VACATION!!!

Ahhh...vacation! Cold, clear water. Cold beer. Happy kids. Family. Friends. Grilling. Don't you just LOVE being on vacation? It's like you get to completely step out of your "real" life for a while.
Last weekend we went to Leakey, TX with my parents along with some of their friends and stayed in a beautiful cabin right on the Frio River. Neal and I had never met most of the people there, so it was a lot of fun to get to know everyone. Ella had a blast and also made new friends. There were 5 other kiddos there that kept her occupied and wore her out - and boy did they.

The river was low in most areas, so we did a lot of this

But there was a deep swimming hole just a few feet down where we were sitting where we did a lot of this

Yep...that's me jumping off the cliff! From the ground it doesn't look so bad, but once you climb all the way to the top and look over OMG! I stood there for about 30 minutes trying to make myself jump. I finally got the nerve and just went for it, then did it again and again...and you get the idea. There was also a rope swing that got a lot of use this weekend.

The guys all acted like teenagers again, drinking more than their weight in alcohol and doing a little of this

and this

We ate alot, drank a lot, visited a lot, and relaxed a lot...it was wonderful!
Now back to reality!