For those of our readers who live around Austin, or venture to our city for SXSW, you know where this place is in the photo. It may move slightly around the convention center, but the pile of Legos is a staple of the SXSWi conference.
We had a late afternoon flight for our trip to Scottsdale on Spring Break, so I surprised Ty with a visit downtown to this notorious spot. We spent almost an hour where Ty made several creations and added them to the display window which features random works of art created by passing attendees.
It was a gorgeous day in Austin that afternoon and we followed it up with dining alfresco at the downtown burger stand just across from the ACC.
Legos, burgers and thousands of nerds. Keep Austin Weird!
Spring has arrived in Texas and it's time for baseball. Ty joins back up into the Round Rock Youth Baseball League as a member of the powerhouse 6U Astros. He is very excited that one of his classmates is on the team.
These were shot at the opening ceremonies held recently.
Ty and his friend Josh had some fun experimenting with sponge capsules recently. The giggled as the little capsules slowly popped open to reveal space themed tiny sponges. Later we stuck them all up on the mirror where they remain as part of his decor now.
Our poor little hero was home from school today. He caught a 24 hour stomach virus going around school. Dad stayed home with him and gradually got him back to the energetic and happy little six year old we all know and love.
This shot was snapped midday before lunch as Ty crashed on the couch while I worked nearby on my laptop.
School was delayed for two hours the following morning. Since we don't really have plows or sand trucks in this town they did that just in case the roads were icy, but they weren't. It allowed us a sleep in and a chance to see the snow again in the sunshine. Amazingly there was still some around and Ty made a few more snowballs.
If you look carefully in the background of the photo you can see a girl working on a snowman that is nearly as tall as she is!
When Ty got home from school, there was lots of wet snow covering the lawn. The perfect kind for snowballs and snowmen. He dug right in and made some nice snow bombs that he tossed around the yard. Many of our neighbors built some creative snowmen that were still standing the following day.
This was truly an "event" for Austin.
Ty's kindergarten class today at school. His teacher sent us the photo. As of 3pm we had almost an inch of snow here in Round Rock. Fun stuff and certainly a day the kids will talk about for a long time.
We finally get a nice Spring like day in Texas and everyone runs outside to take advantage of it. This gave Ty a chance to shake the dust off the engine and take his remote control car out for a spin in the neighborhood.
After swim lessons this week (where Ty passed another station milestone) we enjoyed a celebratory dinner at Waterloo Icehouse. Apparently they were celebrating their third anniversary at that location and had some activities going on including face painting.
Ty thought long and hard about his choice. He picked a guitar which was not so easy to apply, but the artist did a decent job. First shot in progress is from my camera phone and the second is home with the better camera. Minutes after the second shot, the artwork fell victim to shower time. But it is preserved here for all in posterity.
We had a great crowd on hand for our annual Super Bowl party this past Sunday. Ty and I hosted twenty six (that's right 2-6) people at our house. Ty was super excited not about the game, but that one of his favorite classmates Jenna was coming over. In fact Jenna's Mom brought this amazing cake to the party (homemade, not from a store) featuring the end-zones with the teams and little bears decorated with the team colors. It was delicious.
The kids mostly stayed in Ty's room and watched alternate programming (Wall-E) while the grownups watched the game. But everyone enjoyed burgers and dogs cooked on the grill even though the weather was too cold to sit outside on the patio. Overall another successful bash.
But next year the Big Game comes to Texas and we hope to be in the stadium instead of watching it at home. Stay tuned to see if that works out.
