Oktoberfest

 

We wanted to get outside and enjoy the colder weather, and we thought a trip to Southlake Town Square for Oktoberfest would be the perfect outing.  The boys had a blast riding the train around Town Square.

 

The kids zone had bounce houses, small carnival rides, and games.  Reed was still a little too young to enjoy all the fun, so we cheered on Ryland.



 

The boys saw Sonic two blocks away, and I think they could have stayed there to play with him all afternoon. 

It was great to be outside experiencing Oktoberfest with our little men.  I couldn't help but think back to the first Oktoberfest when Ryland was just a baby.  Oh my, how things have changed. 

Oktoberfest

One of the reasons I love living in Southlake is all of the family activities and festivals the city organizes. We packed up the boys and headed to Town Square for the annual Oktoberfest. It was pretty outside, and we had noticed the bounce houses and rides as they were setting up.

John Chris taught Ryland how to roll down the hill by the parking lot, and Ryland thought it was a blast. I swear we could have just rolled for hours. We really didn't have to even continue to the festival.
They had a large kid's area with bounce houses and fair type rides. Ryland jumped, bounced, and slid. He wasn't scared. The bigger the better.

Reed was a trooper. He hung out in the stroller and enjoyed people watching.

Ryland saw the spinning ride and thought it would be awesome. I stood in line with him explaining that I would not be able to ride with him, and he would have to ride with another kid. He said he was fine with that, so he buckled in with a boy who was a little older than him. The older boy understood how to spin the pod, and he got after it. Ryland was smiling and laughing.

Then his head started to drop. I noticed the smile was gone, and he was quiet. I could tell things were about to get nasty if he didn't get on the ground. We pulled him out before the funnel cake could come up.

After a little break, Ryland was ready to ride something again. John Chris and I didn't know what to expect this go around, but the swings didn't get out of hand. He loved it!

Oktoberfest

The Fam - Nanna, Me, John Chris, Grandpa David, and Ry

We took an outing to Oktoberfest to walk around and check out the festivities. It was a little chilly out, but the rain held off.

Nanna and Ryland

Brrrr.

We ran into the Wood and Owens Fams. We had a healthy lunch at Snuffers and watched a little football. We then went on a search for beer, because it just isn't Oktoberfest without it.

Here comes trouble in a pack of 3. Little Miss H has two big boys to watch out for her!

Ryland and Grandpa David

Dancing to live music.

Bustin' a move!

Worn out and ready for a nap.