a little family get-a-way...

we have been trying for a while to plan a trip down to san antonio with are great friends, the herridges. we love the time we spend together in dallas or in waco, but we thought san antonio would be fun. brad and mary are both from san antonio so we were able to stay with brad's parents. it was such a treat to stay with mr. and mrs. herridge, aka mama merle and granddad. their home was beautiful and so comfortable. they had a great backyard and pool for the kids to play in. and they were the BEST babysitters so we could enjoy a little adult time. besides sea world and our trip to the kiddie park (those have to be their own post) here are some of our favorite memories from our little family get-a-way to san antonio...

jack's new bff for the weekend a 2 year old sized cookie monster. cookie was waiting in the crib at the herridges house. thank you grant for allowing jack to love on him all weekend. jack loved having him to nap and sleep with each night. it was so cute to watch him share his blanket with cookie and say "nite-nite."

swimmin' in the hot tub. literally every moment we were at the house the kids were asking to get in the hot tub OR they were in it! :)

hanging out with 'mama merle' (brad's mom). olivia LOVES mama merle and even requested some special time with just she and mama merle at one point during our stay.

a quick trip (less than 30 minutes) to the riverwalk and a picture in front of the almo. just to say we did every touristy thing we could! :)

no kids allowed dinner at the lodge. yummy food and great conversation!

for me it was the perfect balance of relaxing, doing, spending time together as a family, and then also having time to have real adult conversation over good food. it was a great get-a-way complete with the most beautiful, perfect spring weather and bluebonnets everywhere. we are so thankful for the friendships we have with the herridges and look forward to our next adventure/vacation/get-a-way together.