Schlitterbahn

As a promised reward for completing 3 months of swimming lessons, we paid a visit to Schlitterbahn, the nation's largest water park which is only 45 minutes away in New Braunfels. We were unsure if there would be enough variety of kid-level activities but there were plenty different pools, lazy rivers and rides to explore. Morgan was all smiles on the rafting rides while Dean liked it until there were any small drops. He said he was scared and was content to stick to the beached submarine after that. Morgan even wanted to go on one of the fast rides and since he was tall enough and it was a double person raft, I took him. We had fun but he said he had his eyes closed the whole time! There were tons of other rides that looked like fun - maybe when they are a little older and more adventurous, but they still had a great time and I think we went around that lazy river 40 times. After a day in the sun, we changed at our cabin (which reminded us of a scene from the Griswolds) and headed 2 miles to the historic town of Greune (pronounced "Green") for dinner at the Gristmill on the Comal River. We had heard great things about the restaurant, which is next door to the oldest dance hall in all of Texas. The food was good (and Texas-sized portions!) and we watched the live music in the yard while our food digested. While waiting for our food, the kids drew pictures of their impressions from the day: Morgan's of a waterpark ride and Dean's of the Schlitterbahn bendy bus we rode from the two sides of the parks : ) The next day, we had another couple hours at the water park before heading back to reality.