A Few Summer Trips

Why, hello there, poor neglected blog.  Sorry I took the summer off.  We've been rather busy.  Lots of changes... a new role at work, bought and sold a house, Matilda started a Mother's Day Out program, and a few other projects I'll let you in on in future posts.

But, I'm back, and wanted to share a few quick trips we've taken the past few months. We didn't have any big vacation plans for the back half of the year, but we managed to fit in a few weekend trips here and there.

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

In early July, we visited Ferryn & Steve at their cabin at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.  It was a nice trip, as always.  We took the boat out on Saturday.  Matilda and Ferryn nearly floated off to sea.  Then Matilda fell asleep on the way back in.

I think we took the boat out again the next day, but mostly just enjoyed relaxing on the deck.

Austin

Then, for Jason's birthday, we headed to Austin for the weekend. We mostly went because there was some special release that Jason had been looking forward to at Jester King Brewery. 

We also managed a quick trip to Pedernales Falls State Park. Jordan and his girlfriend joined us as well.

The next day, we wanted to hike to the falls at the greenbelt, but they were dry.

So, we headed to Barton Springs instead for a quick dip.

Galveston

We didn't have any plans for Labor Day weekend, so we took a quick day trip to Galveston.  Jason and his brothers actually made it an overnight fishing trip, then Matilda and I joined them the next morning at Galveston Island State Park for a little swimming. 

Lake Charles

Last weekend, we joined Jason's family in Lake Charles.  I'm not a gambler, so we tried to get in a few other attractions.  We hiked a bit at Sam Houston Jones State Park.

And swam plenty at the hotel.

And then explored Millennium Park the last morning.

So, overall, a few nice trips.