We found a lake...we'll stick to the pool.

Because we are the Leonardsons, an adventure to find the ever elusive water in Texas was on the agenda. I'm going to say it again because it's all that's on my mind, IT WAS HOT! After some serious googling, we found a "lake" that was less than an hour away. Sounds like a good idea, right? Wrong. There is a reason all the neighborhoods have pools. The lakes in the Dallas area are man made and nothing like what we are used to in Washington. After a little bit of a drive, through an industrial park I might add, we found this beauty. The pictures actually make it look good, don't be fooled by the kids happy faces. They'd be happy to play in a puddle.

 Notice the color of the water? Ya, Logan picked up a handful of the "sand" and said "look mama! peanut butter!". yuck. The water was bath warm, not as refreshing as we'd hoped.

 And yes the kids are fully clothed. I distinctly remember saying "just get your feet wet!" At least I think I said that. Don't ask me about the car ride home....with no towels. This was meant to be a "check it out" trip.

On a side note, Logan tried to use the public restroom there as well. Apparently it had a wasp nest and lots of spiders. When Logan came out Darin asked him "Buddy, I thought you had to go?" Logan: "It's so weird, it went back up".
 Oh, and we paid $5 for this lovely trip. It would have been $10 if not for mom's senior discount. Thank God for her age!