January 3rd was a  perfect day for the outdoors.  The temperature was around 80F, so people got to go out in their shorts and flipflops.   We, together with our friends, decided to go to the park so the kids can ride their bikes.

My daughter had so much fun, as expected. She’s getting more comfortable on her “big bike”. Maybe I should take-up biking/cycling, too. It’s a good alternative to running on the treadmill, specially if you have Plantar Fasciitis.

It was a chilly night when we went to Schlitterbahn’s Hill Country Christmas with some of our friends on December 27th.  Come to think of it, it wasn’t just chilly.  It was in fact freezing! We would have welcomed heated blanket!

One of the attractions at this famous summer-destination-turned-winter-wonderland was the ice skating rink.  Almost all the kids in our group went to ice skate with their dads, while we moms stood on the sidelines to take photos.  Hee hee.

We kicked off what turned out to be another hectic but ultra fun weekend by heading to Downtown Austin to grant one of Abby’s long time wishes.  And that is to watch Playhouse Disney Live!  She sees the commercial for this show at the Disney Channel and since then, she hasn’t stopped asking that we go see it.  It’s not often that shows such as this make their way to Austin.  Usually, the favorite destinations of these productions are the cities of Dallas, San Antonio and Houston.  So when we learned that the Playhouse Disney Live On Tour will make an Austin stop, I went right ahead and bought the tickets online as early as September.

Hubby and I are thankful that we are able to give in to some of Abby’s wishes.  I watched shows like this when I was a child (Sesame Street was the popular show then!) and it’s only fair that our daughter gets her chance to see her favorite shows live “in the flesh”, too!

We got a couple of souvenirs, like the Handy Manny hardhat, which came with a bag of cotton candy.  Abby was more interested in the cotton candy so I took the liberty of wearing the hard hat.  I felt like an architect again.  Hee hee.

Pop quiz for parents of pre-schoolers:  Identify the Playhouse Disney characters that you see on stage in the next photo.

Characters from four popular Disney shows came together for this tour.  I would have loved to see Johnny and the Sprites on stage, too!  Maybe next time?

As I said, this was just a kick off to our fun-filled weekend.  We had another jampacked weekend that taking  fat burners (not that we take them!) were truly unnecessary. 

We got an interesting souvenir from the show, which you can see in my other WS entry: Snowcone in a Rocket Ship.

Have a great week ahead!  Christmas is almost here!

My little girl got really busy trying to make something with the green and red doughs she got during a mall activity.  She’s always been very creative.

Happy Wednesday!

I’d love for her to rub elbows with Disney princesses again, like she did during our July visit to Disneyland.  She had loads of fun then.  Perhaps when we go on one of those Orlando vacations, we can go to Disney World next. *cross fingers*

One of the gifts Hubby received for his birthday was a poker set.  It was given by one of our dearest friends.  Hubby gamely showed off his poker chips…and poker face.

During his birthday lunch, hubby got a free slice of cake, my other WW entry.

It felt wonderfully nice to be in the forest and be witness to life in the 16th century (when people didn’t worry about mesothelioma!)  at the same time.

These were but a very tiny fraction of the sights at the festival.  Here are the tastes, my other WW entry.

We attended a birthday party last Sunday, Novenber 2nd.  The kids had a lot of fun playing in the sand box…among other things.

Abby pretended to make some cake.

I had to do a lot of coaxing to get her to smile for me.

And she obliged, if only to get rid of me.  Hee hee.

I have Strawberries Dipped in White Chocolate for my other Wordless Wednesday entry.

Happy Wednesday, y’all!

Abby handed me this “Skeletoni”  when I picked her up from school yesterday.

She made it in school last Friday.  It’s cute, isn’t it?  You might want to make one with your kids.  Most homes have a stash of uncooked pasta. *wink*

These are the halloween crafts Abby made in school last year…

A photo frame made of craft sticks and decorated with fun stickers

A mini pumpkin head

I like fun crafts like these because they take away the kids’ focus from what could sometimes be negative associations with halloween…the scary kind that make people lose their bearings.

Hungry?  I’ve got Monster Cupcakes, my other WW entry!

Enjoy the rest of the week!