September fun!

The past week has been nothing but fun.

The big thing last weekend was we went to Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Dad’s company rented out the whole park, so we had a chance to enjoy the rides without waiting in the usual long lines. It was hot, hot, hot – too hot to take Turner along, more on that later – and because of our drought they turned the splash pad off, so we had a shorter day than we expected. But we rode almost all the rides we wanted and had a blast anyway.

We liked all the rides so much, every time Mom and Dad asked us what our favorite rides were, we gave them a different answer. We rode the ferris wheel, airplanes, fruit salad, cars, a train, swings, and a school bus. I really liked the characters who were walking around, but Hazel was scared of them.

Last night was the start of Rosh Hashanah. Uncle Chuck and Aunt Kim came into town to visit. They came over o our new house and brought me and Hazel some great presents.  They gave me a spy set and Hazel a toy doggy that walks and barks.  We both loved our presents.  We had some apples and honey at the house and then went to Chuy's for dinner.  It was delicious.  It was great to see Uncle Chuck and Aunt Kim, and Hazel kept asking "Where's Uncle Chuck?" after they left.

We’re too little to sit through a whole day of services, so this morning we did something fun together as a family instead. We took the train downtown and went to the Children’s Museum. Right now, they have a fantastic dinosaur exhibit. It’s better for kids our age than the other exhibits they’ve had since we joined. Hazel sat on a triceratops and a troodon. She also really liked the bog walk and looking for fossils in the Big Dig. I liked the peg board at the front of the museum, the kitchen area and coloring.

We took the train back home for some lunch and a quick rest, then headed back downtown (this time in our boring old car) for children’s services at our synagogue. We were all pretty calm and afterward, enjoyed snacks and some time out on the playground.

Our day didn’t stop there! We next headed to a daycare that’s been hosting some fun free parties in our neighborhood the past few weeks. Tonight they had barbeque, a bounce house, face painting and live music. I had a mustache painted on my face and Hazel’s mug was painted so she looked like a cat. She really liked jumping in the bounce house – they had to kick her out so they could close it down. The best thing though, was just playing on their amazing playground. Mom and Dad waited as long as they could to take us home for bed, but they had to literally drag us out of there kicking and screaming.

Turner’s been pretty busy having fun in his own way. He’s growing more hair and his two bottom teeth are really close to coming through his gums. Tuesday he started popping up on his hands and knees, like he’s going to crawl. Once he’s up, he rocks back and forth.

When we went to Six Flags, he stayed in Austin for his own little adventure. He stayed with our neighbors in the morning, then with one of our friends at her house in the afternoon. They all said he was angelic and he smiled at Mom all night long once we came home.

For photos of some of our fun and a visit to the playground last weekend, click here.