Texas May 2019 - Day 2

This morning we let Mell sleep in for mothers day!  DD got up with the kids, Lola got up about an hour later.  We had some breakfast and then we played.   First we had to look through the Star Wars cook book.  It is amazing how the kids can remember the recipe names by the photos, Wookie Cookies, Jabba jigglez and Bossk Brownies.  We did puzzles, we built things, we smashed things, we built more things, and we smashed more things.

AA on his way, found a moose in Calgary!

Lola and the kids went for a bike ride to get some outside time, as the kids were getting a little to restless in the play room.  T was concerned that MBMell would be upset if i rode her bike... a few seconds later he said "she won't be mad because you are twins, right?".  the response was "no T, we are not twins, but she won't be upset".  "oh.... you just dress the same and look the same".  Yes T yes.  So we headed to the garage to get our helmets on and hit the road!  Good thing MBMell had taken me on the route the day before, so I knew the rules, and the route.

We had a lot of fun, we even asked to go around again.  I think we were out for like 30 minutes at least?  They biked hard!  There were a few falls, and a crash because they were looking at a puppy instead of paying attention, but no bandaids required.

Back at the house MBMell was up when we got back.  T couldn't wait to give her the mothers day present.  He did pretty good keeping it a secret!  Then Lola made Denver's for lunch and we all enjoyed lunch together. 

Kids went down for a nap, DD went to pick up AA and Lola and MBMell got some frozen nails on! It was fun, and now i have some cute Anna and Elsa Nails:)

We quickly got ready and then got the kids up to get ready for the show.  MBMell got us awesome "sister" shirts that were Frozen themed and B wore his Elsa dress.  To our surprise T didn't want to dress up for the show, was happy wearing his dog shirt with sunglasses that flip up!

We headed to the show at the HEB Center in Cedar Park.  It was a pretty easy drive of about 20 minutes.   The show was amazing.  I don't know who enjoyed it more, the adults or kids... I think it was a tie.  Frozen on Ice was awesome! We really enjoyed how we got to see the whole story, and we even got to see some other disney characters because it was Mickey's 90th birthday!

Turner took great photo of us.  The second time we asked, he got more creative just snapping photos as our head got cut off and it was just our stomaches.

The costumes, skating, special effects were all very good. 

Someone was a little scared of Marshmallow, but did just fine snuggled up!

the "snow" was thick!

We gave the boys the job of getting supper and dessert.  They did a very good job!  We even a sat a the dinning room table!  The kids were sure excited to see AA, and talked all about the show, what we have done so far and just life.  After supper a quick house tour by the kids to AA and then off to bed.

setting the table! 

The house tour.

AA was pretty tired, so he went to bed shortly after that, and the rest were not too far behind.  DD is leaving early in the morning for work, and the rest of us have to be up early for drs appointments.

What a fun mothers day!  Happy Mothers day to all the mothers out there!

Good night.

Lola.

Texas May 2019 - Day 1

Well the annual "May long weekend trip" started today.  AA had to stay behind for a day to go to a friends wedding social, but Lola ventured to Austin on her own.  The flight this morning was early, and the plane had to make a large loop to the south of Austin to try and thread the needle through a lot of large clouds, but it was good.

The clan picked Lola up at the airport, and off to Shake Shack for lunch.  That burger and fries are just awesome.  The kids were pretty excited too. 

DD took the kids for a little pre-mothers day shopping while MBMell and Lola walked around the Domain, only going into 1 store... Dicks Sporting Goods.  Lola looked at the Carrie Underwood athletic close, and then we ventured to the helmet section.  There was a discussion about the size of the kids heads, and how T's helmet doesn't seem to fit very well.  Looking back at photos, they needed new helmets.  So DD brought them to the store, where we tried on a few, and the kids went home with new helmets.  They even rode up and down the escalator with them on.

Oh lets not forget we had to take photos with some mannequins...

Home we went to try out the new bike helmets.  Only 1 adult bike so Lola and MBMell "walked" while the kids road their bikes.  Wow they have really improved since January and can they go fast!  No incidents, except B had to make a mad dash home, as she really had to use the washroom.  All worked out and we had a good walk outside!

We cleaned up the toys, did some reading, built a puzzle and just enjoyed our time together the rest of the afternoon.  Oh and Brown puppies joined us once again. We ordered Sushi, while DD did some letter drawing with the kids. DD wasn't feeling well, but he went and picked up the Sushi, while the rest of us played Sorry. 

It was a great game.  T was so into it, and couldn't wait for Lola to "sorry" him.  Thanking her and hugging her every time she did it.  They played well, learning to move all the way up to 12 spots, sliding on the coloured arrows, and having to move backwards of you had too many moves when in the "safe zone".  We  played with only 2 pons, but we didn't finish before supper arrived.

We had sushi, and B really was excited to see all the Sushi with Cream Cheese.  DD wasn't well, so he slept on the couch while the rest of us ate. 

After supper it was shower and bed time. 

The adults chatted into the evening, and now it is time for bed its been a long day since 4:30am. 

AA should arrive tomorrow and the ladies with the kids are going to see Frozen on Ice!

Good night.