Austin Adventures

Dave has a 4-day weekend for President's Day, the forecast said high of 78 and minimal wind. That meant a perfect day to spend outside in downtown Austin. First, we took the kids to the Austin Nature & Science Center at the far end of Zilker Park. They have this awesome "Dino Pit" where the kids can dig for fossils plus lots other BONES to explore inside. Cali is still fascinated with bones, skeletons and fossils so we knew she'd just love it. Funny enough Diego has even learned from her the word "bone!" and recognizes what a bone/skeleton is. For lunch we loaded up the bikes and road the trail beside Town Lake over to the Playscape area. Can you believe both bikes (we didn't even have to remove the baby seat) and the bike trailer fit in the back of the Trailblazer no problem? After eating, potty breaks, and playtime at the park it was past 2:00 so we headed back out on the trails. D went to sleep within minutes, just as we'd hoped. Cali enjoyed the relaxing ride. We circled the entire Town Lake trail then back to the truck. After a wardrobe change (we could've all used a shower by this point), more potty breaks, and re-loading the bikes we went to our favorite place - Whole Foods Market - to browse around and find a treat/snack. We all tried Gelato for the first time: the kids had Cookies & Cream, I had Pineapple Basil. Both were very tasty. More potty breaks, and playing on the 3rd floor terrace playground. Diego looked like he could fall asleep at any minute so we packed up and headed for home. Didn't have any set dinner plans so ended up stopping for a quick bite at Sonic when we were nearly home. Showers, jammies, toothbrushes, stories and the little ones are fast asleep.

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