The Medina Family: Happy Fourth of July!

Fourth of July is my favorite time of year, second only to Christmas. I love the summer and being outside all day at the pool or the river is the best way to spend it for me. :) Unfortunately, Fourth of July fell on a Wednesday this year, and we all had to work the day before and the day after the 4th. We usually stay at the Hyatt for a few days, but this time would be a little different with limited days off.

We ended up making a reservation at the Hyatt Wild Oak the day before and swam over there all day on the 4th. We had so much fun! I didn’t even know this resort was over by the Hyatt, and it is really neat! They had an indoor/outdoor activity pool, two big waterslides, a lazy river and a couple of restaurants there.
Katie had a blast floating in the river! She took her floatie that we got her for Easter and insisted on floating all by herself. She didn’t even need a life jacket and did very, very well. She jumped off the side of the pool into the river and built a few sand castles. Nathan likes being outdoors as much as Katie did at that age and did very well while we were at the pool. He had his little sun shade floatie, and he floated the river with mommy for hours, snoozing off and on.

Katie and I took a quick nap, and we all changed before heading over to the Hyatt Hill Country. They had their annual wagon parade to kick off the festivities that evening. This year, they even had a marching band! Seems like it is getting bigger and bigger each year. The BBQ was held at the Luckenbach Pavilion instead of in the big tent, and there wasn’t any live music/dancing like there usually is. It was different, but still a great time! We were able to get a bunch of blankets and sat on the golf course to watch the fireworks. I don’t know which we enjoyed more: watching Katie watching the fireworks or the fireworks themselves. She was so excited and clapped and screamed for each one. She would occasionally jump up and yell “Catch ‘em!” as she reached up in the sky for the fireworks. LOL! I am loving this stage and seeing the world through her eyes. Nathan did well, too, and didn’t seem afraid at all. He smiled and watched the fireworks with amazement and “look Bubba!!!” as Katie instructed him to. Hahaha. It was a wonderful day!