Summer Heat = A lot of time in the Water

We have found that the Texas summer heat is relentless. When that sun is out, you feel the heat beating down on you.

And it is HOT!!! 

The best thing to do to beat the heat is to find some water! There are some pretty neat places to go in Texas.

Canyon Lake is a pretty awesome lake about 30 minutes from our house. You cant tell here, but the water is pretty clear. Once we brought our fishing poles to give fishing a try, and the park ranger laughed at us and said, "The fish don't bite out here; the water is too clear and they can see you." We didn't believe him at first, but after a few hours on the lake without a bite, but a lot of "fish spotting", now we believe him!

This is one of two "beach-y" areas in the lake. All of the other areas are super rocky. (Photos of that later). Anyway, we had a great time playing in this water, and Connor also earned his swimming merit badge here, along with his Lifesaving merit badge. WAY TO GO, CON!

The water is perfectly temperaturized, as well.

If temperaturized is even a word.

Not teasing each other!

Our great friends, Lezlie Terry and Aiden 

Aiden, Lezlie, Addie and Lezlie's sister, Christina. Lezlie's husband is deployed and her sister came out to help her. We had a fun time meeting her.

The kids love Addie!

On the other side of Canyon Lake is a GREAT spot to go rock jumping. This is nothing like the cliff jumping at Lake Powell, but it's great for family fun. We had a blast doing this.

Here are our good friends, the Leatham's cute girls: Jane (9) and Brynn (11)

Getting ready to jump about 3 feet

Kenna on the tallest rock there is to jump. It's about 17 feet. She did it, too!!!

Brett jumping off that same rock!

The moms. This is Wendy. I think she is fantastic, and so are her kids.

Jane getting ready to JUMP!!!

We discovered a really cool park called Landa Park. This is a HUGE park with tons of walking and exploring trails and some really fun playgrounds. In the summer heat, you can only take so much time out in the sun, and then you need water!

They have a huge spring-fed pool here! It is really awesome! It's 1.5 million gallon pool with rocks on the bottom and everything! They've got a rope swing, a huge tarp slide and the kids just had a blast!

Here we are melting while playing with the Leatham's and the Stevenson's.

Connor and McKay being dopey. Notice the huge tarp slide in the background?

Riley, Makenna and Jane. These are all great girls and Makenna has some great friends! See the tarp slide in the back?

Connor is my buddy. He is such a good boy.

McKay and Bronson

Fun friends-- Connor, Brynn, Abby, McKay and Bronson

We are having so much fun exploring Texas and making new friends! We are so grateful for swimming pools, lakes, and rivers to keep us cool!