Matthew Comer Agile Scrum Master Project Manager Unicorn from ATX Austin, Texas

This past weekend, we had so much fun with the kids and playing around the house. And with a little bit of needed rain. After the kids went to bed Friday night, I grilled some good steaks for dinner.

Saturday morning, Daddy took both GMAC and Grace to visit G.P. at his work! The kids were paraded around by the proud grandfather. GMAC loved seeing the forklifts and the cold room, oh so cold! Then we ran some errands together before sleepiness took over and commanded a nap. We napped the whole way to the Jumpy Place in Kyle for Mason's 3rd Birthday Party!! It was a great time, cake and fun! A beautiful storm loomed in the South bringing more much needed rain. We drove into San Marcos just to see it. As well as checking out a friends tailgating party for the big TSU vs Tarleton State home opener football game. Too rainy we decided to go to Herbert's Taco Hut for dinner with the family. Mmm good!

Sunday was a lazy day that brought more rain, then the family dropped Daddy of at the Austin City Limits Music Festival for the last day of attractions. ACL was good, and Daddy got to hear a lot of different kids of music.

Rockport Family Vacation

We got an early start on Friday. Leaving with the family after baby sitting the Bonser girls down the street. We hit the road, off to our 2nd Annual Rockport Comer Family Vacation in the sweet and cozy Little Bay Club. Stopping for lunch at Wendy's then Smitty's in Lockhart. We got to Rockport and settled in just a half hour before GP and EE arrived. Then another hour or so, came Aunt B, Uncle Cary, and Cousin Cade!! Our weekend had started!! After a quick trip to H.E.B. and Wal-Mart for groceries, we grilled some yummy shrimp and tilapia.

Cary, GP, and Matt fished and caught several all weekend, but it was the crab that was so tasty on the grill!

On Sunday, we finally made it to Blue Beach, even using our Annual Pass from last year, 9/11. It was great, the kids all loved it! We huddled in the shade of our little cabana listening to an Outlaw Country station doing Gun Fighter Ballads!

That night, we grilled more fish and shrimp and seared some Yellow Fin Tuna!

On the way back, the Yarosh's went to the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Cristi. Buckees in Gonzalas, the largest C Store I've ever been into.
Stopping for lunch at Blakes and then City Market in Luling.

Well I don't get a lot of days off of work so when I do, I like to enjoy them. And Jenny has been working a lot more lately, helping another office on some Monday's and Wednesdays.

I went to the lake Friday night with a friend to check my A/C situation in these 70+ days of 100+ degree heat. It's difficult to cool down a place 30-40 degrees!! We stopped and had dinner at Rosie's Tamale House on the way back.

The following day, we loaded up the family and headed back to the lake for all sorts of ice cream and corndog fun!! Even a little dip in the lake. However, instead of risking a bad A/C situation we spent the night with Aunt Brittney at her house at the lake. As Uncle Cary was in Dallas training and driving NASCAR racecars for fun!

As we left the lake on Sunday, smelling smoke in the air, we saw an enormous blaze in the hill country in Spicewood. Cary and Brittney began evacuating their house. As did other friends in the Austin, Texas Oaks neighborhood. Apparently, due to the high winds, low humidity, and extreme drought and heat, many fires started all over the area. Bastrop got the worst of it, which turned out to be the largest fire in Texas history.

On Monday, as the family drove North across Lady Bird Lake, looking over downtown toward the East, an enormous smoke cloud ominously loomed over the city. WOW, I have never seen anything like this in Austin!

In better news, Chuck E. Cheese was good to GMAC and Grace for Cooper's 5th Birthday Party!! What a weekend.

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Saturday we woke up early and all went to Aquarena Springs in San Marcos together with Cade, Brittney, Cary, EE, and GP. Jenny had purchased some Groupons, so we thought we would check it out. It had been 15+ years since I have been there, long since SWT, not Texas State had purchased the fledgling amusement park. The park is self-sufficient now, which means they must pay for the updates to the facility. So they only have enough money to keep the boats working. It was good to see it this way, grass sprouting up everywhere, everything falling apart, looking like present day Chernobyl. Everything we see now, concrete, buildings, tower, cable car ride will all be torn down in October. As it will be returned to green space.

Then we went to the Children's park in San Marcos for a all wood play area. Then down to the river and cooled off as it is 114 today and tomorrow.

That night, we went to the Smith's home for a Tandoor Indian style dinner, mmmm, Andrew is such a wonderful cook!.

Also, I won VIP passes on KLBJ 93.7 FM via Kirsten for Bat Fest. We got there in time so see the headliners, Filter and Bob Schneider!

Today is the day that summer ends and the little kiddies return or start school for the very first time. GMAC and Grace are now in school together at Miss Toni's Fun Learning Center. They are loving being together everyday. Four of their classmates have moved on to "Big Kids School" and they will surely be missed. Grace and one other boy are the two new kids in the class.

What a weekend! Jenny took GMAC and Grace to fellow, but former classmate, Shaun's 5th Birthday Party and had a great time!

They later met up with the rest of the group for a bratwurst dinner and after party at Comerosa. This was following the surprise brewery tour of the area, Thirsty Planet and Jester King.

After church n Sunday, we took the family out to Memory Lane Events Center in Dripping Springs for a Old Settlers Volunteer Appreciation Pool Party!