Summer Vacation Part 3

When in Texas, one must find a way to stay cool in the heat. What better way to cool down than to go swimming at a water park! Lucky for us, Grandpa Dan and Grandma Violet have one just down the road from their house called Splash Town. Grandma Violet, the boys, and I spent an entire day at this water park during our vacation. We decided to "upgrade" our day by renting our very own private cabana complete with our very own waitress! I wasn't quite sure if the 2 older boys would go down the water slides with me, but guess what...THEY DID! This was their first time going down a water slide. Plus, they went down all by themselves! The first slide they chose to go down was a one that was pitch black inside with lots of twists and turns. I though for sure they would not want to go down any more water slides after experiencing this one. However, boy was I wrong! They loved it so much that they went down it like 5 more times! Little Noah hung out with Grandma Violet in the kiddie area and even tried out a few baby water slides himself! We had so much fun at Splash Town. We can't wait to go to another water park next summer!!!
   

Here is our Cabana!

Nicholas taking a time out from the water slides for a little snack.

Joshua enjoying his snack.

Baby Noah.

Mommy enjoying her "snack".
Strawberry margaritas anyone?

Nicholas and Joshua in the wave pool!

Mommy and Noah

All tuckered out from a day full of FUN!

Thank You Grandma Violet!!!

Summer Vacation Part 2

While in Texas, many of our days were spent outside in Grandpa and Grandma's back yard. My Dad loves being outside, so when we are in town the boys keep him company while outdoors! We were lucky because the weather was perfect while we were visiting. It was hot, but not TOO hot like it has been in summers past. Here are the boys having some back yard fun at Grandpa and Grandma's house.

Noah taking a lil' siesta on the hammock!

Joshua

Noah and Joshua helping Great Grandma Ana sweep the patio.

Nicholas decided to help Grandma Violet with dinner instead of playing outside.

I hope he is remembering all her great recipes!

What is with the face Noah?

Noah watering the rocks.

Who knows maybe they will grow?

Cheese Mommy!

This moment was too cute to pass up without taking a pic!

Our Summer Vacation

I know you are so excited to see a new post here on the Walter Family Blog! I am not going to give you a bunch of  "excuses" as to why I have not given you an update in forever (lets face it...I have been a slacker). Instead, I will fill you in on all the adventures we had this summer!

The month of July flew by for the boys and I. Daddy, on the other hand, had a very LONG July. He was busy serving our country overseas in a country called Qatar. He was there for about 30 days total. We were able to keep up with Daddy via Skype and occasional phone calls. We sure did miss him, but you know the saying..."When the cat is away the mice will play." Well, that is exactly what this mama mouse and her babies did. However, we decided to "play" in Texas!

The boys, Bella and I packed up the minivan and headed to Texas on July 12th. This was the first time we drove the 14 hour car ride to Grandpa Dan and Grandma Violet's house. I did not do this trip alone. I was able to follow my parents the entire way. The road trip was actually pretty easy! We broke the trip up into 2 days. We drove 8 hours the first day to Oklahoma City. We stayed over night with my Aunt Pam, Uncle Jorge, and Cousin Anthony. It was a short, but very sweet visit! The next day we finished the 6 hour drive from Oklahoma City to Cibolo,Texas.

The first outing we had during our summer vacation was with Grandpa Dan. He took Nicholas, Joshua, and I to a place called Natural Bridge Caverns. (Noah stayed behind with Grandma Violet and Great Grandma Ana) This was the boys' first time in a cavern. They really didn't know what to expect of the place. Once inside they were enthralled by the cavern and all it's magnificent natural rock formations. I must admit, it was pretty cool! The only thing that caught me off guard was that this cavern was actually warm inside. I remember going into the Meramac Caverns as a little girl with my family and it was chilly. This cavern was the complete opposite! Anyways, we had lots of fun and took many pictures for you to see! Thanks Grandpa Dan for a fun filled day with nature!