{"id":1777,"date":"2011-09-06T18:34:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T18:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.randybaldwin.com\/family\/?p=1777"},"modified":"2012-03-15T03:21:28","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T03:21:28","slug":"labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.randybaldwin.com\/family\/2011\/09\/labor-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

We descended upon Blanco, Texas for the weekend, along with 5 other families from around the state. Six families, most with multiple children, and ALL of them under 5 years old!<\/p>\n

We needed a LARGE place to accommodate such a big group, and I give credit to Summer for finding this place<\/a>. The property is right on the Blanco River, which under normal circumstances, would have been a great place to hang out. Given our extreme drought conditions, the river had dried up to nothing more than a few large ponds in this area. However, the house, pool, and accommodations more than made up for the lost river time.<\/p>\n

To summarize the weekend’s activities, it went something like this:
\nWake up, eat breakfast, play, swim in the pool, eat lunch, nap, play, swim in the pool, eat dinner, play, get the kids to bed, relax (Women=chat, Men=watch football), sleep… repeat.<\/p>\n

We had a few significant events that made for a great weekend with friends. First and foremost, it was opening weekend for college football. This house had a bonafide “Man Cave” with a projection screen TV, wet bar, bathroom and wine cellar (empty). Every night seemed to provide a great game match-up to get excited about (Fri: Baylor\/TCU, Sat: Oregon\/LSU, Sunday: SMU\/A&M). Second, on Sunday morning, a cool front blew in that gave us a nice change of pace from the 100 degree weather we had been experiencing for months. It was literally a breath of fresh air for everyone to just hang out outside and enjoy. And finally, it was my birthday on Sunday, and this trip allowed me a great place to just spend it with my family and celebrate with friends.<\/p>\n

-RB<\/p>\n