Austin Part 5: This Is It!

Or Part 500. This is that last part of Austin. Jonathan and Tanya, we love you!

Ate at a lovely restaurant then the kids played in a big fountain in their underwear until way past bedtime. It was a great night. 

Funny face, Hens!  Gave you your first straw-full of water in this park b/c it was H-O-T.

Tegegne excuses himself without asking permission. Luckily the only others in the park were doing a modeling photo shoot. 

And I forgot all of the lovely places we toured. Our trip was fabulous. Besides seeing all of the great things Austin has to offer, we just liked catching up with good friends. We laughed a ton, talked about marriage and how exhausting parenting can be...laughed some more and enjoyed each other in a this new phase of life. Guelich's we love you. Thanks for hosting us so well. 

Austin Part 4: Succulent Dinos + Pizza

Still on South Congress...

We LOVED Plaid Pigeon's succulent animals! 

Dad of the year, right here folks!

Home Slice, homies! So good! 

Home Slice interior. Loved this painted wall! 

Austin Part 3: Shopping South Congress

Loved the shops on South Congress. Grabbed fresh limeades from Gueros Taco Bar. Checked out Uncommon Objects, New Bohemia, Feathers, and other fun thrift shops. Then, as you can see in the photo above, we ran into our friend Jessie from The Concrete Catwalk! No, I wish. But it looked just like her from behind! 

Austin Part 2: Biking and Hot Babes

So, these are our "hot babes" crying their heads off, ha! Poor babies. Once we got going they were fine and sort of enjoyed the ride.  It was a good ride around the Town Lake Trail. Renting bikes made us appreciate our bikes at home! One of our favorite times with Jonathan and Tanya (pre-parent) was when we both road tandems around Kansas City. Michael and my bike had gears and theirs didn't. Anyway, this ride was much easier even with our children.

Tegegne and Michael loved their ride. This was Tegegne's first time to do pedals like this. He has outgrown his balance bike, so he just may get a new bike for his birthday. We think we are going straight to pedals and no training wheels. The balance bike is supposed to teach balance. I'll let you know how that goes! 

Austin Part 1: Is Ikea Kid Friendly?

My weary travelers getting a nap in, while I read my book.

Is Ikea kid friendly? I'd say so. There are very few employees in the building, so it was up to our parental discretion to keep the kids "safe." Tegegne especially loved hiding from us in the warehouse!