Tourists in our own town

For the last couple of weeks we've been trying to explore different areas that we haven't been to yet. We hadn't been to the beach yet, so we decided that would be the perfect place to watch the meteor shower. We took a few chairs and blankets and drove down to Surfside Beach. It was a nice evening -- still very warm (about 86 degrees) -- and we did get to see a few good shooting stars. Next time we go, we'll have to make sure we bring more mosquito repellent though. Even with some on, the mosquitos had quite a feast!

Last weekend we took advantage of the "Free Museum Day" and went up to the museum district. We spent most of our time at the Museum of Fine Arts and we had a good time. They have some very impressive collections up there.

-Luke in front of a picasso -


- Me with a Monet -


- The Houston Skyline -


This last weekend we started on our landscaping. We've got some big plans, but we're beginning to realize that it is going to take quite a while and be a lot of very hard work.
Friday we built a stone edge around our trees and front walkway, and yesterday we started to dig out the grass along the fence line. We are planning to dig up quite a large area in the corners so we can plant some fruit trees and a narrower strip on the edges so we can plant some flowers and plants. We thought that the grass might pull up easy once we got started, but boy were we wrong! After 2 hours of both of us digging (in 100 degree weather), we only managed to dig up one corner. Ah well, I guess it will be our pet project for the next couple of months.

- Luke smiling before we realized what we were in for -


- The first few digs -