General Conference

General Conference was hopping around our house. We had the priests over for one session and the elders over for another. And of course we had Grandpa Baker and Aunt Sarah with us. :)

Grandpa and Owen had fun taking selfies:

Torchy's and Play for All Abilities Park

Yummy tacos!

Owen and William

360 Bridge Overlook

Waffle House and ARCA Airshow

Dinner at Waffle House with Grandpa Baker and Aunt Sarah

This kid really liked the syrupy waffles!

Can you spot the model plane on the runway?

It was pretty cool, and the kids even got their own (mini) planes to take home.

Windermere

We sure love the girls' school! Emily and the boys volunteer there 3-4 times a week, and we have enjoyed getting to know the kids and staff.

Heidi was honored in the STARS Assembly on Friday. Two kids are selected from each class each quarter. She was so excited to be honored along with her friend from the ward, Rose.
(Liz was selected last quarter.)

Then while we were volunteering in Lizzie's class, Owen opened a bottle of glue and dumped it over William's head. It literally dripped from the crown of his head all over his face. (It's hard to see in this picture, but it looked pretty crazy.)

Gymnastics

Spring Pfling

Pflugerville Parks and Rec held a Spring Pfling to advertise their various classes and programs. We went to sign the kids up for summer swim lessons. While we were there, we met up with some friends. The kids enjoyed the bouncy house, petting zoo, and pony rides.

This kid was so worn out by our escapades today that he fell asleep like this, on the living room floor. (How does he do that?)

Round Rock Express Fan Appreciation Event

The Round Rock Express is our local Minor League Baseball team. We had a lot of fun checking out their stadium today. We did a scavenger hunt (and got 2 free tickets for a game), rode a train, played in the kids' Fun Zone (a playground inside the ballpark), and the girls even got to jump on bungee trampolines. The kids' loved it.

Pfarmers Market

We went to the farmers' market at this cool big red barn. During the summer there's a market there every Tuesday. And (bonus) it's right next to one of our favorite playgrounds!

Random

Owen has been wearing really interesting outfits lately. (He owns his own pair of boots, but they got mud on them on one of our outings this week, so he's been wearing Heidi's lately.)

Our friend Lila (from Austin) came over to play for a few hours on Friday. We took them to the park near our house and to see the goats, chickens, and guineafowl. They are looking to buy a house in our ward, so we have our fingers crossed!

Lizzie cleaned her room all by herself after Lila and Owen trashed it. She was very proud. I asked her to make a video for me since I was nursing a headache and didn't want to walk all the way upstairs at that moment. (Lazy mom.)

St. Patrick's Day

I checked out a book from the library about St. Patrick's Day. It gave Lizzie the idea that she wanted to catch a leprechaun and demand its pot of gold. (You should ask her about it; her plan involved a baseball bat.) 

I wanted to be festive and buy some gold coins for a treasure hunt, but in the end we just settled for homemade Shamrock shakes because I had a headache:

William was a fan!

Georgetown

Today we spent a few hours in Georgetown, two cities north of us. We checked out a fabulous playground and then went for a hike along San Gabriel River.

The blossoms are a little hard to see in this picture, but oh so pretty!

This park IS AWESOME!

We went for a hike along the very beautiful San Gabriel River. Liz wasn't impressed. She says, "Where's the forest?" Apparently, if there is no forest, then it doesn't count as a hike. (My bad.)

More Adventures

Today we stayed closer to home. We went for a hike and picnic at Balcones District Park (just 1 mile from Dad's work) and then dug for fossils at Champion Park in Cedar Park. On our way home we took a quick pit stop at Chisholm Trail Crossing in Round Rock because Mom wanted a picture of "the" round rock.

It is blue bonnet season! Blue bonnets are the state flower, and this time of year they are everywhere. You're not a Texan unless you go take a picture out with the blue bonnets each spring.

I took over half a dozen pictures and, believe it or not, this was the best one. (Lol.)

This park has a dinosaur pit where you can dig for fossils!

Lizzie kept trying to bury William in a hole that she dug, but he wouldn't stay put. (Smart kid.)

Brushy Creek. There were lots of fish and tadpoles swimming around.

Heidi was a little bit nervous posing next to this statue of the longhorn.

If you look hard, you can see the round rock in the background. Back in the day, this used to be a very popular place for cattle herders to cross the creek because of its low water, so a settlement sprung up here, which they named Round Rock.