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unexpectedly expecting baby sunday october 11 2015 fall festival at barton hill farms it s that time of year again y all while the temperatures are still forecasted in the mid to high 90 s over the next couple of days fall has actually arrived believe it or not and so off we went today to the fall festival at barton hill farms if you remember from last year this was our second visit out to the farms but this time jack was walking steadily enough to explore the farms himself and it was a huge hit barton hill farms has been open for only a handful of years compared to some of the other local pumpkin patches but the crowd that it draws is impressive nonetheless nestled on the banks of the colorado river the farm features a giant corn maze in the shape of a pumpkin a smaller corn maze that follows the story of spookly pumpkins for both painting and purchase farm animals barrel rides a grain train tricycle races a giant slide and kayaking this year ava was disappointed that there weren t pony rides but she quickly came around when i told her that we could go kayaking together on the river bastrop river canoes has a set up down on the banks to where you can rent a kayak for half an hour for a mere five dollars 5 00 once i heard that i decided that between the inexpensive cost and the beautiful weather outside today was the day for her first kayak ride notice the complete lack of paddle on ava s part girl sure knows how to relax one big hit again this year were the sprinkling of kid directed activities located around the farms from the giant bounce pillow in the middle of it all to the hop horses and the giant people wheels there was lots to keep the kiddos entertained another perennial favorite are the trains this year there were two different types barton hill farms is open weekends through november 1st saturdays from 10a 10p and sundays from 10a 5p i will say that earlier tends to be better as the crowds are lighter and the weather cooler but even in the heat of the day when the place was packed it was never uncomfortable or cramped that s the beauty of those wonderful outdoor activities that fall brings get your tickets online in advance to save 1 per ticket and go make your fall memories today posted by b at 9 46 pm 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels austin pumpkin patch barton hill farms barton hill farms fall festival barton hill pumpkin patch barton hills pumpkin patch fall activities austin tuesday september 29 2015 happy marriage equality day three months belated this summer as you surely know was monumental in the fight for marriage equality in the united states of america this is something that has been near and dear to my heart and not just my heart but my children s as well from her very beginnings ava has been raised to honor every individual person she meets for who they are inside and not judge them by their differences or their preferences including their sexuality she has two godfathers for crying out loud one of the things that has always mattered to me as a parent has been to pass on a legacy of tolerance and love and kindness more than anything i want my children to take from me that the inherent value of a person has nothing to do with their appearance or their financial situation or who they love and everything to do with who they are inside and how they treat people it is also important to me that she become someone who is socially and civilly responsible and an active participant in their world more than what she grows up to believe i want her to know that her voice can and should be heard and that she should fight for what is right and what matters for us one of those things that matter has always been that the people we love can love legally whomever they want so on june 26th 2015 when the supreme court ruled that marriage was a civil right and that regardless of sexual orientation should be extended to every single citizen of age well what s a socially conscious mother to do but load her children up in the car drive down to the travis county clerk and celebrate lavishly with the first recipients of same sex marriage licenses in our state so that s precisely what we did that joyful expression just about sums it up the county clerk was swarmed with news crews in fact i spoke to kvue out in the hallway during the press conference with the county commissioner after they asked me why we were there that day in short i told them i wanted my children to really see and feel the momentous joy that families who had been waiting and waiting for this moment were feeling as they got their marriage licenses and married i just didn t feel i could do the enormity of what was happening justice from our living room in this room the first ten couples in travis county to apply for a same sex marriage license waited for the official green light to be ushered into the county clerk some had waited decades we felt your joy congratulations we also got to talk to the aclu of texas and ava and i walked out with shiny new aclu texas t shirts ava insisted on putting hers on and flying her flag the entire drive home i m so damn proud y all posted by b at 10 05 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels marriage equality marriage equality day same sex marriage same sex marriage ruling closed it s been a while since i ve posted i mean technically i post here and there about some fun event happening around town or some awesome experience my kids and i have had recently but for the most part i haven t been very introspective of late it s not that i don t have opinions anyone that s been around for a while knows all too well that s not the case but i find myself lost in the hustle and bustle and the daily comings and goings of everyday motherhood where i m just trying to keep my head above water and time to sit around and dwell on something in much detail yeahhhhh no that being said i found myself with some time this past weekend as i recovered from surgery i d by lying if i made it sound like i wasn t looking forward to this surgery the way that most people look forward to child free weekend trips twenty four hours where i was expected to lay around in bed take painkillers and generally not be in charge of a single person except myself sign me up why don t you take my spleen or gallbladder or any other optional organ while you re at it need a kidney i ve got two help yourself in all seriousness though i was so looking forward to the brief respite from daily life that i didn t really give the surgery an endometrial ablation to treat severe endometriosis and the resulting pain that much thought imagine my surprise then when i found myself laying in bed twenty four hours post op and noticing that though the pain was subsiding and becoming much more manageable without the aid of several prescription bottles the awareness and subtle grief of the fact that one of the results of my surgery was that my baby makin days are over was increasing we all know how much i hated being pregnant i see a pregnant woman and i immediately feel like i have ptsd it s like i m back in the trenches of severe all day long all nine months morning sickness i had no intention of having another baby as much as some days my arms ache at the fact that jack is growing further and further from the baby and toddler stage and becoming a little boy i have known since i found out that i was pregnant with him that each new milestone and each new stage would be his first but my last and yet as i lay in bed that day the knowledge that i could no longer choose that i d no longer be able to change my mind and have just one more closed in on me and it made me sad my family as it is is absolutely enough i have more than i could ve ever dreamed just the same though it was harder than i thought it would be to know that there was no longer the opportunity to change my mind for those whose families are complete did you grieve at all the end of your childbearing years were you surprised by the way that you felt once you were no longer able to have children posted by b at 9 37 pm 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday september 19 2015 lego kidsfest 2015 over labor day weekend we took the kids down to the convention center for some hands on family fun at lego kidsfest 2015 the last time we went was back in 2012 when the tour came to town ava was just starting to get interested in lego blocks and jack wasn t even being thought of so this time it was like a whole new experience though we recognized some of the builds like gandolf lightning mcqueen chewbacca and others there were some new additions as well like the lego movie crew jurassic world characters and more it also seemed like there were many more building stations this time around or maybe i just wasn t as attuned to them before since ava was only just at an age where she was becoming able to build well enough to be interested either way the kids had a blast going to each different themed area and adding their creations jack s particular favorite was the vehicle building bins with wheels and ramps to race them we must have spent a half hour or more at just that one area one of my favorite things about lego kidsfest is the united states build each time we ve been they ve had an enormous map of the u s with attendees encouraged to build something symbolic of an area either the city they re visiting or another of your choice and add it to the map it s always so interesting to see what people come up with and the ways in which the different areas are represented hook em another favorite worth mentioning is the child id program they always have offered by new york life we did this for ava when she was 2 5 and we went and this time we updated hers and did one for jackson as well essentially they offer the chance to record vital data on your child height weight allergies etc combined with a photo they take and fingerprints they take and then copy them to a virtual file in case your child ever is lost etc though the scenario is every parent s worst nightmare it does offer a bit of protection in the case that it is ever needed and the data is completely safeguarded i pray we never need to use it but i m glad to have it just in case did you attend lego kidsfest 2015 either in austin or another city if so what was your favorite character what building station did you spend the most time at what character would you like to see represented in the future that wasn t there posted by b at 7 27 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels austin lego kidsfest lego kids austin lego kidsfest lego kidsfest tour older posts home subscribe to posts atom meet b b view my complete profile find me on facebook unexpectedly expecting baby my little lovebugs followers grab my button blog archive 2015 46 october 1 fall 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