Kidz Fest

We decided to take a last minute trip to Conroe last weekend, thinking it was probably our last before baby comes.  Gigi had convinced Reef that he and Jonas should stay with her and Mr. Don while Lachlan stayed with us at the grandparents.  Reef was sooo excited about his sleepover; he even invited his best friend Ethan.  Our trip down there was long and traffic-filled, but the boys did great. 

We dropped the boys off with strict instructions to listen to Gigi and NOT go outside where the pool was.  Being paranoid parents, we had to call later and have Gigi put a chair in front of the door, in addition to the lock and alarm.

After getting Lachlan to bed at Grandma's and visiting with Taylor for a few minutes, Troy and I settled in for a rare movie night.  Lachlan slept great that night.

On Saturday, we ventured to Kidz Fest, a free kids event downtown.  The boys had a great time but we were definitely ready to escape the crowds by noon.

Our first even was the inflatable obstacle course!  I was impressed with both Reef and Jonas, who jumped right in without hesitation.

Then we headed to the giant sandbox and lego station.  Then we tried our hand at some of the games.  Jonas won some free kids meals from Chipotle and Reef scored me a new t-shirt.  We lost Jacob and Taylor for awhile here because that boy LOVES any game with a ball.

Lachlan really likes his new bike helmet, that was FREE!  We actually got one for all the boys!

Love this mischeivious look!  They loved this caterpillar tunnel.

Highlight of the day:  The giant bubble pit!  The big boys loved it, Lachlan tolerated it for a few minutes, and I don't think Jacob ever made it in.

Bubble Men!

We rinsed off all those bubbles on a giant water slide.  Again, they jumped right in.  That's a big deal for my usually cautious Reef.

After a picnic lunch, we wrapped up the day with a search for the train and quick ride.

Reef hoped to jump in the jumping castle one last time but the line was SO long.  We convinced him a funnel cake would be better...After our cake, we parted ways as Reef and Jonas headed back to Gigi's.  It was kind of weird saying good-bye to them and that we'd see them at dinner.

Lachlan took a great nap, and we spent that evening with the whole family celebrating Taylor's acceptance to nursing school.  Sitting at the opposite end of the table from us, Reef had the opportunity to put away tons of food':  strawberries, 3 biscuits, oranges, his shrimp, AND some of Troy's!  Oh, and he still had room for dessert too.

After dinner, we said good-bye to our big boys again and headed home to put Lachlan down.  We picked them up bright and early on Sunday to have breakfast with my dad before heading home.

We had a great weekend, and I know Reef and Jonas really enjoyed their sleepover!