All Work and No Play

...is not good for the soul.

After having a long week, HR calls me Friday afternoon and tells me that he has Saturday off.  He had thought about renting a car and coming down to surprise me, but the logistics of it all would be too complicated.  Long story short, I decided to load up the boys and drive North to spend some quality time with him.  The drive up was nice; I was excited to see HR and the boys did well.  By the time I made it up to San Antonio, all three were passed out.

HR and I decided to drive up another hour to stay with my sister for the weekend.  She has a large house and by saving money on not getting a hotel, we could indulge a little.  The drive to her house was great as well.  HR and I got to catch up on the week's events and talk about Christmas gifts and plans, and of course, the MOVE.  

My sis had some cold beverages and pizza waiting when we arrived, just what we needed!  She seemed to have forgotten the frosty mugs ;)  We visited a little before heading to bed.  Saturday morning my sister cooked us breakfast.  Afterward, we headed into Austin to ride the train at Zilker park.  It was a nice sunny day, about 80 degrees with a cool breeze every now and then.

Trey loved the train.  He is in to trucks, trains and planes, so this was like Heaven to him.  Caiden enjoyed the trail of lights props and most of all, the lights in the tunnel.  Ryan was in awe.  After our train ride, we had lunch at Serrano's.  We chose this restaurant because of the sentimental value.  Growing up our parents used to treat us to Serrano's.  It's a beautiful reminder of the Blue Crew Days.  The food in no way compares to the authentic Tex-Mex of El Valle, but it's pretty good.  Trey tore up the salsa!

In the afternoon we had cupcakes from one of the eateries in the downtown area in Austin.  They were awesome!  The cupcakes and icing are homemade and organic.  They were moist, delicious and not too sweet.  We ate our cupcakes back at Zilker, on top of a hill.  This was our view: 

After we ate we let the kids roam around a little.  I taught Caiden how to properly roll down the hill.  It was nice to have the family time.  We try to have family time when HR comes home from work, but it's hard.  There are so many things that need to get done in the 3 short days he's home.  Although we do things with the boys, it's usually rushed.  This is especially true on weeks like this week, when HR will be off smack in the middle of the week, while we are at school/work.  The boys climbed on us, my sis and Caiden raced around, and we explored a little.  

I didn't want the weekend to end.  Unfortunately, I had to go drop off HR at 9pm on Saturday night, so that he could take a power nap and be ready to go around 2 or 3am.  And then there was the long drive home; it just wasn't as smooth of a ride. Afterall, what did I have to look forward to, WORK?  lol.  Despite having to be on the road 12 hours or so, I wouldn't trade it; it was the perfect family Saturday!  I am truly blessed!!!!