A Day To Remember

For Memorial Day weekend this year, we decided to go out for some local fun that we have yet to experience, somehow, since moving to the Austin area.  Warning, lots of pictures ahead.  I have problems with minimalism, okay?

Zilker Park!  We started with the Zilker Zephyr train.

We arrived about 9:30 to get in line for the first train.  Tickets go on sale at 10:00 and the first ride is at 10:15.  When the first train leaves, you can join the line in hopes of getting tickets for the next train, leaving 30 minutes later.  I document this not because anyone cares, but so I'll remember for next time.  You don't want to arrive with a train-obsessed child only to realize you'll have to wait all day to get on the train.

Killing some time at the playground.

All aboard!

Off we go!

I think this was the loveliest train ride, by far, that we've ever taken!  The park is beautiful and riding along the blue-green Colorado river is awesome.

Random man playing guitar and harmonica along the train track.

A view of the park

After saying good-bye to the train, we headed across to Barton Springs Pool, a dammed-up part of the river fed by a very cold spring :)

Like his mother, not overly fond of getting into cold water. ;)

We stuck to the shallow end and just waded, more than swam.  It was cold!  But that didn't stop a lot of people from jumping off the diving board and even some who appeared to be training for a race.

And last, but not least, we headed over to 1st Street to eat fried avocado tacos out of a trailer.  Torchy's is pretty incredible :)

It was a great Memorial Day weekend!

Gimme S'more

Couldn't resist documenting Noah's very first s'more!

A couple of weekends ago, we invited our sweet friends, Jason and Stephanie Evans and their son, Parker, over to cookout.  After dinner we broke in the old firepit and roasted marshmallows for s'mores.

What could be better than gooey chocolate and marshmallow with your best bud?

I think they were a hit!

Sweet Berry Farm!

My parents came in the weekend of May 4 so my mom could have her hips checked again by a surgeon here in Cedar Park.  And now she is getting ready to have both hips replaced in two separate surgeries this summer!  I am so excited that she will have the chance to live life again!

But besides that, we had some fun over the long weekend too!  

Noah got to wear his new superhero cape that Mimi made him.  Oh, excuse me.  It's Super Noah. 

And we made our way out west through a bit of winding hill country to Marble Falls, home of the delicious Sweet Berry Farm.

Pickin' lessons.

Mommy & Daddy pickin'.

Papa's helper

He actually did a pretty good job of selecting appropriately ripe berries, however their descent into the berry crate was usually less than gentle.  Which just means that Noah's bruised berries had to be eaten right away, of course.

Pickin onions and new potatoes for Mimi.  I seriously love picking stuff out of a garden.  Could do it all day long.

He got to pet the goats.

And ride the tractor "train."

I mean, the caboose!

Helping Mimi bag all those berries!

Mmmm...have to sample a few for quality control purposes.

We came back with two whole crates full, so some were eaten and a lot were frozen!  While there, we all enjoyed homemade strawberry ice cream, and I had strawberry lemonade, and Noah had a homemade strawberry popsicle!  Not to mention the Storm's Burgers....

Here's to one sweet weekend!