Mark and Shauna surprised Steve with an overnight stay at the Vintage Villas on Lake Travis as a gift for his birthday.
Our beautiful room.
The view of Lake Travis from our balcony.
We went to The Oasis for dinner.
We had not been there since they rebuilt after a fire and it is so nice.
A panoramic view from The Oasis near sunset. Three photos “photomerged” on Photoshop.
More photos at sunset. Thanks to Mark and Shauna for a wonderful evening and a great surprise for Steve.
The weekend after Christmas, Steve and I went to the Hill Country to enjoy a couple of days with the Alexanders at Hamilton Pool Preserve and Reimers Ranch Park, both which are Travis County Parks.
Even though it is winter, we were surprised by the beauty of the area.
This was the sunrise as we left College Station.
When we arrived at the Hamilton Pool Preserve we first took the hike down to the Pedernales River.
Our Kylie-Q has some personality!
The guy in red is Andrew.
We would love to go back in the spring. It would be spectacular.
We then went to Reimers Ranch Park and ate a picnic lunch followed by a hike down Climbers Canyon. Meanwhile the Alexanders went for a bike ride on one of the many mountain bike trails in the park. Mark and Kylie also rode a practice track.
Rock climber assessing the climb.
Note the climber hanging on the rock.
This is the kind of day that Steve and I enjoy tremendously. It was cool and great for hiking and spending time with family.
Christmas Eve has always been our traditional special day of togetherness at Christmas. This year was no different. Lots of photos to follow! The day started with homemade cinnamon rolls. Our traditions include: Cinnamon rolls, wearing matching PJ’s (all but the adult men), taking turns reading the Christmas story, shooting the potato gun, playing games together, kids handing out the gifts, lasagna for dinner and attending the Christmas Eve service at church together.
The cousins….Will was napping.
Our puzzles completed!
Below: Reading the Christmas story before gifts.
Above: They are trying to catch the limes that were shot from the potato gun. They went sooo high.
It was a beautiful day with wonderful memories. So thankful.
