Hamilton-Lowes come to visit!

We had another busy weekend with more friends in town.  Angie, my best friend for the past 25 years, came to visit with her husband Daniel and their little boy Hadley who is about 6 months younger than Evan.  We packed a lot into their 3 day visit but had a great time.  I haven't seen Hadley in person since he was maybe 6 months old so it was fun to see him as a boy instead of a baby.  He and Evan had a lot of fun together.  Evan definitely started to exhibit some of those two year old tendencies like not wanting to share, but overall, he did pretty well.  He and Hadley did lots of laughing together... especially in the stroller and the bathtub!

On Friday, we went to the local library for story/music time.  Afterwards, we headed downtown for lunch and to explore the Children's museum.  The kids had so much fun that they didn't want to leave.  They particularly liked the train and the fish tank.  Hadley was really into these hoses they had for the air exhibit while Evan enjoyed the balls (of course).

On Saturday, we spent another day downtown.  We headed to Zilker park and took a ride on the Zilker Zephyr which is a little train that runs through the park.  What fun!  I've never done it actually but I really enjoyed it and so did Evan... he kept signing more and was very upset when it was all over.  After the train ride, we played on the playscapes before heading to Chuy's for lunch. 

Sunday morning, the husbands cooked us breakfast for Mother's Day.  Then, we went to Brushy Creek park.  We played in the sand, then walked for awhile to some playscapes.  It felt good to just get out and do some walking.  Then we went up near Ikea for lunch before we had to head home and pack. 

Overall, it was an fantastic time for all of us and makes me sad that we don't live closer.  Thank goodness for the internet!  Hopefully, we'll see them all again soon.

Evan and Hadley enjoying the fish at the children's museum

Hadley and his hoses

Evan and Hadley in their wind capes - and matching guitar shirts!

The Construction Crew - Daniel and Hadley at the museum

All Aboard! Fun at the train exhibit

The Hamilton-Lowes on the zilker train

Angie, I, and the kids in front of the train

Evan and Daddy are ready for the train ride

Hadley really enjoyed the rocks at the playscape

Evan riding the dolphin!

Hadley and Daniel playing in the sand at Champions Park

Stroller time is so much fun

The ladies - Angie, Caitlin, and I