for some good pictures.

After the bat no-show, we decided to hit up a really popular food place in Austin called the Hula Hut. Well, apparently we didn't know just how popular: 2 HOUR WAIT to be seated!!! We were too hungry already, so we got some cute pics and left.

The restaurant is right on this gorgeous river. We will have to go back to try it again. It must be good if there is a wait that long!

Pretty flowers at the restaurant