Our second day of music was another long one. I started out the day with a 20 mile bike ride with my friend Chuck. Riding in Austin is nice as they have miles and miles of trails and bike lanes, and in general the citizens tend to be more accomodating to cyclists.
After that we headed to Yard Dog to catch some of the bloodshot records day show. We stuck around for a little while and then headed over to our spot from yesterday across the street at Home Slice. Day 2 of music and limited naps took a toll on the kids. Otto took a snooze in the bjorn (the first time in a really long time that he's slept anywhere but the car or his bed). And Greta took the opportunity to relax in the stroller for a snack. Some nice bands at Home Slice today including, Jukebox the Ghost, Wye Oak and the Lonely Forest.
After the music was over, we headed back across the street to another of our favorite spots... Guero's Taco Bar. The picture below is after a very traumatic experience for Greta. She rarely sits in a high chair anymore when we're out. This time she was kneeling on a chair with a whole in the back, and her legs slipped out the back and left her body stuck in the hole in the chair....her head on the seat, and her feet on the ground. It only took us about 45 seconds to get her unstuck, but it seemed like it was about 10 minutes... she rolled with it though and got right back up to chow some beans and rice. And Otto is saying, "did you see what happened to Greta? I told her to sit in a high chair".
And of course for being such a trooper for the second day in a row, we made another stop to Amy's Ice Cream... where Greta has determined that she should get Chocolate ice cream with M&Ms every time. Perhaps next year, Otto will get to take part in the ice cream fun.
this was our last day in austin. we packed up the car and then headed to stubb's for their gospel brunch. we've gone to this in the past and it's awesome. real live rockin' gospel tunes while you chow down. otto was movin' to the beat the whole time...that boy's got rhythm. it was fun to see chuck (and lilia and claire) one last time....greta finally warmed up to chuck enough to give out high fives when we left. can't wait til next year!
so the weather in austin went from gorgeous, warm, and sunny to practically ARTIC overnight! we woke up saturday morning with an agenda full of outdoor plans and weather in the 40s with crazy crazy winds! thank goodness we packed jackets and winter hats, because we needed them! needless to say, the outdoor venues weren't as jam-packed as the previous days. we still had a good time though, and actually still spent a good amount of time outside. we started off our time with lunch at home slice pizza....we have eaten their pizza a ton but had never actually eaten inside until today. the decor is fun and the music is loud...they give you smarties candy when you pay your bill, have sweet leaf tea on the menu, and have a "draw darryl hall and jon oates" section on their kids coloring pages. awesome! because we had to wait so long for a table, we got an appetizer AND our pizza for free. double awesome!
today we hit the ground running. we headed to jovita's around noon to hear some great music (including ben sollee and daniel martin moore) at a fantastic outdoor setting. that's the key to kids at sxsw, or at least we think so.....finding cool outdoor venues with good music. that way, you can listen and still be far enough away that it is safe for the kids to listen too. and a little bit of shade doesn't hurt.
lay equipment and a great bike trail. otto hung out in the stroller while greta tested out her wheels in austin. we are loving this weather!
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