Sue's Visit and Spring Break

I have been absent from blogging for a few weeks and I do apologize to those of you that check-in regularly. We had our first house guest and as always, it was my sister Sue! Sue has visited us at all our different homes and we always have a wonderful time when she is with us. This trip was no different. The first few days of her visit, Jacob was still in school, so we got some major shopping and decorating done. I always appreciate her helping me get focused on my decorating and giving me good design tips. My style tends to be a bit eclectic since we have lived in so many different parts of the country. She is good at helping me pull together all my different styles and is a whiz when it comes to laying out window treatments for me to sew (she sewed this trip also.) We got six windows done and a plan for the dining room...I love them!

Sue's visits are not all work. The second half of her time here was during the first part of Jacob's Spring Break. Jacob loves it when his Aunt Sue visits because we always get to do fun things. On Friday night had pizza and game night, Saturday we went to Gruene for most of the day before going to scenic Canyon Lake where we took a short "hike" and Sue took several pictures of the lake. Sunday, Jim joined the family for a trip to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. We had a good time, but we were a little disappointed in that there weren't more flowers in bloom. They did have a wonderful arts and crafts show that weekend and fun sculptures on exhibit throughout the grounds. Sue took tons of pictures and Jacob had control of our digital camera and took some really nice shots and some interesting ones, too. He told us he would like a camera of his own and would like to start saving for one.

On Monday, we took a trek underground with a visit to the Natural Bridge Caverns. Jacob asked his friend Mason to come with us since he had never been there. It was a fun day with the boys and included "panning for gems" and lunch at Red Robin. Unfortunately it was a very windy day so we didn't get to ride the zip-line; however, Sue is looking forward to doing it on her next visit. Tuesday was a gray, rainy day and we changed our plans from exploring the River Walk in SA to indoor fun at the Whitte Museum. The museum was fun and had a great temporary exhibit about Genomes/DNA. Jacob, as always, loves the children's discovery area and tree house.

That brings us to Wednesday and the day that Sue left. We did a quick "train tour" of Landa Park here in New Braunfels (it was another gray day)then Jim met up with us to take the trip to the airport. We were sad to see Sue leave, but it was nice to come home and take an evening to just rest and regroup before our next adventure.