Madsen's visit Texas

We began the summer with a full house. Riley's family (entire family) came for a visit. We kept them busy by taking them to some of Texas' most known and most fun places. We started off with a day at schlitterbahn (a huge water park smack dab in the middle of our town). The kids had a blast floating the lazy river with Grandma. They loved showing Grandma & Grandpa where they get to spend their summer.

No Texas trip is complete without a taste of the local cuisine...BBQ. That night we took them to a popular spot in town called Rudy's. They loved it, but our favorite is still Granzin's (another popular BBQ joint.

We spent the next day visiting Shamu (at Sea World of course). We fed the dolphins, saw some shows, and rode some roller coasters. It was so hot we decided to cool off by sitting in Shamu's splash zone. We got soaked! Next time we'll remember to keep our eyes closed and mouths shut. The salt water is pretty gross.

We were all pretty worn out by the 4th day, so we decided to spend a somewhat relaxing day visiting the Alamo and strolling along the river walk. This must have been the hottest week of the year. We spent a good amount of time in a local haagen dazs indulging in a fine dairy treat. With an ice cream in each hand, Grandpa especially loved it.

The next day I took the girls to the huge outlet mall in San Marcos. We shopped for 7 hours! I haven't shopped like that in a long time! It was a much needed break from the kids.

For their last night in Texas, we took them to the Adobe verde for an authentic Tex-Mex dinner located in the historic town of Gruene. The live music was awesome.

They Left for home Father's day, but we were able to spend that day with them at home. We had a BBQ and just enjoyed being together.

It was hard to see them go. We really miss everyone and can't wait to see them again.