Tia wasn’t home, I was in the living room, and I heard Mason crying somewhere in the back of the house. After some searching, this is what I found: (and yes, I did leave him in there to go get my camera.. :))
Earlier this year a co-worker recommended The Hightaway on the Guadalupe as a great place to take the family for the weekend. After some online research I proposed the idea to the Larsens and Hansens as a long weekend vacation. Everyone liked the idea, so near the end of April we rented both the Hightaway and the Hightout from the owner, Stephen Hight.
These two houses sit on the bank of the Guadalupe River, north of San Antonio in Center Point, Texas. The furnished accommodations come fully equipped with canoes, inner tubes, life jackets, bbq grill, fire pit, swing set, rope swing, etc, etc. The fact that everything needed was already at the house made for a very relaxing vacation.
We spent most of our time on the water, in the canoes, playing on the rope swing, etc. From campfire s’mores to tubing down the river to throwing a big lizard on Makana, I can safely say that everyone had a great time!
We surprised Makana with this friendly visitor (lizard in the lower-left)
Matt and Jake practicing for their circus act
Families are Forever! (...or... "Our Family Tree")
The shirt says it all
The Incredible Hulk made an appearance
This pretty much sums up our weekend
The property had a great kid's playground on it
Kalani and Olivia posing for the camera
And finally, a video of McKay surprising me and Kalani:
Mason Makaio Farley, born May 26, 2009. Weighing in at 9 lbs 3 oz and 22″ long. It was an easy pregnancy and easier birth…it only took us a few years to get him here!
1 year ago
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Watch out parents…read the shirt. Mason is now a toddler and ready to take on the world.
A few homeschool families wanted to go camping for 3 days/2 nights. I don’t remember saying that I would go, but some how my name ended up on the list saying that I was attending. So I thought, “Why not, Kalani will have fun and we will make some memories.” When I told people I was going camping at Lake Livingston I would say, “I know I am crazy, you don’t need to tell me.” Yes, I took an almost 11 month old and a 6 year old camping BY MYSELF…Matt had to work.
Kalani LOVED camping. She talked about it for 2-3 weeks straight. And whenever she saw the other moms that would be also going to camp she would show/tell them of her excitement. We took a walk to the lake to figure out where to go fishing.
Kalani tried out fishing…but she pulled out the hook after 2-3 minutes and would try to cast the line again, but it would just get tangled. Fishing just isn’t her “sport.”
Mason also enjoyed camping. He LOVED his sister’s camp chair, which didn’t make Kalani very happy. He LOVED being with the kids and seeing the dogs the other families brought. He also went on a swing and LOVED that…pure joy!
The best part of camping…sitting around the camp fire and singing, playing games and telling stories. Almost all of the kids that went camping are also in a homeschool choir. Here the girls are singing and doing the motions for “Chapel of Love.”
This life is all about making memories good or bad, so I will probably do this again…camping with the kids while Matt is at work. You don’t need to tell me that I am crazy…I already know that! But next time I will be sure to bring an air mattress and hopefully Mason will be walking!
We were a small group, but that just meant more food for us!
