This weekend we went to Austin, our first "vacation" in about 2 years. It was much needed. I use the term "vacation" loosely because we did shlep the children with us, which meant that we were still doing the parenting/fulfilling someone's needs thing, just in a different location. We left town Thursday night in order to quietly get there, spend a night, and wake ready to explore Austin. Friday was packed! After breakfast, we went to Zilker Botanical Garden (where we determined that it's not so stroller-friendly, at least not in the unpaved parts), rode the Zilker Zephyr around the park, and watched the swimmers in the Barton Creek Pool. We picked up lunch at the world-famous HEB with the kosher deli and in the afternoon went to the Austin Children's Museum. We listened to some live music in the lobby of our hotel before heading to our room to enjoy Shabbat dinner.
Shabbat day was filled with walking around our hotel's area. It was incredibly hot. I'm still sweating (just kidding) (I took a shower since then).
This morning we packed up and headed home. We thought maybe we'd go to a coffee shop that had a children's story hour in the morning, but we nixed that and headed home instead. We were so happy to be home!!
Here's one thing we discovered: we are NOT fans of the Sleep Number beds (you know, the ones hawked on the infomercial?). It's like sleeping on an inflatable air mattress, except less fun. I would recommend to steer clear of those.
Happy father's day. My hubby - he got vomited on twice today (by the same child). What a lucky, lucky man...
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Sounds like a great trip, except for the part about Dave being vomited on. Not sure which child it was, but if it was the elder, maybe she is ready to learn about aim (and does she know what it feels like before getting sick with enough notice for aim even to matter)? I used to get car sick all the time, and after a while, my parents started keeping ziploc bags in the car - by being able to seal the bag, it reduces the odor until you have a place to toss the bag. Much better than a regular bag that does not seal closed. I learned to have very good aim into the bag fairly quickly.
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