Spring Break at Brazos Bend State Park

Spring Break is coming to an end, so we headed back to our home last night. We got up early this morning to beat the crowds down at Brazos Bend State Park. I love coming here every spring. I always enjoy hiking and looking at alligators.

Spring Break Movers

It is Spring Break here and I have to work. Fortunately, Grandma and Papa just moved to Montgomery, Texas (today). We headed up to see them and help unpack. I figured that would be a lot more fun for the kids than hanging out in our boring house doing the same old thing. They actually worked hard and accomplished a lot to the amazement of the grandparents and even me.  

Brazos Bend for Spring Break

What would Spring Break be without outdoor fun?  Hopefully, we never find out.  Today, we went to Brazos Bend State Park with some friends.  We got to hike around, laugh, talk, and point out alligators, turtles, and birds.  

Group Shot

Picnic Lunch

Visitor Center

Spring Break

Spring break is here.  We walked over to the park today.  The kids needed some sunshine, fresh air, and chance to get their energy out.  

Spring Break at the Park

This was the last weekday of Spring Break for the kids.  Grandma and Papa rented a car and drove back to Junction, Texas to pick up their car.  They had a full day of driving, but we had fun at a new park.  

Rescuing Grandma & Papa

Jordan and Lexi have been looking forward to Grandma Margie & Papa Malcolm's visit.  Their grandparents planned to arrive today, but sent a text last night that they were stuck in Junction, Texas with car problems.  The power-steering went out in her car.  They were in a little town without cell phone reception.  The only ways they could contact people were texts, email and Facebook.  They were lucky to have pulled off the highway right near the only mechanic in the county.

My mom's car is an old Mercedes, which isn't exactly a popular car in rural Texas.  Since being stranded in a little town isn't very fun, they decided to rent a car and come to our house until it would be fixed and then pick it up.  That was a good idea, but even in the next biggest town, there were no cars to rent.  Malcolm made a reservation and caught a ride over there only to be told they didn't have anything.  He was told to come back tomorrow.

At this point, the kids and I decided that we would just go pick them up.  Junction is about 4 1/2 hours away.  We packed a few DVDs and snacks; then took off around 1pm.  It was a long ride to rescue them, but we are glad we did.  We all stopped at Cracker Barrel on the way back for dinner.  Grandma sat in the back and watched two of the DVDs that she hadn't seen before - Madagascar 3 and Hotel Transylvania.  I am really glad I have a DVD player in my car.  We rarely use it, but for long trips it makes all the difference.