Wednesday we went to New Braunfels to check out our new cousin Bryson. He was born last Thursday so he wasn't even a week old when we got to meet him. Jack said, in his high pitch voice, "oh he's so cute!" Rita and Barbara kept trying to get Jack to say he wanted one. He'd just kinda nod and walk away. He is such a cute baby and I'm glad we were close enough to get to see him and Tiffany. Who knows when we may be back that way? After seeing the baby we went to eat lunch and then headed to a park. This was a great place to spend the afternoon. It had a playground, wading pool, train and much more. We could have spent all day there. Rita bought bread for the ducks and peanuts for the squirrels that will eat right out of your hands. After the park we went back to Rita's for a while and then headed back to Port Lavaca. It was quite a full day!
Barbara and Jack are checking out Bryson's toes. Jack said, "They are so cute!"
Me & Jack with Tiffany & Bryson.
Bryson & Mamaw.
The name of the park was Landa Park and it had huge live oak trees everywhere. They were so big and heavy that they had to be propped up in some places with concrete posts. Here's Jack by one of the branches that was almost touching the ground.
Jack was a little afraid to sit on the branches but Tristen had no trouble climbing in them.
They became buddies pretty quick and Jack thought everything Tristen did was funny.
We tried to make them pose but that's hard with 2 boys!
The Comal River is supposedly the shortest river in Texas. It starts at a spring in this park in the rocks and then joins the Guadalupe River. It's water is perfectly clear and there are plant and animal species that are only found in this river. It's very pretty and very interesting.
Jack & I at the beginning of the springs.
He's just so darn cute!
Here we are at the wading pool. The water is so clear and not very deep. If it had been warmer I would have gotten in with Jack. It looked fun and refreshing.
Jack was just as happy to look at the water and feed the ducks. They were glad to see us with bread!
I thought this was a pretty duck. I'd never seen one this color before.
Then there's this creature. You might think it's an otter but it's called a Nutra Rat. I've never heard of it but there's a family of 4 that live in park. They will get out of the water and get the bread from your hands. I wasn't quite into that but we threw it some bread anyway. You can't tell but it's teeth are bright orange. Not my favorite creature!
You an see it's starting to come out of the water to get some bread.
Me & Jack in a cool twisty tree.
Rita, Barbara and Mamaw. A very good picture of the three of them, I thought.
It takes a team effort to help Jack get a drink of water.
This is the founder's tree. It's a very old, huge live oak that they've had to help not fall down. You can see the 2 brick stacks helping to hold it up. It was beautiful.
Here's a squirrel getting a peanut from Rita.
Back at Rita's house, they pulled out the John Deere tricyle. Jack wanted to take it with him. He could actually reach the pedals on this one and DID pedal it! Usually he just chooses to use his feet.
Taking a break after a long day with a blue slushy. We had a great day! I really like New Braunfels and hope we can go back soon. It's a beautiful place with Austin and San Antonio close by with lots to do!
Barbara and Jack are checking out Bryson's toes. Jack said, "They are so cute!"
Me & Jack with Tiffany & Bryson.
Bryson & Mamaw.
The name of the park was Landa Park and it had huge live oak trees everywhere. They were so big and heavy that they had to be propped up in some places with concrete posts. Here's Jack by one of the branches that was almost touching the ground.
Jack was a little afraid to sit on the branches but Tristen had no trouble climbing in them.
They became buddies pretty quick and Jack thought everything Tristen did was funny.
We tried to make them pose but that's hard with 2 boys!
The Comal River is supposedly the shortest river in Texas. It starts at a spring in this park in the rocks and then joins the Guadalupe River. It's water is perfectly clear and there are plant and animal species that are only found in this river. It's very pretty and very interesting.
Jack & I at the beginning of the springs.
He's just so darn cute!
Here we are at the wading pool. The water is so clear and not very deep. If it had been warmer I would have gotten in with Jack. It looked fun and refreshing.
Jack was just as happy to look at the water and feed the ducks. They were glad to see us with bread!
I thought this was a pretty duck. I'd never seen one this color before.
Then there's this creature. You might think it's an otter but it's called a Nutra Rat. I've never heard of it but there's a family of 4 that live in park. They will get out of the water and get the bread from your hands. I wasn't quite into that but we threw it some bread anyway. You can't tell but it's teeth are bright orange. Not my favorite creature!
You an see it's starting to come out of the water to get some bread.
Me & Jack in a cool twisty tree.
Rita, Barbara and Mamaw. A very good picture of the three of them, I thought.
It takes a team effort to help Jack get a drink of water.
This is the founder's tree. It's a very old, huge live oak that they've had to help not fall down. You can see the 2 brick stacks helping to hold it up. It was beautiful.
Here's a squirrel getting a peanut from Rita.
Back at Rita's house, they pulled out the John Deere tricyle. Jack wanted to take it with him. He could actually reach the pedals on this one and DID pedal it! Usually he just chooses to use his feet.
Taking a break after a long day with a blue slushy. We had a great day! I really like New Braunfels and hope we can go back soon. It's a beautiful place with Austin and San Antonio close by with lots to do!
3 comments:
Sounds wonderful. I think we've been there before. Maybe they have a Wurst Fest? It was a very long time ago.
Awwww... how cute! Love the pictures, isnt Landa Park great? It was so nice seeing y'all! Oh and tell Momo Jo that yes, we do have Wurstfest here :)
I love the close up head shot of jack. You should crop it and frame it! We really enjoyed your trip here just wish you could have stayed a little longer. I know you would have loved floating the river.
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