Okay, so five pounds down, fifteen to go...birthdays and festivals are NOT helping, but it's paying off to be vigilant.
We have been SUPER active - September seems to be festival time in Texas. Also, Papabear has bought numerous concert tickets as being at live rock shows makes him feel, and I quote, "like myself."
Friday we went to a balloon festival in the evening. Athough we had to park nearly a mile away and we forgot to put a stroller in the mini, it was totally worth it. Kettlecorn (I only had soup for dinner, so I was allowed!) and hot air balloons lighting up the night sky were amazing. Littleman loved it...AND food vendors were giving away balloons - who could ask for more? I mean really!
Saturday we three met up with Maday, Aunt J, Uncle D, and Nini for one of multiple Oktoberfests we will be attending this fall. Although it was way too hot in the sun, Papabear claimed it made the beer affects hit home quicker and harder. I think we calculated that he drank nearly or just over 2 liters of beer! (Gross.) I stuck with water and drove. I had the pleasure of taking Littleman on his first roller coaster ride (you know, the little ones at traveling amusement parks?) He loved it! He was cheering and "whoo-hooing" the whole ride. When we got off he was giddy with laughter and asking if we could go again. I'll see about getting the video up. Papabear was a little "affected" while shooting it...
Today Papabear joined a group of local MiniCooper owners - they were having a picnic at a park nearby. We spent the afternoon there. They arranged for a gelato guy to come and serve homemade gelato! I cheated on the diet at that point. Totally worth it, plus the portions were small. :)
Hmm, let's see what we've got coming up this week: Monday: massage, Tuesday: turn 33, Thursday: CPR and First Aid training/certification, Saturday: Oktoberfest in early afternoon, Black Keyes concert in the evening, Sunday: massage. October is chock full of camping, Tapas cooking classes, REM concert....crazy.
Here are photos from this weekend's adventures:
School's out, let's party like kings!
Oktoberfest here we come!
First roller coaster ride - we sat in the dragon's tail!
Papabear really enjoyed the beer...
Does Aunt J really think she's going to get a kiss out of me????
Here's Littleman in classic three-year-old fashion. Throwing a fit for no apparent reason.
We celebrated Aunt J's and my birthday at a hibachi steak house. As you can see by the photo below, Littleman was ready to go home. However, once the chef came out and started his cooking magic, Littleman was much happier. The restaurant took that photo and put it on a cake - I got to eat his screaming little head. What a birthday treat!
But, isn't Oktoberfest usually in October?!?
ReplyDeleteApparently not in Texas. There's one every weekend in September!!!
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