We went camping for the first time. Jude sat this one out though. We packed, packed, packed! It was amazing how much we had to tot along for just one night of camping. We lucked because we were able to borrow camping equipment from Sonya and Kevin. I really only had to buy a few items.
Of course we were running behind schedule. We pulled into our campsite around 3pm, on Saturday May 21st. Steve and our friend Ramsey quickly set up the tent, while I unpacked the extras. It was really nice camping with another family because everyone had an extra set of hands. I had told the kids that they could go swimming, as they have swimming holes at McKinney Falls State Park. However, Jessica informed us that the water was less than desirable to swim in. Just as quickly as we unpacked, we repacked to head to Barton Springs for some swimming.
I had heard of this place, natural springs, but really had no idea what to expect. What a surprise it was!!! It's a HUGE swimming hole. Probably the length of 3 olympic sized pools. There were life guards, diving boards, everything you find at a chlorine feed pool, but all natural!
The water was freezing! It didn't seem to bother the kids, so I bit the bullet and jumped in. Laiah and Jet were having a blast! Splashing us, and playing with their friends Silas and Isaac. Towards the end of the hole, there is a slippery rock landing. I told the kids it looked like the surface of the moon with all the crater holes. After an hour or so we decided it was time to get out and eat dinner.
Jessica and I decided that each family would take a day of meal preparation. They took Saturday lunch and dinner, and we took Sunday breakfast and lunch. They had premade an awesome pasta sauce, and we it was heated up on a single burner outside the park. We ate on a picnic table, and it was perfect.
We headed back to camp after everyone had their fill, and started getting the kids ready for bed. Steve was concerned how the kids would react to the sleeping situation, but they handled it quite well. We did p.j.'s, brushed teeth, said good night to the other family, read books and laid with them for a bit. Jet ended up falling asleep first, and Laiah followed. After the kids were snug in their air mattress bed, we opened a bottle of wine and relaxed. We all ended up not going to sleep until after 1am!
Next morning we prepared eggs and pancakes for everyone. Ramsey has made some pesto with the basil from their garden and we mixed that into the eggs. It was delicious. After breakfast we broke down camp, packed up, and headed to the walking trails. The kids loved it all! They loved watching the braver folk jump into the waters, begged desperately to kayak in someone's boat, and got all wet sitting in the lead to the falls. After hiking a bit more we made lunch. We quickly learned that the last meal is the largest. Everyone tries to eat up everything! We did pretty well.
After lunch, we said our good bye's to the Devereaux family and headed back to San Antonio. A week later, we still haven't recovered from the trip. Our weekend schedule is so packed, that taking one day off really threw things off. It was worth it though!
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