Look at my garden - - it's basically all cucumbers and tomato plants.
So many flowers...not much fruit
Little miss spunk
Each of the kids made a bracelet with their name on it
Playing uno with mom and dad
We planned to go to Fredericksburg, Texas with the Kenyons for a fun, quick weekend. Neither of us have been there but have heard good things about this German town in Peach country. Before we could get on the road, we went to go get the kids' passports. It ended up being a longer process than we hoped because we got all the way there and realized we had forgotten some of the necessary things and had to go all the way back home and get them. The kids were good sports though.
Waiting for our turn
I love their pictures!
Luckily she took a nap on the long road trip to Fredericksburg (it's about a 5 hour drive)
She got comfy
As soon as we got there, we checked into the hotel, met up with the Kenyons, and went to dinner! I had been really looking forward to the trip and hoped we'd get some good German food. Plus, I told Maxwell he'd get to try some "schnitzel with noodles" that he sang about during his school music performance.
YUMMMMMMMMMM - Schnitzel, Spaetzel, plus German style potato salad. It was everything I'd been hoping for.
Happy girl! (And boy was it hot. We were sort of on a patio and it's hot out there!!!)
Natalie and Emmalyn were happy to be back together.
The next day we had breakfast and then drove out to one of the "must see" places in Texas - Enchanted Rock.
Makenna got to ride in the car and the kids read books the whole time.
Not long after we started hiking to the top, the clouds rolled in and we were so very grateful for the cloud cover. It was really hot and humid before the clouds came and I did not bring enough water to keep us all hydrated on this serious hike.
Richard and the kids
Emmalyn was a trooper and walked most of the hike (although she would have like to have been carried). It was so steep that neither Peter and I could get our own fat butts up the hike and carry her at the same time.
At one point, I asked Peter, "How are you, babe?" Well, she thought I was talking to her and so she yelled out loud"I'm not a baby". She was mad we weren't carrying her and her attitude was like, if you aren't carrying me then you don't get to call me baby! It was really funny because she yelled it so loudly that many of the people around us heard her and started laughing.
She really did do a great job. She was the youngest kid we saw up there. (That did make me worry a little that maybe we were the idiots that were taking our toddler on a difficult inappropriate hike.)
The whole group at the top!
Adore these two cuties
My little hikers. Wish we had more opportunity to hike here in North Texas!
Too funny - Peter taking a picture of me taking a picture of Michelle taking a picture of Makenna.
The view at the top of the rock was gorgeous - you could see so far in all directions!
We are so little compared to these boulders!
Emmalyn got to ride on Richard's shoulders a bit on the way down because it ended up being more tricky than going up. It got slick if you weren't careful. I was super grateful that all those dark clouds never rained on us while we were up there!
In the center bottom of the picture is a prickly pear cactus - they were all over and we pointed them out to the kids. Of course, Emmalyn went and touched one and got some of the prickly spines in her fingers.
Makenna is a monkey!
WOO - we made it up that huge domed rock in the background!
Showing off his muscles
After that workout we were excited to drink some cold water and enjoy some snow cones back at the base!
After our hike, we headed back to downtown Fredericksburg and walked around looking for some lunch.
Naw... we don't absolutely love spending time together at all. :)
We stopped at a pizza place for lunch and lots of water.
After lunch we played at a park while the dads went and got the car and parked it closer to where we were.
We shopped in some of the touristy shops along the main street and let the kids pick out a souvenir.
Maxwell tried poprocks candy for the first time.
Emmalyn tried a little bit too
He loved it (and notice the rainbow bracelet Makenna made and brought for him. He LOVES it and doesn't want to take it off).
Playing Uno while we waited for dinner. Our last dinner together before the Kenyon's headed back home to Austin.
We were all wiped out. :) Not a lot of energy at this table tonight.
Emmalyn fell asleep on me. It was so great having her cuddle me like this. I cherished every second of it because it never happens anymore. It made it hard to eat my food but so worth it!
I got schnitzel one more time. YUMMMM
After this, the Kenyon's headed home and we stayed for one more night. The hotel we stayed at had an amazing pool with a couple water slides, a lazy river, and a grotto. It was seriously fantastic. I took a bunch of really cool pictures with my new waterproof camera the night before when we went swimming at the pool and then again this afternoon when we swam again but they all ended up being accidentally deleted. :(
Maxwell and Emmalyn slept next to each other and it didn't go completely smooth. Emmalyn was talking, jabbering, and singing as she was winding down which frustrated Maxwell who just wanted her to be quiet. He goes, "mom can you make Emmalyn be quiet so I can go to sleep?" Well, that just fueled her fire and she did it more and so he started yelling at her. Peter and I were in our bed listening to all this take place and couldn't help laughing. Emmalyn can be such a pest to her big brother!
Breakfast the next morning in our pjs. The hotel had a great breakfast!
Fredericksburg is in Texas wine country so before we left town, I wanted to go find a vineyard. There were lots of wineries but very little vineyards that we could walk. We found a couple rows of vines and called it good.
We also stopped at a stand on the road to grab some peaches.
Lunch - Tornado fries
We have had some great food here and tons of fun. What a great trip!
Of course, all the fun wasn't done so we hit another "Must See" spot in Texas and drove the Willow City Loop. It's a pretty 13 mile drive through some picturesque spots and views.
Great views
Some gorgeous "hills"
We saw deer, cows, and some other animal that I can't remember right now
Reading on the way home. The kids were great with road trip that took longer than normal!
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