Little Texan Boy

Naturally, being in Texas for the first time required Lautje to not only see the sights, but also to get in touch with his Texas heritage. Thus, as previously shown, he was given the chance to smell real BBQ, wear a cowboy hat, and even stick his hands in his Mommy's margarita. But, of course, that's not everything about Texas. To really get in touch with his Texas roots, Lautje also needed to wear burnt orange while watching the University of Texas football team beat up on the hapless Oklahoma Sooners, and also ride a horse. Luckily for Lautje, as seen below, he was able to take care of both of those requirements in one day.
But the stuffed horse was only the beginning, because one of Lautje's uncles (a poor soul who was early afflicted with the love of agriculture and all things maroon) has a few horses on his property. Uncle Mac was kind enough to allow Lautje to take his first real horseride, with the patient supervision of Lautje's cousin Sky-Hi. Thus, Lautje's initiation as a "real" Texan was considered complete, which is to say that he doesn't have his own pair of boots yet, but that's surely only a matter of time...

Lautje and Aunt Fluffy

Among the few times where we were able to take Lautje out on the town, we met up with Aunt Fluffy (one of the Daddy's old high school friends - not her real name, but it's too long a story to talk about here...) for a drink. As can be seen below, the Mommy and Aunt Fluffy get along very well, mainly because they team up and spend their time making fun of the Daddy (who is not bitter in any way about this development...).
Lautje, on the other hand, spent the evening in pursuit of more noble causes, such as trying steal his Mommy's margarita. As can be seen below, he came close a few times, but in the end, the Mommy was too selfish to share.