Kimberly was in San Antonio for work and was able to get permission to leave for the weekend and so we met in Austin along with Britt's family.
Brittany left earlier in the day and took Emmalyn with her. They stopped at Magnolia on the way down (this is the shop owned by the couple on Fixer Upper - a show I've never seen but is really popular).
Best buddies
Enjoying all the fun things to do at Magnolia
Maxwell, Peter, and I drove down a little later so everyone else got to have fun while we were still driving (ugh -- the traffic between here and Austin can drive you mad)
Yeah!!! Aunt Kimi!
We got to see her when we got there late that night. Maxwell was pretty excited. Thanks for the camo hat, Aunt Kimi!
Perfectly hidden away
We took Aunt Kimi to Top Golf for the first time. We all had a great time! (I did pretty good since I had just played recently with Maxwell) :)
The only challenge was keeping this almost 2 year entertained (and away from the swinging clubs and edge)
Trying to get her to nap (it didn't work)
We hit up a food truck park for lunch. I love food truck parks - so much variety, everyone can be happy. (Well...maybe everyone except picky foodies like Joe and Brittany.)
This food truck park had a playground which the kids enjoyed.
crawling along the pipe
She finally fell asleep in the car
We then went to our traditional Austin haunt - Westcave Cellars.
I played with the kids while the others did some tastings. It was a little chilly but still a nice day and we had fun throwing a frisbee around.
Again, the biggest challenge was keeping this girl entertained. She read books, for 2 seconds. She played with toys, for 2 seconds. She ran around, for 2 seconds. That's just the stage she's in, there's really no "entertaining" her for long periods of time.
It is nice to have her have a binky though ;)
Family pic
Love this face (and that crazy hair!)
No vines to run around this time of year, it's so barren!
Max tuckered out on the way to Michelle's.
When we are away from home and not on our normal schedule, naps happen more frequently in the car.
Finally at Michelle's! Joe had fun kicking the soccer ball around with the girls.
We went to dinner. It was fun because the kids sat at a table (minus Emmalyn) and the adults got to enjoy each other.
Maxwell and Natalie reading a book
Natalie helping keep Emmalyn entertained
These two had a lot of fun playing together. Wish we had playgrounds at our restaurants here in Dallas!
The kids table!
The adults!
On Sunday we headed to Hamilton Pool (we were going to go the previous day but the wait was super long so we bailed). I love this place, it's such a refreshing break from the typical Texas outdoors/landscape.
I think this is the first time we've been here that the water quality was good enough that swimming was allowed. I couldn't believe the crazy boys that got in - - it IS March...brrrrrr!
Skipping rocks
All three of Britt's boys got in!
It's hard to see but if you look at the far end of the pool by the waterfall you will see Joe. The crazy guy decided to swim across the pool! (He said later it was super cold and he was a little freaked out too. I was worried he'd cramp up and then Peter would have to get in and go save him from drowning.)
Joe on the other side resting from his swim (and preparing to swim back)
She skipped rocks too but her balance isn't quite good enough yet so we held onto her so she wouldn't fall in.
Three sisters
Hiking back up. Emmalyn did a great job.
Maxwell led the way.
group shot
After that, we headed home because we had a photo shoot to get to. Brittany and her family stayed a little longer and had lunch with Kimberly. It was a really fun visit and I enjoyed getting to spend time together with family!
