Weekend Away...

Last month we took a little labor day weekend getaway to visit our good friends the Anderson's in Austin and Weston's sister (and fam) in College Station. After a lame summer filled with the end stages of pregnancy, having the new little one c-section and complications wazoo...

we thoroughly enjoyed our time away. 

Swimming at Barton Springs with the Anderson's. 

Oliver had his first little dip. 

It was so hot...I felt bad for the little man. 

If anyone knows Weston....they know that when he gets hot, he gets grumpy. After the springs we went to eat at the Hula Hut...a restaurant right on Lake Austin. Still a little grumpy we ordered and when the waitress brought Weston his beverage in this larger than life glass.....

all grumpiness dispelled and he was oh SO happy. It's the simple things. :) 

 The Hula Hut

Picking out our future boat parking space at the dock on Lake Austin. 

 In Austin, under the congress street bridge lives the largest bat colony in the US. At peak season, which is the end of August, there are anywhere from 750,000 - 1 million bats which live underneath. We have been waiting to take the boys since last summer and smokes was it worth the wait! It was one of the coolest things we have seen in a very long time. It was amazingly magical. Check out the video below. :)

Watching the bats fly underneath. 

Here is the video- If you are receiving this via email you need to go to our blog to watch it. This video is a little small so if you watch it on YouTube you will be able to see the clouds of bats better. :) 

NEXT STOP was the BIG TOP candy shop. Yes, it too was magical. Any candy you could ever think of plus 100 times more. In addition to a full service ice cream and soda parlor, fine chocolates and old fashioned shaved ice. We spent a ridiculous $28 on candy but it was worth it.

I was so bummed. I had been looking forward to getting my delicately shaved ice but when we got there they were out. We thought of you Ronna and then we came back the next morning to get our fix! :)

Next stop was onto Larry & Misty's house in College Station. Weston had been there helping them unpack their truck but it was me and the boys first time. We had a fun Whataburger picnic under a shady tree at the George Bush Museum and had fun walking around seeing the sights.

Cute cousins. 

Mayson loves little Oliver and snuggled him every chance she could. 

It was so great spending time with friends and family. 

Just read this Winnie the Pooh book the other day with my boys:

"Some days can be kind of bland,

For reasons we don’t understand.
And so we droop and slump along,
Not knowing how to fix what’s wrong.
No activity’s appealing,
While we have that ho-hum feeling.
Then friends arrive and ring the bell,
And just like magic—all is well!
Oh, how wonderful life can be
When instead of 'I', there is a 'we'.”

I love it and it is so very true. Life is much better when shared. (: