Kim & Ben's Visit

When my parents went home, they took Tyler with for the week.  Tyler loved it!  He had constant playmates-his cousins, and they did fun things everyday.  What kid wouldn't love that!  He loved the cooler weather too.  His second day home, he told me, "Mom it's too hot here.  In IL we could play outside all day."  But we're in Texas, so hot is what he's stuck with.  My sister, Kim and her boyfriend, Ben brought Tyler back.  I was excited to hang out with Kim and get to know Ben better.  I had only met him once back in March and didn't get to talk to him much.  We all had a great time together.  Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Molly wouldn't wait for Tyler to get home.  We talked about where he was everyday and how she wanted to go to IL now!  This was their cute hug at the airport.  Now they're back to fighting and arguing like always.

Friday evening after dinner, we went for a swim.

Tyler loved to sit on Ben's shoulders and then have Ben flip him off.

 Saturday night, we went out to dinner at Rosario's.  We had never been before and it was delicious!

 Then we went on a segway tour of downtown San Antonio.  It was a lot of fun.  The segways were real easy to get used to and fun to ride on.  I learned a lot and saw new places that I had not been to before. 

 Sunday, we went to the pool again and relaxed in the afternoon.  That evening we had planned to go mini putting, but Molly woke up from her nap with a 102 fever, so we had game night instead.  It was just fun hanging out.  We had dinner at home too-I made my yummy Monterey chicken and Kim made this delicious Calypso Coleslaw and then Ben made strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Kim and Ben wanted to relax, so we spent a lot of time just relaxing at home.  We watched movies after the kids went to bed.  I really like Ben too.  We got along well and him and Kim are happy together.  It was a nice visit and good to have Tyler back home.

Austin Trip with Mom & Dad

I'm a little late, but here are pictures from our Austin Trip.  When we first got there, we  drove around downtown to see the Capitol and then UT also.  Next we went to lunch at The Hula Hut. It was right on the water.  The food was delicious too.

This is the view from the water.  We went on a Duck Tour the next day that went on land and water.

After lunch, we headed to Zilker Park where we played in Barton Creek, rode the Zilker Train, and played at the park.

 There was a park to really swim in, but we were told it was deep and since I was the only one willing to get in with the kids, I didn't think I could handle both of them.  One the other side was this little area where you could walk around.  It was very mossy and slippery, but the kids loved it.

 It was stinkin' hot there!!  We had to cool off with some treats while we rode the train through Zilkler Park.

That evening, we swam in the hotel pool.

 

Wednesday morning, we went on an Austin Duck Tour.  They are buses that can also go into the water.  I thought it was interesting learning about Austin; Tyler not so much.  Him and Molly just wanted to go in the water.  They give you duck calls to blow on throughout the tour too.

By the time we got to the water, Molly was out.  Scott even tried to wake her up, but she wouldn't.

We had lunch at Louisana Longhorn Cafe.  They have some great seafood!

We had the table right in front of the window, but it's hard to see

My Dad trying fried alligator.  He wasn't a fan.  Tyler loved it though!

Before we headed home, we stopped at Ikea for some picture frames.  While we were there, my mom and I had gone to look at something, so we left Molly and Tyler with Scott and my Dad.  We were coming back and I heard Molly start screaming.  I run over to her and this little boy was biting her.  He didn't break the skin, but she had a nice bruise.  Scott said the boy had just hugged Tyler, so he thought he was going to hug Molly.  It was the craziest thing.  Poor Molly kept saying the whole way home-Boy bite me, boy bite me. 

It was a fun visit to Austin. 

Kiddie Park

I'm a little behind in my blogging.  I still need to do a post about our trip to Austin and Kim & Ben's visit.  For now, here are some pictures from the Kiddie Park we went to this week.  Tyler loved it when he was younger.  This was Molly's first time and she loved it too.  We went with our friends, Emily & Evan.  Tyler and Emily are getting a little big for it, but the Molly and Evan liked doing the rides with them. 

He had to pick a plane that had a gun!

Molly loved this bus!!

This is one of the last rides we did-you can see Tyler is no enjoying it that much!  Ha!

Mom & Dad's Visit

My parents came to surprise Tyler for his birthday. While they were here, we went to Austin-that will be a whole other post.  We also went swimming and my Mom and I went to Painting with a Twist.

Tyler loves to use Duct Tape.  My mom brought him some and made him this cool wallet.  She also made him a bullet holder and holder for his bullet guns.  She made them each a holder for their markers. 

 My mom also made Molly this Minnie dress since Molly loves all things Minnie and the shirt in the second picture. 

Painting with a Twist was fun!  Here are pictures of that.

This is another picture that I so have to do!  It is just adorable and will look so cute in Molly's room.