Category: General

  • Hello? Anybody there?

    Riley is sick this week with a nasty, nasty bug. She was pretty fussy so Jackie asked for a banana and held it up to her ear. Then she looked at Riley and said, “Hello? Is anybody there? I can hear you!” Then she looked at us and said, “It’s working! She likes it!”. We…

  • Princess Riley

    Katie & Jackie love dressing Riley up as a princess. You can’t see the bouquet of flowers in her hand. She is perfectly content wearing the princess crown for hours.

  • Self-Service Breakfast

    Evidently, when you’re kid #3, you have to learn to fend for yourself.

  • Cheeeeese!

    I held up my iPhone to take a picture of Riley, said her name, and when she turned to look at me she gave me a toothy grin and said, “Cheeeeeeese!” Unfortunately, I was too shocked to actually take the picture.

  • The Booth

    Most Sundays, after church, you’ll find us sitting in this booth at Antonio’s. http://www.yelp.com/biz/antonios-tex-mex-austin-2 The staff is awesome, the food is tasty, and the memories are rich.

  • No More Blog Excuses

    After months and months of a broken blog, I finally figured out the issue. The auto_increment function was disabled on my primary post table in mysql. After 15 minutes of geekery, I figured it out, changed the table, and we’re back in business. So, I’m now officially out of excuses. As you might expect, after…

  • LIFE LESSONS

    Your ability to do things that take you out of your comfort zone is directly proportional to your success in life.

  • D-DAY TRIP 2008

    This year, my family is taking a trip to France to celebrate the 64th anniversary of D-Day. What makes this trip so special is that we’re going with my grandfather who hasn’t been to the beaches of Normandy in 64 years. He was a communications specialist in the 111th AntiAircraft Artillery group which landed on…

  • Live Oak Interactive Rebrands as Live Oak 360

    Live Oak 360, an Austin, Texas-based web technology services company, today announced that it has changed its name to Live Oak 360. The rebranding of the company signifies that the firm has expanded its role beyond custom application development, as a consulting and development firm, guiding clients to strategic web development solutions that meet their…

  • Ultimate Irony

    Why does the voice of the ATM machine at Bank of America have a British accent?