The Sweet Spot: Lake McQueeney

For the past several years, we have been enjoying fun family vacations at Wimberley but this year Bebe and PawPaw decided to shake things up - we were headed to Lake McQueeney!!! They really had no choice but to change destinations as the water in the Blanco River was unsafe to swim in. We were all so happy with the change as we used to go to Lake McQueeney when we were young. This place was magical. You never got hot because of all the shade trees, the breeze of the lake, all you can east soft serve and tortilla soup with grilled cheese. Ahhh the good ol days.

Time finally came for our trip to begin. Emery Kate packed up her sippy cup of chocolate milk (working on my favorite aunt brownie points) and was ready to hit the road.

But not before Uncle Kelly got in some good quality time with Miss Molly. She loved his hair! It was so cute.

So we got the kids changed out of their PJ's and hit the road. We caravaned down I-35 to make the trip a little more exciting. We finally hit McQueeney at lunch time. Got our fill of burgers, grilled cheese and chicken tenders and headed for the lake. This lake is a hydroelectric lake (thanks for explaining Blakers) and stays at a constant level.

The boys were excited to show off for "John Martin". Caden was all over the water. Hudson...well he lasted about 3 seconds on the toob without the boat even going and had to get off. Don't worry, he got brave by day 2 and was a toobing machine. Blake, our fearless boat driver, never got tired!

Caden and Jonathan getting ready. Blake tried hard to make them fall. He only succeeded with Jonathan...Caden had a death grip on the toob.

Sweet Sterling was Amy's personal babysitter during the trip. Wherever Molly and Amy went, you can be sure Sterling was with them. I am sure it helped out Amy a ton especially since Blake was on the boat all day.

Our teenagers - Amber and Ashton - had a good time. Carey & Jon made them put up their phones for the weekend and they were going through major withdrawls.

Kelly did a little fishing. He caught 4 catfish even though there were constant boats and loud, party people all over. What a provider!

I hung out in the pool most of the time. Don't worry, I wore a hat (only took it off for the photo) and SPF 50! Woman would be so proud. Molly loved the water!

Paw Paw brought corn hole and most of us played during the afternoon. Bebe (who has never played) and Paw Paw beat Kelly and I. So embarrasing....

Mom showing off her skills...

Carey took EK to the playground for some bonding time. EK loves the play ground and pretty much spent all of her time there. What a big girl!

Blake finally decided to take a little break. Who can blame him? He took all the kids out!

Amber and Ashton getting some loving from Miss Molly. We all were fighting over her the whole weekend.

We had dinner every night at the restaurant. It was so nice not to cook and clean.

Uncle John finally getting to hold Molly...so sweet!

Our parents. Thank you both so much for such a special trip. Hopefully we can make this a new tradition!?!?

Sisters! Carey and I have the best memories of this place. Famous Amos cookies, cold in the wall AC units, Buzz, grilled cheeses, Mr. Horner and the list could go on and on.