Fun weekend!

We had a great time this weekend! Stace didn't work & we decided to do something fun as a family. We drove to Natural Bridge Caverns, by San Antonio. They have several things to do there, cavern tours, mining, rock climbing, & a wildlife park. The kids have always wanted to do some mining so we decided to surprise them & do that. They have mining pans & water running through these trough like things, to help you wash away the dirt. It was a lot of fun. The kids found arrowheads & lots of "gem" stones. Stace & I also found some good stuff. I even found a pretty decent size amethyst. Although, I doubt any of it is really worth anything. It was still lots of fun.
After mining we drove through the wildlife park & saw lots of really cool exotic animals. The coolest part by far though was when a momma & baby Zebra came up to our car & we fed them from our hands. They were sooo sweet! They walked into the woods though b/c it started pouring down rain. After the wildlife drive we went to the petting zoo. AKA, a bunch of goats in a pen. They weren't that interested in our food they just wanted to eat the bags. There was on that really enjoyed getting a butt scratch from S. :)
Then we went to Clear Springs Catfish for dinner. We met my mom, dad, brother, sister, & nephews there. It was a goodbye party for my brother, who will be headded back to college next weekend. It makes me sad b/c although he has been home all summer I don't feel I have gotten to spend much time w/him. I'm going to miss him lots. :( We also ate a wonderful strawberry cake my mom made for S b/c his b-day was 8-13. It was de-lish! Thanks mom.