Bubbe's visit

Playing at the park with Bubbe

We just had a visitor from Atlanta -- Bubbe!

Mom picked me up from school Thursday in the car so we could head straight to the airport and pick up our guest. We were pretty excited and talked Bubbe's ear off the whole way home.

Once we got home, we hung out with Bubbe at our house until Dad came home.

Then we headed out to Lowes, where we had fun playing in the pretend kitchens, and dinner at a place we rarely go, Pluckers. Hazel learned she loves corn dogs and I learned I don't really like them. Mom, Dad and Bubbe shared lots of different types of sauce for chicken. It was a fun night out.

Lowe's is super fun!

When we got home, we showed Bubbe how we play hide-and-seek. Hazel was happy to have someone who hasn't seen all of her great hiding places yet. Once again, we all agreed that Hazel is the best hider we have ever sought.

I was super excited about waking Bubbe up in the morning. I told her I was going to wake her up at 6 a.m.  She said 7 a.m, so we compromised. Friday morning, I kept my promise and Hazel and I woke Bubbe up at 7 a.m.  Bubbe made us a yummy breakfast and took us to school, letting Mom and Dad sleep in a little bit. After school, Bubbe went along with us to our swim lesson.

Unfortunately, Turner wasn't feeling up to par so he didn't get to show off his moves in the pool, but Hazel and I had what our instructor called "our best lesson ever." He told Bubbe she should visit more often, we did so well.

Nothing beats Rita's

After a stop for frozen custard on the way home from swimming, we spent our afternoon in the kitchen with Bubbe, making hide-and-seek muffins. The muffins were called hide-and-seek because they have a strawberry or banana hidden in the middle. It was a lot of fun.

We had a homemade pizza party, then Bubbe put us to bed so Dad and Mom could hit the town. She read us lots of books before bed and made sure we brushed our teeth really well.

Mom and Dad seemed pretty happy to have a night out. I can't imagine why.

Playing at Tot Shabbat

Saturday morning, we headed out with Dad and Bubbe to Tot Shabbat.  Unfortunately, Turner still wasn't feeling well, so Mom took him to the doctor while we were having fun.  We got to show Bubbe how great we were at all of the Shabbat songs, and then Bubbe helped us color reusable shopping bags.  We told Bubbe that Austin has a bag ban, so you have to bring your own bags to the grocery store. Bubbe watched us play on the playground until we were pretty tired.  We went home, had lunch, and took a nice nap with Bubbe.

Meanwhile, Turner got diagnosed with a sinus infection - poor guy! Mom and Dad were relieved that it wasn't an ear infection and that his tubes were still in his ears.

Saturday afternoon was the main event!

Stretch!

We all went to celebrate Hazel's birthday party at Kiddie Acres. Dad and Bubbe had never been before, so we were excited to show off the place to them -- almost as excited as we were to ride all of the rides. We got there right on time, and some of the other kids got there on time too. While Mom was getting set up and getting the ride tickets for everyone, Dad had all of us kids do stretches and exercises. It was pretty funny.


I was excited to see so many of our friends there - Ryan and Megan, Clark, Benjamin, and Vishnu. We were sad that our friends Ethan and Travis couldn't make it because Ethan had strep throat. We brought them some cake later in the day to cheer him up.

The weather was perfect, and all of the kids stuck together. First we went on the train. Then we went on a horse ride (on a real pony!) After that, we went on boats, and airplanes, and a ferris wheel.  Then it was time to sing happy birthday and have cake and ice cream!  Yum!

We made sure to go on the carousel and cars before we left. Dad got dizzy on the carousel. Oh Dad! We all had such a great time, but the day wasn't even over yet.

When we got home, Hazel opened her presents, then we drove down to Shady Grove for dinner.  Turner was very happy to sit outside and watch the birds, and Hazel did a great job coloring her kids menu. Dad colored his too, but everyone agreed that Hazel's was better. Bubbe shared some of her nachos and french fries with us at dinner. We came home and went to sleep without much of a fight.

Sunday morning, Bubbe and Dad took us kids out to the park to play. We ran into one of my friends that will also start kindergarten class in the fall, Maury, and her dad. We had so much fun playing with her. We played tag, and hide-and-seek, and even ran over to the other playground. Mom came over and we took some pictures. Maury wanted to be in the pictures too, so Mom took some of her as well. Unfortunately, soon it was time to take Bubbe to the airport, so we had to go.

Dinner at Shady Grove

While Hazel and Turner napped, I helped Dad take Bubbe to the airport - I wanted to make sure Dad knew the best way to drive there (I'm still really good at giving driving directions). It was sad to say goodbye to Bubbe, but we'll see here again this summer.

When Dad and I got home, we woke Hazel up because it was time for another party! Clark had a birthday party at a gymnastics school nearby. Dad took Hazel and me while Mom stayed home with Turner. It was pretty fun. Hazel and I got to jump on a trampoline, walk across balance beams, jump off towers, and climb rock walls and ropes. They even had a big foam pit. I was a little hesitant to jump in when it was my turn, so Hazel ran up, grabbed my hand, and jumped in, pulling me in with her. Dad laughed a lot at that.

Happy Birthday Hazel

What a fun weekend.  Click here for fun photos of our weekend and Hazel's last 4th birthday celebration.