More Skating Fun

I've been a bad blogger again, trying really hard to get the house in order, get the boys on a schedule for school and we lucky enough to have my parents visiting bringing along our furry family member with them. I have one last recap of our Texas adventure....some more ice skating. The hotel we stayed at was next to the Grapevine Mills shopping complex that also houses two full size hockey rinks. The price was much better then the "Galleria" experience and the ice was much better and less crowded.

Ice Skating in Texas

One weekend while in Texas we decided to beat the heat (112 degrees to be exact) and escape to something fun indoors. We went the mall route, one further then the parking lot, and found that it was also had an ice rink. M really wanted to try ice skating, so we rented some skates and found ourselves  ice skating in Texas...doesn't that just sound weird! 

LegoLand Discovery Center-Grapevine Texas

So the boys all are in school for their first full day today...so that gives me a break to finally get a post (or maybe even two) up while they are gone. One of these days I actually get around to posting their first day if I ever get caught up with everything that is going around here.

Well today I still have some pictures from our time in Texas to share. While there we stayed at a hotel right next to the Grapevine Mills Mall which is home to Legoland Adventure Center. So while J was working and spending time in the simulator I took all three of the boys to spend a couple hours playing with Legos and riding some of the rides. 

Eating in a Rain Forest

More to share about Texas...we took the boys to the Rain Forest Cafe that our hotel was right next to. We tried to convince the boys we were going to actually be eating animals from the Rain Forest. I know not very PC being that a lot of animals are probably on an endangered list of some sort, but it was fun to get the wheels spinning in their heads ;) Are we the only ones that pull "April Fool's" all year long?!

Stuff and More stuff

So our house has gone from being pretty bare to having piles of stuff since the moving truck showed up on Monday. Slow but sure we are starting to find spots for everything, but J is gone for most of the day for work and I'm left to unpack and keep the boys entertained on my own so it feels like it is going a little slower then what I had hoped. Our dish was connected yesterday, so maybe that will help keep the boys from getting underfoot a bit more. I'm sure for those that have moved before know how difficult it is to unpack and organize anything when the kids are getting out toys and scattering them through out the house. For them it feels like Christmas, getting to see their toys after having them gone for almost two months.
I managed to get the two older boys registered for school on Tuesday and also got word that N will be attending the same elementary for their preschool program in the afternoon. N being super excited is an understatement!
I have more posts and photos from our trip to Texas, but they will have to wait just a bit until things settle down here.

Sea Life Aquarium-Grapevine Texas

So when J goes to simulator training for his new jet he is put up at a hotel. The company that runs the training made reservations at the hotel right next to the Grapevine Mall, we spent a ton of time walking, ate many lunches there and even did a little shopping ;). It also happens to be one of the Sea Life Aquarium locations, so we decided one of the days J was "working" the boys and I would check it out.