All Rested Up

Jason and I snuck off to Kyle, TX (which is halfway between Austin and New Braunfels) this past weekend.

I found a little place called Sage Hill Inn that had great reviews, so we booked a last minute trip to go check it out.

When I say "little"  I mean it, it only has 16 rooms!
(It's so cute...totally worth googling and looking at the pictures.) 

We got there late Friday afternoon and had dinner.  

We knew just where to sit.

As luck would have it, Cassidy and Cassie were in New Braunfels for the weekend to go to the Miranda Lambert concert, so we went down there to meet up with them for a few hours.

On Saturday we got up and took a "hike"...but it was really more of a walk on "hiking trails". But here's the proof we did it.

We hung out at the pool and had a massage (Jason fell asleep during it...he claims he didn't, but his snoring gave him away.)

And since dinner was a choice of beet ravioli (I don't think I like beets) or rabbit (I am absolutely not eating a rabbit) we headed over to The Salt Lick for dinner since it was only about 7 miles away!

We got there at 4:30, and still had to wait 30 minutes for a table...but it was worth it.

Then we came back for a pretty awesome sunset.

It was a super fun, relaxing weekend and I absolutely loved where we stayed.  I'd go back anytime!

3 Days

Somebody asked me today if I missed the kids.  I said, "They've only been gone 3 days".  

Plus, Jason and I are finding ways to stay busy.

All Dropped Off

It took me two days to get three trunks packed up, but yesterday morning they were off to Camp Olympia.

We decided to go all out this year. We completely skipped the car decorating and just went for a full on parade float.  

Complete with costumes, of course. (We borrowed them from the school...it pays to volunteer up there all the time). 

This is Camp Olympia's 50th anniversary, so the sign in back says "50 Years of Spartan Rule".  Thankfully Kyle and Reed's friend, Cash, is a Spartan too so that made it super easy. 

The boys were super excited about their cabin.  We found out when we got there that it's full of boys that they played baseball with this spring, so they should have a blast. 

No picture of JR in front of his cabin, he's way too cool for that! 

A Losing Season

The summer bingo season is over.

My boys never won one single game of bingo, yet Reed talked somebody in to giving him one of the left over prizes.  So now I'm the proud owner of this blow-up ridiculousness. 

The boys may not have won at bingo, but we were undefeated in the theme night costume contests...bringing their grand total of winnings to $20 bucks in iTunes gift cards. 

They had a bit of competition on 80's night, but having themselves judged as a group put them over the top.

And Kyle easily won rodeo night.

Maybe they'll have better luck next year.

Coming Home

JR comes home from "Rush Week" in Panama City tonight.  

(It's called Rush Week, but I still call it Beach Retreat.)

There are hundreds of middle school and high school kids on this trip, and they post maybe 3 or 4 pictures a day. 

 Of course, I've seen JR in pictures 2 of the days. 

He is always up for a photo-op.

I think he's working in a school or church in this one. 

This day his group was passing out snow cones to first responders.

I know this one was definitely right up his alley. 

JR will be home just long enough to get his clothes washed and leave for camp again on Sunday. Which means he'll have spent more nights in our house for the month of July than in June. 

 A total of 10. 

So Much Flipping

The flipping in this house is officially out of control! 

Kyle told me last night he wants Reed to be his "synchronized diving partner in the Olympics." 

 They look like they are off to a good start. 

Then Kyle landed a double front flip the other day.  The kids erupted into cheers like he had just scored a touchdown. 

Reed is busy teaching himself how to dive off the high dive. 

If Kyle isn't at the pool (which he begs to go nonstop) he's doing this kind of stuff.  He took my old camera and tripod, and set them up (on his own) in the front yard.

Then he videoed himself! 

I Still Haven't had a Nap

I got back on Sunday from a girls' weekend in Grapevine.

I'm still trying to catch up on sleep and recover, which is why I haven't even been blogging.

Clearly, fun was had by all.