I don't even know where to begin today. We have done so much in the past week. I think I will start off with saying that I am absolutely loving it down here. I don't know if it's all the family time; or the sunshine every day; or the cool culture; or the fact that all the freeways are 70mph; I just know that we will definitely miss it.
I think one of our first adventures since I last wrote was going to The Alamo and the riverwalk with the kids. It has definitely been one of our favorite nights here. The Alamo was definitely way more than we even expected. There is so much history there and they have paid tribute to all of it. The kids were very respectful while there and tried to read as much of the displays as they could. From there we went down to The Riverwalk. Everyone told us that the riverwalk was the place to go in San Antonio. They were definitely right! It is so beautiful with lots of yummy restaurants and cute stores to walk through. We also did the Ripley's believe it or not and the wax museum that night. Super fun stuff!!
On Friday I took the kids into Austin to see Zilker Metro Park. It's an amazing park run by the Austin Parks & Rec department. So much cool free stuff to do. There is an amazing Botanical Gardens. There is also a very cool Nature & Science Center. The kids had fun digging up fossils in the dino pit and there are a lot of animals there that are injured and can't be returned to nature to see. It was like a free zoo. After that we swam in the Barton Springs Pool, which is a natural spring fed pool. It was a chilly 68 degrees, so very cold compared to the 105 degree temps outside.
Saturday we went to Sequin, TX. It is such an awesome little town. I love seeing all these old towns with the old plantation style houses and all the old buildings. They are all trying to hold on to their history. After Sequin, we went to Luling, which is the watermelon capital of Texas, and has some of the best BBQ in Texas. We enjoyed some awesome ribs and brisket then headed to the Zedler Mill, which is an amazing old cotton mill right on the San Marcos river. You can get right into the river on the mill property. It was definitely a very fun day!
Doug and I had an awesome time celebrating our 12th anniversary here in Texas. There was a lot we wanted to do in Gruene that we didn't do when we went with the kids, so back to Gruene we went. They have a great shop called The Grapevine that you can taste Texas wines in. After tasting, you can buy some and sit outside in the rustic setting. It was awesome. We toured shops, ate yummy fajitas, and listened to some fun live music at the Gruene Dance Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas.
We continue to enjoy our church down here. The kids are so excited to go and are making friends. I think it will be hard for them to leave:-( We are also continuing to enjoy the pool here at the apartments. There hasn't been a single day we have been here that we haven't gone swimming. We have lots more plans to finish out the next 3 weeks. We love and miss all of you! See those of you in Yelm soon!
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