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Mimi + Texas = FUN

Lake LifeKeldanMay 10, 2017mimi, lake life, boat, April 2017, april, lake travis, atx, south congress, home slice, Spring 2017, 2017, Lake Life 2017Comment

A couple weeks ago Mimi came to spend 6 days with us. As usual, we had a lot planned, but also tried to build in a lot of planned relaxation. The result was perfect and I think made for a great trip/visit for us all.

One of the highlights of the visit was a trip up to the lake. Because of bad weather the last time she was here, we weren't able to go up, so this was her first time seeing Lake Travis and Austin.

Unfortunately, the weather was not perfect this time either (very unseasonably cold), but we made the best of it and stuck to our plans.

We even took a boat out, and when the very windy and very cold boat ride ended in a stalled boat, we tried not to lose our cool, and made the best of it.

On the plus side, the lack of swimming and time we had just sitting out on the lake gave me a chance to use my DSLR camera on the boat, which up until this point I hadn't been able to do.

Of course the kids were predictably just along for the ride, and the stalled boat didn't really phase them in the least. Holden was more interested in throwing our fishing reels over the side of the boat while Isla posed for pictures.

After what had to have been the fifth time Jordan jumped in to move the boat away from the shore, we were all starting to lose patience. Luckily, my persistence worked and at that moment I was able to get the boat to start and we hightailed it out of there.

We spent the evening with well deserved margaritas and greasy Mexican food.

The next morning Jordan and Isla tried their hand at fishing. After the kids played with the reel the day before, the line was not surprisingly super tangled, but after some work we were able to get it to where you could cast and reel a line back in.

This however didn't mean that we were going to actually reel in any fish. Either the strong wind, or the very loud party boat right next to our fishing spot scared any potential catches away.

They'll be back at it again soon enough. Isla kept saying how much she enjoyed it, and that "it isn't even boring at all".

Even though she didn't want me there, watching her and her Daddy was a sweet moment for me too.

We had such a wonderful time with Mimi both in Katy and up at the lake - however, I think it's safe to say Holden's favorite moment was getting ice cream.