We were so excited to finally be able to camp on our land at the Frio. The guys went out early to do some work, and Dana and I drove on Friday with all the kids. It was quite a trip! We were in the car for almost 7 hours, there were a lot of movies, one fist fight, a considerable amount of whining, and one fun (and a little torturous) car game. All in all, we made it in one piece, nothing a few deep breaths and a good night's sleep couldn't fix. The next day we woke up and it was raining. There was rain in the forecast, but we hadn't thought too much about it. Now rain is okay, but our entire property is dirt, which quickly turned to mud. The kids didn't mind and they were all off and playing. They were playing soccer, and the soccer ball turned into a mud ball within minutes. It was quite hilarious because as the kids ran around, the mud caked on the bottom of their shoes. Kacy came over and said she was wearing "mud high heels", and she wasn't lying! There was about 2 inches of mud piled on the bottoms of her shoes. Brooke came over next and it was like she was wearing a whole other pair of shoes under her shoes. It was all a mess! I was pretty grumpy, so I was glad when the weather finally cleared and we could go to the river. We got down to the river, and it was a little chilly because it was overcast, but the kids were fine. We stayed down there for about 5 hours or so. The kids swam, snorkeled, played on the rope swing, and kayaked. We had planned to have brisket that night, so we got back and dinner was already ready in the crockpot! Great planning on our parts :)
We had a fun night sitting outside and talking after the kids had gone to bed, and we went to sleep not knowing what Mother Nature had in store for us...There was rain throughout the night, and when we got up we realized that we were in a slippery situation. Shane got his truck stuck, Dana's dad got his truck really stuck. It was really a muddy mess! Luckily we had access to the backhoe, and we got Dana's dad's truck out. Shane used nature as his resource, and got himself out with branches as traction. Go, Nature Boy, go! The Hrobars had enough, and they hightailed it out of there by noon. We stayed because our camper was going to be much harder to get out. The girls and I went to visit with Jessica and her family while Ryan and Cory worked on some things. When we got back, we were going to try to get the camper out when all of a sudden it rained and rained and rained! We decided to pack up and head out and leave the camper there. It took a while and Cory and Ryan got soaked, but we made it out safely and made it home around 1:30am. It was a good idea to leave though because we might have been flooded in if we had stayed.
What a weekend! Hopefully we can make it back to the Frio soon for some real Frio fun!
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