TEXAS!!!

In August I went to New Braunfels, Texas to visit my dad and family. This is my first trip to Texas and I hadn't seen my sisters in about 4 years. I tried to get a lot of pictures but probably didn't get as many as I originally wanted. I was also lucky enough to see my cousin and her family while I was there too. I was only there for 5 days so it was way too short, but I loved seeing them!

My first day I didn't get any pictures. My dad showed me around the town which was settled by German immigrants. It's got a lot of water activity since two rivers run through town. Then I had dinner with my grandparents and finally got to see my sisters :) After dinner we went to my grandparents house so I could see it and their cute dogs.

This is one of two ponds on their 48! acres.
My sisters, Padre & I.

My cute sisters, Nicole, me & Melissa.

This is the view of the new firepit from the top balcony.

This is the super space shuttle shower/tub....it's got a tv with cable and a place for your iPod, not to mention the multiple shower heads.

Buster

Bella

The next day, Wednesday, we went tubing in the river. I can't remember the name of the river, but it is specifically for tubing. You can take drinks, no glass or bottles, and snacks with you. If you have your own tube, we did, and you get in a little farther away from the first chute it's free. If not you can rent tubes for a small fee and even get a small tube to put your cooler in :) It was about 2 1/2 hours and so much fun. It's nice to relax and just the right weather. I wanted to go again before I left, but there wasn't time. I got no pictures on that one :(

We went out to my dad's lake house on Thursday. We went out on the jet skis and my Nicole showed me around. There are a lot of houses on the lake and many of the people live there year round. One thing I think is mentionable is that there was a flood at the beginning of July (I think) and amongst the trees on one of the "islands" down the river there is a houseboat that is basically beached. Nicole and dad did some wake boarding, and I chose not to embarrass myself and stayed in the boat. We also did some tubing where my dad tried to throw us off of the tube.


View of the dock from the boat.

Nicole & I

Nicole in the water....

....and up.

Padre :)

Nicole and her friend on the tube.

Melissa joined us that night for dinner with the grandparents. We went back to the other house and watched a movie to end the evening.

Friday was my last official day with the family. Dad and Nicole took me to a little town called Gruene, pronounced Green, weird. We went to a cute little souvenir shop and I got a shot glass and a t-shirt. One thing I loved about this place was that it had old license plates on the floor and old concert posters on the windows. We got ice cream from the soda counter too.


The floor!!!

Willie's Picnic :)

That night we had dinner at the grandparents house and my cousin, her husband and kids came up from Fort Hood. It was nice to spend time with my dad's side and a piece from my mom's side. We went back to my dad's and went swimming since it's forever hot and humid there, blech.

Saturday, my last day :(, we got up and went to breakfast with my grandparents and I said my farewell's to everyone. It was such a nice trip, and much needed down time. I hope to get back there soon!