Our adventure started at the wonderful wedding of Carter's cousin (sorry no pics....forgot to take camera). Our journey to Austin was memorable...our plane was delayed, we missed our connection and had our final flight cancelled at 10 p.m. Carter was our hero and rerouted our flight the next day to San Antonio and picked us up there (after he dealt with my tears and found us a hotel in Denver). Issy and I met many relatives and had a terrific time at the reception and meeting Carter's family.
The next day we traveled to San Antonio and stopped at the infamous "Snake Ranch" (don't worry if you haven't heard of it...we had not...but it turned out to be a hit with Issy...anything with animals is a hit with Issy :) Note: Texas Longhorn Cattle :)
The following day we met Carter's Aunt and Cousins to venture towards Sea World. What a hoot! It was an amazing day. Our eyes were definitely wide open the entire day (along with sweat dripping down our bodies the entire time....Texas is HOT and HUMID:)).
We took this photo specifically for Dana Roo...as we know you love flamingos xoxoxo
Did I mention that we got wet at Sea World (Carter's cousin Molly and Marshall's little boy Thomas) and did it ever feel AMAZING ! 
We visited the resort where Carter's family was staying (a picture of the pool is below...it had 3 or 4 seperate pools, a slide and was just beautiful) and chatted with family and ate LOTS of chips and salsa. Pictures below are of Carter's family that made Issy and I feel so welcome!
Next we went to Fiesta Texas~Six Flags. Isabelle rode her first "scary"roller coaster (thanks to Maggie's encouragement) and I was so PROUD! It was a day filled with smiles, SWEAT, laughter, SWEAT (by the way..... it is just a tad HOT and HUMID in Texas) and many, many blessings.
We traveled to Del Rio to visit Carter's mom and dad. Sara took us to Lake Amistad (the dam that includes the Mexican Border). The girls (Carter's cousin Marla spent time with us during the week, she is Issy's age and a sweet girl) were anxious to "hop the border" and we all enjoyed picnicing with Sara at the lake. That evening Sara made a scrumptious dinner with AMAZING peach cobbler and we enjoyed catching up with Carter's parents. Issy's highlight was seeing Augustus, the mule, Emmy and Baird (Winter's family dogs).
Carter's cousin Maggie and her husband Craig recently built a gorgeous home and we were grateful to be able to visit them. They graciously let us spend the night where the kids rocked out to Rock Band and we enjoyed a wonderful meal of fajitas. The following morning we helped Craig move some horses in preparation of the following week's work on their ranch. Issy got to hop on a horse (with Carter's encouragement) and we enjoyed getting a peek into the ranching world of the Jones' and Winter's. 
We loved our trip and look forward to visiting again... 
