The Old Swimmin’ Hole – Hive and Nest

To beat the Texas heat we went to Krause Springs last week. It’s about 45 minutes west of Austin and is an old fashioned swimmin’ hole.

Complete with a rope swing:

It is, quite literally, a hole. It’s been carved out of limestone, thus the “beach” looks like this (I spent the entire time telling the kids to be careful not to slip and crack their heads open):

There was also a spring-fed swimming pool which was freezing. The kids didn’t mind, though.

When I wasn’t worrying about the babies cracking their heads open, I was worrying about them wandering off and drowning. Next to the pool was an old lifeguard stand; the perfect place for keeping little kids from running away.

The kids loved Krause Springs. Me? Notsomuch. Let’s look at it from a mathematical standpoint:

(child x 6) + water + (rocks x waterfall x slippery moss) + mother (-father) + fire ants under picnic table = Jennie needs a valium