Round Rock

Michael's cousin and family live in Round Rock, Texas, which is a suburb of Austin.  His aunt and uncle retired and moved there within the last few years.  They invited us down for a weekend visit, so that was our one summer trip.

Initially we had planned to get to Austin around noon on Friday and just do our own thing.  We thought about the children's museum and a few other landmarks.  Unfortunately, this is right around when Logan was sick, so we got a late start.

So instead of heading into Austin, we just stopped at a cave that was on our way to Timmy's house.

We have never been to anything like that with the kids, so we knew they'd find it fun and interesting.

Ready to start exploring!

We did an hour and a half tour.

We were thinking it would be cool since it was a cave, but it was still rather warm and very humid.  Our guide told us it was unusually humid that day.  Just our luck! ;)

The kids liked the new experience, though.

Logan didn't feel great the whole time we were there, but he had fun playing with Ian.

On Saturday we went to Barton Springs, which is a natural springs.  So even though it was 106 degrees outside (literally!), the water remains around 68 degrees.  The kids had fun playing in the water.  Michael and I did not have the right kind of shoes, but we managed.

Timmy and Julie have a kayak, so we took both of the kids out. That was a first for every member of our family!  We paddled all the way through the creek until you could see the Austin city skyline.  It was really neat.  We also saw a lot of turtles!  It was a fun little adventure for us, and I am glad we got to do it!

The kids also love jumping on the trampoline!

Gianmarco is a typical teenage boy.  He spent most of his time in his room, but Logan wiggled his way into his heart. ;)  Logan LOVED him and couldn't wait to show him his picture from church.

After church we went over to Uncle Tim and Aunt Vi's house for lunch.  It was delicious! The kids love it there, too.  It's so nice to have at least a little family close.

One of the things the kids remembered and loved from their Thanksgiving visit was the golf cart ride.  So Uncle Tim gave them a ride.

It was a quick little weekend trip, but it was just what our family needed!