Horseshoe Bay Resort

Ed played in a tennis tournament this past weekend for both singles and doubles hosted by the Horseshoe Bay Resort, about an hour out of Austin. We totally lucked out with weather -- 71 degrees in late July in Texas??? We'll take it! Although 72 hrs later it quickly climbed back to normal temps. Ed did well in singles, but was eliminated on the second day. For doubles, he and his partner Martin won at the 4.0 level - congrats guys! It was a lot of matches over the 3 days for Ed, so the meantime the kids and I enjoyed the amenities like the many pools, a beach on the bay, tropical birds, walks through the property including turtle spotting, games at the arcade and s'mores in the evening. Ed met up with us when he could, but the boys were definitely a handful and tired and cranky being out of their routine. The resort was great, I would definitely go back, but maybe we could take a babysitter next time so Ed and I could find some time to relax : ) They had a lot of other water activities that would be fun when the kids are older. After the whole weekend was over, Morgan and Dean said their favorite part was the golf cart ride to the beach : ) 

July 4th

July 3rd, Dean's school had a parade with music, marching and handmade flags and decorations. The kids were funny, following Azgad, one of the owners, not sure what to expect or do as all the parents looked on. Dean followed suit with a concerned look on his face and a red stripe from his construction paper hat dangling in his eye.

 


We headed to the Circuit of the Americas for the fourth. They had some cars on display, live music from the Austin Symphony and food trucks among other activities. We took a picnic and went with our friend Charles and his daughter Bentley. The kids ran around and played as the sun set and luckily the rain stayed away. Because of the masses of people and the past due bed times, we opted to take the tram back to the parking lot early and watch the fireworks from the car. Guess a lot of other people had the same idea because seconds after the fireworks were finished (which were pretty good by the way), cars were jockeying for position. 1 hour and 2 sleeping kids later, we finally emerged from the main exit to make our way home. Luckily next year, the fireworks will move back to Auditorium Shores where we'll be able to walk or bike home.