Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Last half of Texas




Schlitterbahn, round 2!

It was nice knowing what to expect this time.
We did a few rides before jumping over to the other side.

First in line!
I laugh at the eagerness of getting to a water park early.
Seems silly, but very necessary!






I carried my camera this time to get some action pictures!
It was tricky filming with the thick water case AND 
holding it steady while being tossed and shoved down water chutes.

My apologies for all of the pictures of my feet, mmkay?
 




 





















It was fun getting shot straight into the Comal River!












Our many treks back for more slides!









See how dreamy it is?
You walk right along the river.





I guess I don't have any pictures of the other side.
It was basically a typical waterpark, with no river water feeding it.

They have the longest chute ride in the world, and it was a blast!

Farewell, Schlitterbahn!
You lived up to the hype!





Mexican food always hits the spot after a day in the sun!






So does a second round of Buc-cees!!







The mechanical woes  continued with a flat tire on our truck!

We hobbled to Discount Tire and left it over night.
We crammed everyone into the bed and cab of the Kovacs truck.
Which ultimately brought the major giggles to everyone!






We left the kids sleeping the next morning to get it sorted out.






We stopped by the oldest bakery in Texas for some
goodies to take back to the kids.





It had a German flare, which all of New Braunfels was like that!


It was weird seeing gingerbread men in the middle of Summer.







Buc-cees round 3 on our way to our next adventure!
We originally planned to tube the river, but the kids 
vetoed saying the had enough of the tubes from the waterpark.






The kids wanted nothing to do with the Natural Bridge Caverns!





 Instead they were pumped to sweat their brains out on the ropes course!













We were dripping from every crevice of our body!
No amount of shade was helping.









Bowling indoors is more like it!















Our last meal we went authentic and ate at Krause's!
Had to try some German grub.

We were laughing at Della's chicken wings!
She definitely got the whole wing!!
 





If you are ever passing through Texas with a trailer,
stay at the Canopy!

It was truly lovely there.








I enjoyed the Texan sunsets every night.






More swimming!
This time they had a blowup water slide!

They loved bouncing between that and the pool.








The girls got a kick out of showering in the pool house before heading back to 
the trailer.






We left bright and early for our 14 hour trek home, all in one day.
It was a doozy of a drive, clearly, since I have not one picture to show of it.


But it was worth it!

An interesting twist, the Kovacs ended up moving to New Braunfels!
They had no plans of moving.

Funny how life can take twists and turns!

So lucky us, we get to go back to visit them!





Sunday, February 9, 2025

A Day in San Antonio!




We took a day trip into San Antonio!
SO much to see, not very much time to do.

First stop was the temple.
I hung out with the littles while the others did baptisms.






I was impressed with the beautiful stained glass.









 The kids went wild over the squirrels climbing all up and down the trees.
It almost didn't feel like we were in Texas with the lush trees and succulent plants.



Haha, figuring out the self timer is always a joy!







We leaned on google reviews and chose Crepeccino for lunch.
YUMM!
Always trust the 5 stars.






 



My first croffle did not disappoint!







After watching Pee Wee's Big Adventure my whole life, I can
finally check mark off the Alamo on my bucket list!!

And there is indeed, no basement in the Alamo:)










How did I not realize this is where Davy Crockett was killed?!
You learn something new every day!




It surprised me how "trippy" it was to be there in person.
You could feel the history and oldness of this place.

Once again, I didn't realize how big of a revolution it was. 











The gift shop is always a hit!





Behind the Alamo church was a big museum full of artifacts.





Davy Crockett's vest








Had to get a picture of a real Texas Ranger!
I was surprised at how much security there was.

Don't mess with the Alamo!












After the Alamo we walked downtown to the Riverwalk!

Along the way I saw a KILWANS!!
I don't think I said a word, except maybe blurting out KILWANS!

I jumped in line with zero complaining from everyone else about the detour!


Toasted coconut cone hits the spot.






A boat ride along the Riverwalk was a must,
even though it was scorching!







It was very cool how they built a huge mall, restaurants and hotels
around the water.








They filmed a part of Miss Congeniality on this stage!















The mall is behind us.




The Texas heat is brutal.
Way different than our dry heat.

It must have sucked the energy right out of them.






They couldn't put on their swimsuits fast enough when we got back to the trailers.

The pool at the trailer park was top notch!!












They swam and swam and SWAM!






The boys bounced back and forth between sports and swimming.







Pizza at sunset