I still can't believe that 6 weeks have flown by so fast. We have experienced so much this summer and are so thankful for this opportunity. This last week has been full of "lasts". Our last tours of the area, last time out to eat down here (we tried to go once a week as a family date night), last time to the church we have been going to and after I write this we will have our last time at the pool.
Monday the kids and I headed out to tour the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. This was an amazing adventure back in time. The missions were built in the early 1700's by Spanish missionaries. They took in the local natives to convert them to Catholicism. We were able to see their churches, which are still active parishes, get a sense of their living quarters and imagine what it would have been like living in these little self sustaining communities. I was very impressed by how the kids took in and were interested in all the history "stuff".
The middle of the week was actually a lazy week for us. Lots of time by the pool and getting ready to start packing. I did decide to go ahead and do school clothes shopping down here to alleviate some of the stress that will come next week with trying to get settled back in before school starts. So the kids and I went shopping.....ALL DAY on Friday. It was quite an adventure, but I feel good about the clothes we got.
Saturday morning we got up and went to the Natural Bridge Caverns. These are caverns about 15 minutes from where we have been staying. They were found in the 1960's and are the largest caverns in Texas. They were absolutely amazing. The pictures don't even do them justice. Saturday night we headed to the rodeo. Rebekah had been talking for the last 2 weeks about doing Mutton Bustin, so we got ready, went out there, signed her up, watched her walk into the arena and then watched her freak out. She was so upset that she didn't do it. I'm glad she tried, though.
As I write this, I am less than 15 hours away from boarding a plane with the kiddos. We have made some wonderful memories down here. I am hoping to take back with us the wonderful relationship the kids have formed together and the ideas for such great family adventures and outings. We don't need to be on vacation to explore together, we can do that right in our own area in Washington. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us. We could not have done this without you.
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