After the hamburgers and swimming it was time for a little ice cream! Nothing says summer like an ice cream cone! These three kiddos have the best time when they are together. I am so glad that the girls love Joshua so much and put up with his craziness! It is really great to watch them "mother" him around. He eats it right up! Funny side note: Now that Joshua has eaten ice cream on the bench seat, he thinks he is supposed to eat his ice cream there everytime!
After a fun night of grilling, ice cream and a little Texas Hold'em for the adults. We decided to go to the lake on Saturday. Jason and Missy came over with the kids around 12pm and we set out to Lake Travis for some fun in the sun, or so we thought. We arrived at the city park ready to hit the lake. The park had a trail that led down to the water front where there is a designated swimming area. You can imagine what we looked like walking down the trail. Between the 4 adults, we hauled lounge chairs, coolers, bags and food, while the kids carried their sand pails and water toys. We followed the trail until it came to an open field. We were a little confused and then realized that the end of the trail should meet the water, but there was not any water. In fact the water was so low that you had to walk a good distance to even see the water. Dan, Jason and Dylan actually walked down to see if it was even worth staying and they actually walked where there should have been water. The rope that marked off the swimming area looked like a clothes line, because the water was that low. Even some of the boat docks were closed because of the lack of water.
After seeing what is in the above picture. We decided that it was best to not go swimming. We decided to go back up the trail and go make the best of the day at the park that was at the top of the hill. So, we hiked all the way back to the cars and drove to the playground and pavilion that we saw on the way down to the lake. We had a nice picnic and the kids played on the playscape. We were there for about 2 hours. It was so hot, but the trees provided some shade and the pavilion had a nice breeze blowing through it, so it was somewhat bearable.
This is the view from the road going to Lake Travis. I love the hill country! It is so pretty and peaceful out there. I wish we could afford to live out there.
Joshua enjoying the playscape.
Our little set up!
The pavilion had a look out point and this is part of the view that you get. It's not the best but I also do not have a fancy camera that can zoom in and get a good shot...lol
Today, we just hung out at the house and relaxed. Time to start another work week, but it sure was a fun weekend! We live so close to my brother, Jason, but we rarely get to hang out. So, this was a very nice weekend to get to spend some time with them. Thanks for hanging out with us guys!
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