Let's Go Fly a Kite

Pics from Austin's recent Zilker Park Kite Festival. We did more hula hooping than kite flying, as our $1 bargain kites did not last very long in the mix of the hundreds of kites flying. It was sooooo crowded there, and we had to park and ride a shuttle to get there but it was worth it. I love these events that "Keep Austin Weird". It's just one of the 1,356,245 reasons that I love living in Austin.

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Run like the Wind

Finn partipated in a local kids 1K recently and I'm proud to say that he ran the whole time! Finn was very proud of the medal that he earned and started running once a week on the trail outside our house. Future track star, perhaps?

Work it Out!

Here are some pics from my school district's annual Fitsmart Expo. It takes place at the high school and is an opportunity for the community to participate in the all of the different sports the school offers (five year in a row state champions for football)and various other games and activities. Finn loved getting to roll around in a giant hamster ball, play football, tennis, basketball, golf, and soccer.

Hoops!

Finn started his second season of basketball this winter with Rick as one of his coaches. His BFF Aidan was on the team and Aidan's dad Allan also coached the team- the Green Pirates. (Finn was exited to be the one who named the team). Nobody plays basketball better than a team of pirates! Finn improved a lot from last season and even made a few baskets! He still enjoys guarding a lot- even if it means he and an opposing team member are guarding each other on the other side of the court away from everybody else. I

t was a great season with more wins than losses and lots of fun.

Elmo Live!

Sloane's birthday present from my dad was to see Sesame Street Live. Sloane hearts Elmo big time. She watches Sesame Street every morning and I love that. I loved sesame Street when I was little and I like how a lot of the characters are still the same. Not just the puppets, but Gordon and Maria. Sloane's favorite stuffed animal that she has to sleep with every night is an Elmo doll that she calls Melmo.
Sloane and her friend Maddox got all dressed up for the big show, and they were pretty good save Sloane's major temper tantrum during intermission. They danced a little and even got a close up greeting from one of the characters. So fun!

V-Day

I wanted to post some (very late) pictures from the kids' Valentine's Day. I was a little sad because Finn said that he was too old to wear a Valentine's day shirt anymore (like Mom's little heart breaker). I did nonchalantly lay out a red shirt with a flannel over shirt for him to wear without him noticing. Sloane as all about her Valentine's day garb though.
Both kids had a class Valentine's Day party that required the typical choosing and passing out Valentine's to their classmates. I won't tell you how long I spent making handmade Valentine's day cards for them to take.
I was lucky enough to attend both parties which were both super cute. ?Holidays are so much fun now that we have kids.