Finally... RAIN!!!

It has been incredibly dry here in Spring Branch and all of South Texas.  Our lake at the ranch has been drying up terribly.  We decided in May to take advantage of the dryness and repair the base of the swimming hole.  It was rocked who knows how many years ago and was not in good shape.  But being the procrastinators we are, we didn't call someone until last Monday, and they started Tuesday morning.  Here are the before pictures:

Swimming Hole During the Cement Pour:

After:  The VERY NEXT Day

I told John that he should feel responsible for the lack of rain in South Texas.  God was holding it back so that we could fix the swimming hole.  It filled up 12 hours after they poured the cement.  The concrete held up for the most part, except for the last area they worked.  It's much better than it was, though, that's for sure!  The kids were having a blast playing in the water running over the dam.

Hadyn's the only one who stayed somewhat dry!

Here's Poor Hudson trying to walk in the water:

I wanted to get a cute picture of them walking towards me holding hands.  Here's what I got:

I love Hudson's face in this one!

No babies were injured in the production of these pics.

Our fun evening ended spotting these deer and turkeys on the way out.

Here are some more rain pics.  We're enjoying it while it lasts!