Things to Do at The Austin Children's Museum: Spin & Span Exhibit

We recently found ourselves with a morning free of plans (miracle that it is!), so Ava, A and I made our way down to the Austin Children's Museum to check out their newest exhibit. We haven't been for a couple months, and they have a rotating display of exhibits that come through, alongside their everyday stations (kitchen, funstruction zone, tinkertoys, art center, etc.), so we thought we'd see what was new there.

Their current exhibit is Spin & Span, examining the forces of gravity, motion and inertia from a child's point of view and in daily application. This ended up translating into an exhibit that was visually fascinating, and very hands on! There was a tornado display, multiple bridge structures that the kiddos could walk across, and much, much more! 

Aside from the new exhibit, we also visited some of our favorite spots:

 Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Our Busy Saturday!

A couple of weeks ago, Ava and I embarked on a particularly busy Saturday while David got some studying in for his grad school classes. It seems that at least twice a year, there comes a weekend where every event I need to commit time to comes at the same time, and this certainly was the case the first Saturday of this month.

First and foremost, Ava and I headed out early to head to Pease Mansion for the Acton Children's Business Fair. Think lemonade stands, but on a hugely impressive level, with local kids of all ages applying for and then putting together booths and products to sell. The oldest of the two girls I've watched for years had a booth for the second year in a row, and so we went to show our support - as well as to score some awesome finds! Kids these days are geniuses I swear. Well, except for the thirteen-year-old boy who asked me if I had any teenage sons. Um, excuse me?!

Aside from the amazing products, there was also a ton to do! Ava made both a sand ornament and a card, plus there were some vegan products! Woohoo!

After we'd spent a couple hours there, we headed down south to Gorgeous Millie's Touch-a-Truck event! Between the multitude of vehicles to explore, the painting tent, bounce house, and balloon animals, it was a great time!

Such a fun day! We can't wait for next year's events already!

Halloween 2012: My Little Ladybug!

I've gotten a renewed sense of just how much fun Halloween can be since becoming a mother, and this year was no different! Like in years past, we enjoyed our playgroup's annual Halloween parties for both big kids and the little kids, as well as a Halloween party and trick-or-treating the night of.

Check out all the fabulous costumes!

Our annual Halloween party for the big(ger) kids, complete with treats, trick-or-treating and a treasure hunt, and potato sack races!

And then for the little ones:

The big event, however, is always the D's big Halloween shindig, which begins with apps and drinks, and this year ended with a golf cart full of kids, roadies, and Halloween jammies! What more could you want from the start of the holiday season?

Here's my little ladybug in action:

Happy (oh-so-belated) Halloween, y'all!

Wordless Wednesday: Ballerina Beauty.

All of the above images are courtesy the wonderfully talented (and fellow Austin mama!) Wendy Gail Photography, a rising star in the Austin photography scene. If you're in the area and could use a family photo shoot for the holidays, need an updated headshot or have an event you need photographed, she's absolutely delightful to work with! We will certainly be working with her for all our family portrait needs going forward!