February

Reading a book on dad. 

We went to the Dallas Zoo the last weekend in January (I know this post says February, but close enough) when they were doing their $5 days since it is supposed to be cold. The weather was beautiful, though. The kids also got to be just a few feet away from the cheetahs during feeding and training time, which was great since Clark's favorite animal is the cheetah. 

We went to Maple Leaf Diner, which specializes in, you guessed it, Canadian food. Best poutine in Dallas = pretty mediocre poutine. I was still excited to eat some poutine, though. We also had nanaimo bars. I was disappointed that the wait staff weren't all Canadian.

The most important day of the month! It was our 10th anniversary! Who would have thought she would put up with me this long? We went to a very tasty restaurant and had their seven course tasting menu. A real splurge, but it was our tenth anniversary, right? I figured that since I had the most beautiful lady in the whole town with me, I had to go big. 

We went to the arboretum since spring has already come to Dallas. It was a lot of fun and the kids enjoyed seeing all the beautiful flowers and smelling the wonderful smells.

Austin

We decided to go up to Austin for President's Day Weekend again and we had lots of fun. I chose a Comfort Inn because it was affordable, had an indoor pool, and will help us get a Southwest Companion Pass. My wife thought I should have focused on a nice hotel not next door to a sports cantina. Mars and Venus, I guess. We all still had a lot of fun.

We took the kids to a place that does tea service for kids. They both loved it. Tea sandwiches, cookies, fruit and scones with jam. The teas were Coconut Banana Bliss and Chocolate Strawberry Love. The parents enjoyed drinking the kids' tea also. My croque madame was very very yummy also.

We went to Kiddie Acres, which is a very small amusement park geared towards young kids. It basically has 6 rides that are all old rides from county fairs. The kids both loved it. 

Pony ride at Kiddie Acres. Clark looks like a born cowboy when he rides a pony. 

 

This is funny. We took this picture because it says "Eliza Spring." Just now I realized that she is breastfeeding next to a sign that says "Returning Eliza to a more natural stare." Come on, that's funny. 

This is Barton Spring, a natural spring fed pool that is 68 degrees year round. In theory. Yogurl says it was pretty cold when she swam in it. She was the only one who got to swim in it, since the kids didn't want to swim. That seemed fair since I swam each day in the hotel pool with the kids while she put the baby to bed.