SOWERRVing: December 2019 Giddings, TX, Camp Tejas Lights of Christmas

December 2019 Giddings, TX

Camp Tejas Lights of Christmas

Camp Tejas in December is like a Christmas Winter Wonderland. So magical. Wayne worked the first 2 weeks without me as a "single GL" organizing several preparatory jobs to execute the Lights of Christmas to follow after Thanksgiving. I joined after spending 2 weeks with my mom after she got home from the hospital and glad to report 4 weeks later that she is doing fantastic.

While we were in the Austin area we took in Schmekenfest at LaGrange, TX and the Lyndon B Johnson Library in Austin. But one of the most enjoyable events is passing thru Bastrop, TX to experience Bucee's! The largest gas station in the USA. And the best brisket sandwich ever. Too embarrassed to tell you how many we consumed in 6 weeks time!

Note: This was the first project for the Losinger's and the Richard's. We broke them in real good and they make hard working SOWERs with great attitudes.

One of the first things Wayne

did was repair and shingle

parts of the Chapel.

For Thanksgiving Wayne was responsible for dressing and pecan pies - DONE!

A hayride for all the couples serving at Tejas.

One of the events in the Midway
was crate stacking. Participants
are tethered and try to stack as
many milk crates as possible until
they fall down while standing on
the top level. 19 was the goal to beat!

Schmekenfest in LaGrange, TX

is an annual event. The town

businesses are built in a square

around the city hall. Each participates

in a hot cider contest.

Can you believe we actually

got tired of drinking hot cider!

The city hall was a very ornate building to behold.

Kind of eerie at night!

Wayne, Bob Losinger and a friend

got up enough nerve to ride the

high ropes swing on one of the

nights of the event.

I got to work in the
Birthday Party for Jesus
several nights. Kids decorate
a large cookie, put in a candle and sing happy birthday to Jesus. I also read the Christmas story one night 4 times.

Light tunnel.

And of course a SOWER
pot luck dinner. Food is
always a necessity with
games to follow.

Several days the ladies sharpened

crayons to fill boxes full of

crayon shavings for an

ornament craft.

And when you are this close to Brenham, TX
a trip to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory
is a MUST!

My kind of Christmas Tree!

Wayne & I ventured one day
to Austin TX to see the
Lyndon Johnson presidential
museum.

Lyndon Johnson's style!

They made a beautiful respectable couple.

Back to Lights of Tejas.

Gail manned the bounce houses

one very cold night!

Every night ended with fireworks.

Several nights Mr. Wayne
drove one of the hay wagons!

Who knew how much he was a farmer
at heart!

Texas sunsets are
amazing when God
paints the sky.

Bill Oakleaf, a very seasoned SOWER,
designed and built this beautiful
scene. He is now working on
a lighthouse scene that will
be located near the lake.

The Dining Hall.

Inside the dining hall.

The RV park.

Another gorgeous
sunset.

The 8 couples working Camp Tejas
December 2019.

Top L to R: Sandi & John Barber, John Remple, Bob Losinger,
Bill Richards, Gail & Wayne Fieler.
Center: Mike Griffin, Anita Remple, Gayle Losinger
and Marge Richards.
Front L to R: Bonnie Griffin, Druann & John Bauer,
and Jeff & Joyce Brooks.