4th of July Weekend in Austin

We had a great Independence Day! We started the day at the Woodlands 4th of July parade. We've never been, but Olivia loved it. Hopefully we can make it a yearly tradition. It was even better that the Born family came with us! Olivia loves them and asked all weekend to tell her the "Casey and Noah story" (i.e. tell her about what happened at the parade!)

After the parade we met Popo and Tutu for a quick lunch at Lupe and then we headed to Austin.  Matt and I hit the jackpot because Olivia slept the entire way up - made the drive very easy!

On Friday we introduced Olivia to the deliciousness of Rudy's breakfast tacos.  She's a fan!

Then we spent the morning at Zilker Park

After another awesome nap, we spent the afternoon at the hotel pool.  Olivia also got a butterfly painted on her hand which she was very proud of!

We continued the unhealthy eating on Saturday morning with a trip to Krispy Kreme

And we spent Saturday afternoon with some dear friends from college.  Our friends the Gleesons are always wonderful hosts and let us call them at the last minute and come hang out at their house.  Luckily our good friend Keith, as well as his girlfriend and daughters were able to join us too!  Their neighborhood has this amazing splashpad and baby pool.

Their 2 year old son William must have picked up on his parent's good habits, because he was such a gracious host sharing his toys and snacks with Olivia. 

After a swim, we went back to the Gleeson's house for more snacks (these 2 are very like-minded when it comes to snacks!) and William introduced Olivia to Mickey Mouse.

After dinner, it was time to leave but we were so grateful for the quick visit.  We visited these same dear friends last summer and it was so neat to see how much these babies have grown!  We can't wait for these 2 to grow up together and be good friends like their parents.

We had a great weekend!