Annual December Frio Trip

Our crew for the Frio December trip got a little bigsger this year because the Hrobars were bored, and they decided to join us. The guys went up early to get some trees and stuff, and Dana and I followed with all the kids and our two dogs. Unfortunately, we got stuck in some major traffic, had to stop more than normal to empty all the little bladders, and we had to get groceries in Hondo. All that being said, it took us about 6 hours to get there. The stops were a little rough because poor Zoe can't jump into the back of the Expedition, so Dana and I would have to lift the old gal up each time. The grocery shopping was the worst! We should have totally expected that. We had six kids, two adults, and two carts, trying to make our way through HEB on a busy shopping day. It was a mess. We were yelling at the kids to stay close, but we realized there was nothing we could do to make it any easier. We just had a lot of people in a small area! Anyway, we survived...barely. We remembered all our groceries, and made it out of there with all 6 kids. I call that a success! The weather was gorgeous, so it was a bummer to have to spend so much of it in the car, but when we got there, we enjoyed it. The kids played at our property while the guys planted the trees, then we hung out around the house, ate hamburgers and played some more before it was time for bed. The next couple days were kind of crappy weather, but we made the most of it. We went down to the river to skip rocks, played video games, watched TV, and played around the house. Saturday morning Brooke woke up and was crying and crying. She kept saying that her stomach hurt, which is usually her go to pain complaint. I thought she might be really constipated, so I headed into Uvalde to see if there was an urgent care that I could take her to. The urgent care didn't take our insurance, and they also said they didn't have any x-ray or anything to look at her stomach, so I decided to just go to Walmart to get some medicine. While we were walking around Walmart, she said that she felt better. I asked her what felt better, she said, "My ear feel better now." What?!?! So, I figured she had an ear infection, I called the TeleDoc, and got a prescription called in. It took about an hour and a half to get the medicine, but we got it! That was a long time to hang out in Walmart for sure, but it could have been much worse. While we were gone, the kids helped the guys at the property digging holes and working. The Hrobars left on Sunday, and we hung out for an extra day. The weather was perfect again on Monday, so we took another uncharted hike up the "mountain". It took a while, and Cory had to carry Brooke most of the way, but it was still fun! It's hard work, but it's always worth it when you get to the top :)