Trip to Texas!!!

Recently, Our family went to visit Texas and Carlsbad Caverns.  We left on Friday, July 1 and took the 10 hour drive to Carlsbad.  We stayed the night there and went to the caves in the late morning.  We'll have more pics of the cave experience to come.  The kids were very scared during the first part, but ended up enjoying the neat formations and ponds.  It's amazing to me that God created these amazing caves and remembered to include the little mites and maggats at the bottom.  Almost the entire Sheffield clan was with us.  Rick drove from Austin, Anita came with us from AZ, and Ben came from Albuquerque.

After the caves, we drove from Carlsbad to Austin.  The Speed Limit was 80 mph on the road, so we were flying.  A cop came over a hill and clocked me at about 86mph.  Luckily we got off with a warning.

Above are some pictures of Bevo the Longhorn at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.  The joke we kept talking about was Tyler running on the Field in Football glory.  We saw some good views, but couldn't find a gate open to get in the stadium.  We also saw the capitol, the downtown music district, and other parts of Austin.

On July 4th, we saw the Alamo, River Walk, and other Missions and old buildings in San Antonio.  The River Walk is real pretty, but difficult with Stairs and Strollers.  We ate at the County Line BBQ.  We finished the night with Swimming at the Condo Pool.  Zack found out that he can jump out of his crib/pack and play this night, so sleeping has been at a minimum lately.

Sea World was next on the list.  We Saw Shamu, the Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, Sea Lions, Road some Coasters, and ate lots of food.  More Pictures to come.

Wednesday was spent by Lori, Tyler, and kids only.  We did the Children's Museum, which I call a glorified play land for 3-6 year olds.  We also took a drive to a nearby forest called Natural Bridge.  There were Caves and a Zoo, but very costly, so we took the free stroller ride in the forest.  This lasted about 15 mins due to the heat.

Thursday was the fun drive home for 15 hrs.  Kids did really good in the car the whole time, thanks to Disney DVD's.  Just a great time to get out and really relax.