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Last weekend Madelyn's parents, Robert and Kathryn, came into town for a visit. We had a great time showing them the sights in Austin and getting to spend sometime in San Antonio. Madelyn had planned on writing this blog but since she is working full time and now enrolled in classes (another blog topic), she's having trouble finding time to eat and sleep, let alone write a blog. So I'm going to take my best stab at this....

Madelyn and her mom went to a conference in San Antonio during her parents' visit called "Time out for Women". What it's about, what they talked about, who exactly was in "Time Out" are all details the men weren't let in on. So, the report was the conference was good.... Madelyn and her mom really seemed to enjoy themselves. Although the scheduling of lunch didn't work out so well (another story), we did get to have a awesome lunch on the River Walk in San Antonio during the lunch "time out" at the Time Out conference.

Another picture on the way back to the conference. Who isn't part of the original family? Could it be the guy who could easily be Photoshopped out of this picture? (J/K, LOL)

Since the girls went to "Time out for Women" Madelyn's dad and I took a time out for men.... or, a time out from women... whichever way you want to look at it. We hung out at the hotel and watched the movie Hancock, met the girls for lunch, and then went to Ripley's Believe it or Not. This is Madelyn's dad in front of a life size statue of the worlds tallest man.

This is me in front of a life size model of the worlds largest man....

Madelyn and her mom meanwhile were enjoying themselves at the conference. They asked a passer by to take this picture with one of the speakers and family member, Emily Watts. Unfortunately the picture is all out of focus... no, you don't need glasses.

Here is a much more IN focus picture of Madelyn and Kathryn in Time Out.

Besides stuffing ourselves at every restaurant in Austin, going to conferences, and shopping (yay for me and Robert!) there was also a plan to go through all of Madelyn's clothes and make a "give away" pile. I was SO happy Kathryn was in town for this.... I wouldn't have been able to sit there while each item was tried on and critiqued. Again, the men took a "time out" of their own and watched football. In a couple weeks Madelyn is hosting a clothing exchange at our house with all of her friends.... so anyone with good vision can call dibs on anything they see here.