More Fun in Austin Pictures!

Sorry I am late getting the rest of these posted...it's been a busy week! I took SO many pictures this day in Austin--it's hard to choose what to share LOL It DEFINATELY was a fun day!

As we were walking down the street after the Children's Museum...I was SO excited to see that one of my FAVORITE restaurants from back home was a chain! We LOVED going to "The Pita Pit"! Of course that's where we had to have lunch!

Next up on our tour day was the state capital! We walked through the whole thing and ended up underground--we're still not quite sure how we ended up where we did--but it was fun! We took a lot of pictures of "Texas Stars". We are going to do a scrapbook JUST with Texas Stars that I have taken pictures of wherever we find them (kind of like "Hidden Mickeys" in Disneyworld) We are getting quite a few pictures now! The kids loved the capital and want to visit it again soon too!

This is the dome in the state capital--I kept getting dizzy trying to look up and take a picture--then height-phobic Heidi had the HARDEST time being on the upper level looking down trying to take a picture LOL!

One of the kids favorite museums was "The Blanton" art museum that we didn't plan on going to--but when Steven decided to go get the car because his wife was fading fast--we needed somwhere out of the sun. The kids LOVED this museum--especially this exhibit. That shining gold is ALL PENNIES--about 600,000 of them the guide said. Missy collects pennies and her eyes about popped out of her head. They were in a giant pit and people could play with them. There was a big sign about the meaning of the exhibit--but Missy could have cared less--she just loved the PENNIES!!

Here is another picture of Missy with the pennies--I think she would have taken them all home if she could *smile*

Outside of the Blanton Museum they have this giant spaghetti statue. They are surgical tubing that is hooked at the top--kids can swing and play in them. It was AWESOME!! The kids were kind of unsure in the beginning--but got the hang of it quickly and hated to leave!!

Missy is tying a chair to swing on. A lot of kids were doing Tarzan impressions--swinging through the spaghetti.

Here is a better picture of the exhibit--pretty wild huh?

This is our biggest Texas star we found--it was outside one of the Texas History Museums we went to. Mom was too tired to take many more pictures of that museum--plus so many places didn't allow pictures--gasp--how can I live without pictures of my kids??

One of our favorite things to do while in Austin is to stop at Krispy Kreme. We never seem to hit it when the "Hot" sign is lit and you get free donuts--but we did TODAY!! The kids each got 2 hot donuts right off the line AND we bought a dozen for the car too! Plus it is just SO FUN to watch the donuts on the assembly line!

We had supper at another favorite restaurant. Steven and I usually eat at Chipotle when we go to Austin--but had never taken the kids. This time we splurged and took them! They thought it was GREAT and even Stevie got full with his HUGE burrito! (That says a LOT with a teenage boy!) Kimmy got hers with HOT meat and HOT sauce and was breathing fire all night! They were very excited to hear that there is a Chipotle being built much closer!

It was a FUN day...one more fun day for the memory banks while Daddy is gone...these are the days that will get us through the lonely days of the upcoming deployment!