Spring Break in Austin

Troy has been working in Austin for a couple of days a week for a few months now. We knew that he would probably have to go to Austin during spring break. So we decided to all go down with him. Thankfully Troy's sister lives in Austin and was so gracious to let us all stay at her house with last minute notice. The boys had a great time jumping on the trampoline int he mornings while Troy worked and Drew had a new slew of dogs to terrorize.

While we were there I got to see some of the area and where Troy is building his pools. We ate at this awesome restaurant that over looked Lake Travis. The lake looked so nice and blue - our lake in Dallas are more green/brown disguising. I think that we all would have like to have the boat and go for a drive around the lake. We were invited to go for a cruise by one of Troy's homeowners - but sometimes it is hard to do "friendly" things with people that owe you money...so we reluctantly declined. Although, I bet that Troy has our boat in that lake before the summer is over.

I really wanted to take the kids to the LBJ library. I love to learn about history, and thought what a great opportunity to learn about a president of the United States. I thought that the library was cool - the boys were bored - Troy's dislike for LBJ deepened. I thought it was interesting and will make a point to visit more of the presidential libraries. Even if you don't agree their policy they still are a part of history that shaped our country for good or bad. We also had a good time walking around the botanical gardens that they had downtown. I am embarrassed to say that I have never to the Dallas Arboretum - and don't even know where it is for sure. So it seems a little strange that we drive 3 hours to go the Austin gardens. They were beautiful. Downtown Austin was having the SXSW festival so we could hear some the bands playing as we walked around. It was very cool.