More Texas Summer Fun

July 2013

Living in Texas in the middle of the summer when the high is 110, you really don't want to spend too much time outside, unless you are near some kind of body of water. Just like in the Northeast in the middle of the winter, all indoor play areas become incredibly popular. One Saturday afternoon, we decided to head to the Legoland Discovery Center in Grapevine. I had wanted to go there for quite a while, and I'm not sure if it is because it was so crowded, but I was a little disappointed. They had a couple of fun rides, a few play areas, and a couple of places to play with legos, but lines were really long and I just felt like I was fighting my way through crowds of people the whole time.

Despite the crowds, I think Jack had fun. He and Tommy built a lego car and raced it down a steep track:

Livi was a little too young to participate in many of the activities. They did have a big pit of giant lego blocks that she enjoyed playing in, and a play area that she enjoyed, but after that, she was ready to rest:

 

Jack had never really been on any rides before, so they had a couple of rides that were fun for him. On the first one, the Kingdom Quest Laser Ride, we all rode in a motorized car and shot at bad guys with a laser gun. He wasn't sure he wanted to get on at first, but was ready to ride again by the end. The second ride was the Merlin's Apprentice ride. I went on this one with him - we sat in a little car that went around in a circle. Each of us had pedals that made our car go up and down while we pedaled. Jack's feet didn't reach the pedals, so Mommy got quite the workout on this ride!

 

As I'm writing this, it actually sounds like a pretty cool place, better than I remember. Maybe we'll try it out again when there are a few less people...

Like I said, the other thing to do in Texas in the summer is hang out by the pool. Nana and Papa's neighborhood has a really nice pool and we met them there a few times over the summer, usually joined by Aunt Brandi, Uncle Ryan, and the cousins. You can really see the family resemblence between Brandi and Tommy in this picture:

Jack had fun playing with Lincoln's water gun:

While Lincoln and his Daddy had some crazy fun:

The little ones had fun, too. I love how strong the family resemblance is in this photo too - Brandi and Charlie with Nana and Livi:

Nana also got to spend some one-on-one time with her granddaughter:

Livi got some splash time with Mommy, too :

 You can't beat summertime family fun!