Thursday, August 25, 2016

Gilleland Creek Park

Now that we've moved, we've been checking out all the parks in our new neighborhood. Luckily, there are a bunch! We checked this one out this morning:
Just chillin'
The creek
The Fallen Warrior Memorial
Owen really liked the little boy statue and referred to it as "My Boy"

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

First Day of School!

Mom messed up and forgot to take pictures before school, so here are their disheveled, end-of-the day photos:
Kindergarten
1st Grade
 Meanwhile, Mom and the boys had a picnic at Prete Main Street Plaza in Downtown Round Rock...
And bought William this cool Bumbo chair at a kids' consignment store:

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Trip to San Antonio

Since it's our last weekend before school starts, we decided to go to San Antonio. Scott has rewards points, so we booked a free hotel stay and spent the night downtown.
San Fernando Cathedral


We watched San Antonio: The Saga. It was a 25-minute show with music and visuals projected on the façade of the cathedral. This picture doesn't do it justice.

Dad stayed in this really cool hotel for one of his trainings a while back, so he was showing us this old bank vault in the basement. The hotel used to be the Alamo National Bank.

Swimming at our hotel



At the temple




Back to School

Lizzie is a 1st Grader in Mrs. Sims's class.
Heidi's kindergarten teacher is Ms. Lagunero. Rose from church is also in her class, as well as the principal's daughter. (Ms Lagunero must be a great teacher if the principal trusts her with her own daughter!)






Saturday, August 13, 2016

Scott Mentzer Pool

Today the fam checked out this cool pool, just a few minutes from our new house. It was built with kids in mind:

The kids loved this kid-size water slide. They also enjoyed going on the big slide (in the background) with Dad. There was also a little river and several fun fountains to play in.
William was a little overwhelmed, so he just closed his eyes and took a nap.
These puddle jumpers are pretty much the best invention ever!

Friday, August 12, 2016

Birthday Girl

Breakfast of birthday champions
Birthday tea party with friends
With her "soup cake." Because it was soupy. (Mom used a dairy-free cake mix and subbed applesauace for the eggs. It was very moist. But good!)

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Feet!

This little guy recently discovered his feet. I even found him trying to suck on his big toe the other day. Lol.

And here's a bonus pic of all four kids. It's not their best picture, but they're all looking at the camera. (That's kind of a big deal.)