Tipis on the Guadalupe

We had a great Easter weekend. Our friends invited us to the tipis on the Guadalupe river in New Braunfels, TX about 3.5 hours from our home. We went up Thursday afternoon and stayed until Sunday morning. 

I am not a huge camper, so these were perfect for us to experience the outdoors with some commodities to make us comfortable as well. There was ac/heat, a tv, a mini kitchen to cook, and our own bathroom/showers. It was a cute little tipi with 2 queen beds and a sofa bed. 

There was a swing overlooking the river and it was such beautiful weather all weekend. 

The grounds had ping pong, volleyball, corn hole, and tetherball which the kids enjoyed playing. They also played a lot of football. 

These cute girls had a fun time together. Channing, Jane, and Cheyanne. 

The first day we went kayaking and tried to swim, but only the kids were brave enough. The water was SO cold!!

Channing was not very confident her first ride in the kayak alone, but she finally made it back and did great after that. 

Our friends brought this lily pad float that the kids loved playing on. 

We went for a short hike to canyon lake and we spent a while skipping rocks together. Danny won the skipping contest. 

These 3 ladies are some of my favorite people and I am lucky to have them as friends. Becky Brown, Rachael Wharton, and Sharlene Hatch are the wonderful women and their great families we got to spend the weekend with.

Such a fun group of families. 

We went over to the Gristmill for dinner after our "hike". We had to wait a while so the kids occupied themselves playing duck duck goose. 

All the kids had great friends there. I'm so glad they have great youth to hang out with! Deacon's 3 best friends were there to, but naturally he was too busy running around to get a picture :)

We made dinners and each night we built a fire and made s'mores. 

They even bought some fancy thing to make the flames change colors. 

The kids enjoyed the s'mores!

The last night we had an Easter egg hunt on the property and it was fun to hide the eggs. One of the women bought these cute cookies to give the kids. I thought they were adorable!

We had listened to conference in the tipi, had a morning Easter devotional, listened to more conference on the drive back and then watched the last session at my parents home. Ella had her patriarchal blessing that my father, Kerry Speers, was able to give her, as he is a patriarch. It was a special blessing and I am so glad she was able to receive it and recognize all the wonderful things Heavenly Father has in store for her. 

We finished off Easter with a wonderful dinner and dessert with my parents, Natalie, and Chris' family. We have so many things to be grateful for. The atonement of Jesus Christ is at the front. I am so grateful for all He did and to know that He lives. It was wonderful weekend.