Less than 4 weeks to go!

Can you believe it, less than 4 weeks to go and y'all will be here in Texas. :) Check out the count down ticker below the blog header. So today we decided to check out another stretch of river on the San Marcos and a new toobing rental place. We went to Pecan Park which is only about 10 minutes from our home on the San Marcos river. They have a tube shack rental inside their campground. Click here to see their rates. Funny thing is the couple that was running it was from Newport Beach, CA! They were super nice and helpful so we told them we would be back in a few week with y'all.



Here is a quick video of us on the river, normally it's quiet but the group of toobers in front of us had their cooler/radio playing music. :) But for the most part it was a mellow stretch of river and we really enjoyed the ride with the kids. We did the short trip which was about 1.5 hours float time. There were only a few small rapids, the little ones could totally handle.



Towards the end of our ride we passed by this rapid river beach area where lots of kids were playing so we let Madeline and James play. It was a fun afternoon!

So I hope y'all have reserved your bat watching river cruise tickets - this way it will guarantee we all will be on the same pontoon boat. I'll be making the car reservations this week and emailing those of you that requested one your confirmation numbers. Also I think I've mentioned to some of you on Facebook but can you make sure you put on your packing list that you bring a beach towel for each person - I only have so many beach towels and since we'll be doing a lot of outdoor playing in the water stuff it would be great if you just brought your own. I'll have to put up a clothing line in my backyard so we can dry them everyday. Also may I suggest in investing in river sandals w/ straps or water socks for everyone - it's a must for these rivers and lakes. You can usually find them at Walmart or Target for $5-8. Lastly as you will see in these pics Madeline and James are wearing life jackets...for the little ones that may not know how to swim well yet (I'm thinking Ethan, Ella, Eden and Chloe) if you want to bring them vests that would be good. You can always rent life vests at the tube rental places and Schliterbahn but most of the time they are those orange safety boat type. So it's up to you. I think I got James blue one for around $10 and Madeline's red one for around $20. If we go toobing, Stand Up Paddle board, swimming at a swimming hole or lake - by the time you rent those 3 times it might be worth just buying one instead.

Okay I'll look again at our itinerary for the week and email out an update soon!