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| Taking in the wildflowers at LBJ Ranch |
Last full day Fredericksburging, boo. Can't we have just a few more? Oh well. After eating peach pie with ice cream (hellooooo, we're on VACATION!!) for breakfast (that was just me, actually - far more reasonable people had breakfast that actually resembled normal breakfast) and lounging around Avery Haus for a bit, we divided up into three groups. (1) A group of travelers to Luckenbach for a little beer and a little music and the purchasing of t-shirts, (2) families to a wildflower farm for really adorable pictures, and (3) the boys + Diana + me to LBJ Ranch for some learning and wildflowers of our own and other historical/nature adventures.
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| Can't get enough of the pretty flowers and beautiful day! |
Our time at the ranch was pretty awesome! You pick up a CD that you play in your car as it guides you through the whooooole ranch (completely free, too, which is a nice perk), and you can get out at different stops along the way and do things like listen to historical reenactors explain how to make cheese (eeekk!) and admire fancy old hats...
...and entertain yourself 1860s style...
...and watch out for feisty barnyard animals...
...and explore cool old barns...
...and meet some really large animals and learn about things you didn't know existed like the ability to brand HORNS...
...and make new friends with the guy attached to those horns...
...and pretend to be the President...
...and just generally enjoy the beautiful, wide-open spaces.
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| beautiful day at the ranch |
We also took a guided tour of the Texas White House (no pictures allowed inside, boo) with a pretty enthusiastic park ranger, and it was really interesting to learn about the history of the house and check out LBJ's office. After making our way through the house, we took a little swing break down by the Pedernales River...
...and then went to meet up with Groups #1 & 2 for some winery time! First stop was Grape Creek, where they most fortunately had some awesome ladies serving BBQ (we were STARVING - historical adventures are hard work). We set up shop outside in the shade, listened to some live music, and worked our way through brisket sandwiches and several bottles of wine. So right.
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| beverages of choice for the afternoon |
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| the gang under a dang big tree |
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| Number Three |
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| cheers, parenting style |
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| ummmm, excuse me! mom needs some more juice! |
Then we headed up the road to Becker for some more wine, some more quality lounging time in the shade, some more wine, a couple of bug adventures, and some more wine.
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| Diana, Dan, & Jeremy outside Becker |
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| It really was just a beautiful afternoon! |
Back into town for dinner on the giant patio at Silver Creek, then we all headed back to the great backyard at Amoroso Cottage for a rousing game of horseshoes and a grand finale in the form of s'mores.
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| Isn't this such an awesome backyard?? I want to steal that stone fireplace. And the Adirondack chairs. And some of those people and just keep them here with us at home because they're so awesome. |
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| S'mores. Dan's doing it right. |
Our house ended the night shouting curses, and then it was time to crash and hit the road the next morning in the hopes of avoiding epic traffic nightmares (although cars sure did seem to have a hard time not running into each other as we came up I-35 - fortunately we were spared). Full photo spread from the long weekend here, and it was just a GREAT weekend. Yay for awesome friends and awesome times!
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