Bull Creek Park

Yet another accidental cool find in Austin. Someone on a Mom's group I'm a member of suggested meeting up at 'Bull Creek' to let the little ones wade in the shallows. I missed the meetup, but one day we were out riding around after a family outing and I realized we were right near the place so we stopped just to take a look. It ended up being a very very neat experience that we've not been able to reproduce since the drought and summer heat have completely dried up this unique creek bed.

Bull Creek Park is a 3.5 mile long, 48 acre 'greebelt' section of the Bull Creek watershed. Very centrally located its easy to get to from just about every part of Austin.

This is a definite must see for anyone who likes trails, water, hidden creek beds and natural swimming holes. If you have dogs, its also popular with the four legged friends.

Here are some great photos from our family adventure in the waterfalls just off N. Capital of Texas highway where it crosses over the creek, at the Lakewood Dr. entrance.

The base of the waterfall, a hidden grotto

 Max isn't too sure about the rushing waterfall

This was the Max spot - splashing in the shallows 

Sporting a sexy speedo - wading in the creek

A beautiful creek bed with lots of exploration potential

Mothers Day with the Grandmas

We got an unexpected invitation to visit my Mother and Grandmother who were up visiting my Uncle who lives in beautiful Lago Vista TX. Max and I took the scenic drive to Lake Travis on a beautiful Mother's Day Sunday.

Here's the great photos of our visit:

"Grandma Pie" & Max (15 mo. old) - May 8th, 2011

Uncle Russ feeding his local deer friends

 "The Girls" 

Reading a new book with Great Grandma Charlotte

Goofing around with Grandma!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MAMAS EVERYWHERE!