About That Granddaughter, Abby (December 26 - 31)

Howdy Family and Friends,

How are y'all? Uh oh, my Texas roots are showing! Roger and I hope you had the merriest of Christmases and are looking forward to 2012. We spent Christmas Eve at a church service in Kerrville and Christmas Day with new friends at a potluck dinner at Buckhorn Lake Resort. On Christmas Day, we moved our Tour to a different spot at Buckhorn Lake. We were in the adult section where no children are allowed and with our granddaughter coming for a visit, we had to move.  We found that we liked our new spot even better and will stay in this spot until the end of January.

The view out our front window.

Looking at the Tour (right) from across the lake.

                                       

Roger going through his email.

On Monday, we drove to Austin to pick up our granddaughter, Abby. Her father, Rob, drove her to Austin from Dallas. We met at Mellow Johnny's bike shop. This is the shop owned by Lance Armstrong. After a quick lunch, Abby, Roger, Bear and I were on our way to Kerrville.

Mellow Johnny's (Roger and Bear)

Abby walking Bear around Buckhorn Lake Resort.

Abby enjoyed the playground equipment, while Bear and Roger played in the background.

Bear loves Abby!

We cannot wait for Abby to be able to ride bikes with us. We had her bring her new bike to Buckhorn for some practice. She is doing a super job and we will be able to ride with her soon! Roger did a great job helping Abby learn to ride her bike. How exciting it was for us to see her master this skill.

One of the fun things that we did with Abby was to go to Fredericksburg to see the Christmas decorations. After playing in the park, we headed out to Alamo Springs where the best hamburgers in Texas (according to Texas Monthly) are served. We thought they were great. The following pics are from the park in Fredericksburg. 

Sadly our week with Abby went much too quickly. We will miss her giggles and hugs, working on craft projects, playing Old Maid, Uno and Crazy Eight, playing soccer with Bear, our child version of the Cocktail Hour, and so many other things about this darling girl. 

 We met Abby's parents and Jackson in San Antonio, on Friday, where they are enjoying the holiday weekend. It was very hard to say goodbye to our son and his family knowing that it will be awhile before we see them again.

We want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Our wishes for you are for a joyous and healthy 2012. We are heading to Fredericksburg for a dinner and concert to bring in the new year. We look forward to the first week of 2012 in Kerrville.