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My ADVENTUROUS 5 year old ziplined for the first time this month!

20 Tuesday May 2014

Posted by sunconnor in Austin Adventures, Food Allergies

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5 year olds, adventure, Austin Families with Food Allergies, boys, children, food allergies, high energy, kids, Killeen, Peaceable Kingdom, Retreat, Texas, Zip line, zipline

Earlier this month we attended the annual Food Allergy Retreat at Peaceable Kingdom hosted every year by the Austin Families with Food Allergies.   It’s always a treat to connect with other families with food allergies within the community.   Every year our son has enjoyed the kiddie obstacle courses, theater, archery, arcade room and other amenities. This year was different.

Instead of our usual routine of connecting with the 5 and under crowd – the kid asked if he could join the “BIG BOY” group.  Initially, I was a little hesitant…but, realized my bravehearted son has always been FEARLESS.  So, I asked a staff member if we could give it a try and the rest, shall we say, is history!

Looking up at the rock wall before climbing, FOCUSED!

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The kid climbing the 40 foot rock wall to get to the 175 foot zip line.

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Video of of the kid zip lining. He had a a blast! 🙂

 

Reasons to volunteer with Little Helping Hands…

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by sunconnor in Austin Adventures, Coolin' and Homeschoolin' the kid!, Volunteerism

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activities, Austin, Austin Texas, children, helping others, kids, little helping hands, Marissa Vogel, volunteer

Little Helping Hands

Hmmmm…the little guy in the batman shirt looks VERY familiar!!!

The kids are the future building blocks of our society and that is why it is very important for us to offer life lessons and fond memories which will be beneficial for them throughout their lives. We should teach and show them  things that will help them be responsible and caring citizens of the world.

The question is how can that be done?

Well, there are various ways of doing so and one of the ways is to indulge a kid in the aspect of volunteerism. This way they will learn the need to help others.  Most of the time, through hard work it’s nice to see the look on a child’s face when they begin to understand the benefits of assisting someone in need.

It takes the attention off of “ME-ME-ME!” and their little minds go into overdrive with curiosity on every detail of the task at hand.  They feel good about helping someone else.  That’s why my family’s so grateful for all Marissa Vogel and staff at Little Helping Hands have continuously provided for the Austin community.  Little Helping Hands is a great way to get the entire family involved.

Interested?
Learn more here: http://littlehelpinghands.org/volunteer/

Our “Noon” AND New Year’s Eve Celebrations

14 Tuesday Jan 2014

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Austin, bonfire, boondocks, fireworks, kids, marshmellows, new year's eve, noon year's eve, pinballz, pinballz arcade

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We started the day with a “Noon Year’s Eve” party at Pinballz Arcade.  It was our first time, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  It was empty when we arrived, but quickly filled with kids 12 and under.  There were crafting tables and other projects to decorate.  It was nostalgic for me to see all of the games I used to play as a kid like Pac Man and Centipede!  Those brought back fond memories.  After an hour or so, there was the “balloon” drop at noon!  Really cute, the kids loved it!

Later that day, we ended the night at one of the kid’s FAV places.  Our church member’s ranch.  There’s a horse, chickens, a little lake for kayaking and a veggie garden with lots of space to run!
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The kid experienced his first bonfire, which was really nice… and roasted marshmallows.
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Our hostess with the mostest also provided fireworks!
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HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!

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