Schlitterbahn and Soccer! - June 2013

In June we had the great fortune of having my aunt Wendy and her family come visit for a few days. When we told Wendy that we were moving to Austin, the first thing she said was "That's right by where Schlitterbahn is!" Apparently her family has been obsessed with the Schlitterbahn waterpark here in Texas for years, and we happened to move less than an hour away from it. So they came to Texas to play and we had a blast!

We took them out to Salt Lick, one of the famous bbq joints here in Austin, and then got Gourdough's Big. Fat. Donuts. for dessert. (They were here for four days and we made three trips to Gourdough's. I think they liked it.)

The next day we went to Schlitterbahn. The kids LOVED it, and I think Phillip and the big kids loved it too, because we didn't see them all day.

Worn-out babies!

I had to fight off the masses to score this sweet red alligator!

Scout had been sleeping peacefully through the night for months. She decided, since we had company, to stay up all night every night crying and screaming. She and I only got about a total of 6 hours of sleep the first two nights. The third night when she started, she and I slept in the car in the driveway. I think we got four hours that night, but at least the rest of the house got to sleep!

Swimming with Caiah!

My kids were in heaven playing with Macaiah and Isaiah! It was sad to see them go, but hopefully this was just the first of many visits!

Love that Aunt Wendy!!

I signed Josh up for a soccer league. He had a pretty rough time the first few meetings. He loved the drills, but when it came time for the scrimmage he got so frustrated that everyone was trying to kick HIS ball. Anytime anyone else touched the ball he would fall on the ground crying. I happened to have a soccer game the same day as his first meeting, so we brought him to my soccer game to show him that when you play in a game, everyone tries to kick the same ball. He did a lot better after that, but I think his favorite part was still the chocolate milkshake we got on the way home every time.

And we'll leave you with this one. Those are Josh's church shoes and a superhero cape, of course.