Hill Country Getaways

Well, I've uploaded lots of pictures to this entry and they're all out of order, so I'll just type and then all the pictures will be at once. We've had a busy couple of weeks, thus the lack of blog entries. Last weekend, Josh and I left the kids at home with my mom and headed to New Braunfels (by way of the outlet mall at San Marcos, of course) for Coaches Outreach. I will just say that this was a really nice weekend. I enjoyed it for the "getaway from the kids" aspect, but it is always nice to be refreshed in your (husband's) profession and our faith. Being with lots of other Christian coaches and their spouses reminds me how important Josh's job is in that he has personal contact with so many kids for such a large amount of time, and how important my role in support person is. Anyway, we had a great time and were ready to get home on Sunday, the 17th.

Then, last Wednesday the 20th, we loaded up the whole family, all our worldly possessions, and about 15 lbs. of sunscreen and headed for San Antonio by way of Boerne (and of course, the outlet mall once again). We stopped in Boerne to visit my good friend Tonya and her two boys Corban and Esan. Kellen and Corban had a great time playing and doing boy stuff, and Tonya and I had a great visit.

Then, it was on to San Antonio and my dad. We met him at Chuy's (goodbye, diet) for dinner and then headed out to his house. Luckily, the deer in my dad's neighborhood let the humans live there. I think Josh counted 17 deer in one yard on the way in. Dad was a great host and we really enjoyed our time at his house.

Thursday morning, we loaded up the fam and went to Sea World (goodbye, money). We had a great time and I think the highlight for Kellen was feeding the dolphins. The kids did great but they were pooped by 3:00 so we called it a day and headed home.

On Friday, Dad took the day off and we did some swimming and went to Chuy's for yet another fat- and sodium-fest. The kids and I took a good long nap and that night, my good friend Dionne and her husband Barry joined us for dinner at Dad's house.

On Saturday, we were off to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels for some fun in the sun (well, there wasn't too much sun). We had a great time. Kellen was made for Schlitterbahn. Most of the time he and Bonnie hung out in the toddler section with the little pirate ship and slides, but we did manage to ride a few rides and he did great. I don't have any pictures of Schlitterbahn because 1)I didn't want my camera to get wet and 2)I didn't want there to be any chance of me being in a picture in my bathing suit.

So, we had a great couple of weeks. The kids were pretty good while we were out of our element, but of course everyone is glad to sleep in his own bed tonight. Oh, and we did make one last stop at the outlet mall on our way home.

Dionne and me on Dad's deck

Feeding the dolphins at Sea World
Those are deer. I'm taking this picture from the back of Dad's house.
Bonnie in the pool
Kellen is really starting to get the hang of swimming. We love life jackets.
Bonnie, Granddad, and Kellen

me and Tonya (she's expecting baby #3 in a couple of months)

fun at Granddad's house
at Sea World




Coaches Outreach

Corban and Kellen - banging and drilling and other important boy things
Isn't this the cutest picture?
Samantha (Tonya's niece), Bonnie, and Esan
11 years and 4 1/2 kids after we met - who would've thought?