We left Saturday before lunch and the kids did great for a five-hour car ride. There were only a couple of pit stops and one meal break. Next to air conditioning, the DVD player in the car might be the greatness invention ever. After Charlotte’s Web and Toy Story 1 & 2, we were at the hotel. Admittedly, neither of us are big fans of Houston but we have to thank Becky for suggesting to stay in the medical district near Rice University. It was a very nice and pretty part of the city, we hadn’t previously seen.
Since concert wasn’t until Sunday, we decided to give the Children’s Museum of Houston a shot Saturday afternoon. The kids had a blast playing on all the stations and trying to make them work. Alex was clearly enamored with the bike that “created energy units” that helped make the computer run. He pedaled about 150 times and thought that was really cool. He blazed through the obstacle course and the “skateboard” racetrack (not really skateboards but rather wheeled planks they sat on but he didn’t care). Sydney liked all the physical activities like stretching and jumping. Pretty much anything that resembled dancing she wanted to do. It was well worth the visit and we only spent about 2 hours there and could easily have been there for another 2.
After a decent night’s sleep, we leisurely got ready to leave and that kind of low-key, nonscheduled morning was relaxing and quite enjoyable. No errands. No running around. Just a nice quiet morning.
Off to grab lunch before the concert and we giddily went to Freebirds (the kids got McDonald’s because they don’t know the deliciousness that is Freebirds). The weather was awesome and we actually sat outside to eat. The pigeons were thrilled because Sydney pretty much fed them her entire small fry order.
Full belly and ready to move, we jumped in the van and set off for downtown Houston. GPS might be third best roadtrip invention behind A/C and DVD player. The concert venue was definitely a different motif than the Bass Hall where we saw the Movers in Fort Worth but the kids didn’t care. The show was a blast (as expected) and the montage of songs from their season 1 music was a new addition that the kids loved. Both of them loudly sang along with Nina’s Song. After more than an hour of dancing and singing and standing on Mom and Dad’s laps, the show was over. All four Movers (along with Kyle and Jason – their concert help) had boundless energy to match what the kids were giving off.
After the show, we were waiting for the crowd to thin out and the guys come out for the meet and greet so we jumped in line for our chance to see them. Alex and Sydney really just wanted to give them all a “five”. Luckily, we got to see and chat with Rich (one “five” down) but we were one family shy of getting our chance to see Dave, Smitty and Scott because the handlers told them it was time to go. Being the class act that these guys are and recognizing what it means for the kids to meet them, Scott generously gave of his email so he could send and autographed picture. The kids will be thrilled.
While the meet and greet delayed our departure time and we didn’t get home until 8:30 p.m. it was still worth every minute of the drive and every yawn that shows our exhaustion today. We got a weekend full of memories and pictures to match. Enjoy.
No comments:
Post a Comment