JULY

How is July OVER???  This summer is just flying by.  We have only 3 weeks left until Owen starts the first grade and Adler starts preschool.  But I can honestly say we have thoroughly enjoyed our summer and experienced as much as possible.  Here's what we did in July.

We had a couple of great rain storms and the kids had a blast playing out in the rain.  Now the kids expect a "rain walk" everytime it rains. 

We found a few shaded parks to visit regularly.

 The kids finished up summer swimming lessons and were able to show off their new skills to Grandma!

We attended an Austin Aztex soccer game......a minor league team here in Austin.  Other than it being extremely HOT at this game, we had a great time! 

We attended Nature Nights at the Wildflower Center.  The theme on this particular night was Birds of Prey and we saw all kinds of interesting birds in person, plus we enjoyed a bunch of other kids activities available that night.

 Here are the kids digging for fossils at the Nature & Science Center.

 Now we welcome August as we are off to Lake Tahoe for some cooler weather and visits with our Nevada family!

Live Music

I can't get over all the live music there is here in Austin.....even for kids!  I've had a great time exposing the kids to different kinds of concerts and music.  Adler especially enjoys all the music.

This was a kids show at Central Market.  Here we're watching Joe McDermott perform, who has become the kid's favorite.  They've seen him twice already in concert and own 3 of his CDs!

This was a performance by a Singing Zoologist at the library!  He sang songs about all kinds of animals and insects.

This was our second time to attend the Art Park in downtown Austin.  This time we knew we had to rush down to the art tent as soon as the performance was over in order to get the kid's faces painted!

Wow!  The artist did this in about one minute each.  I need to hire her for Halloween!

Adler asked to be a princess!