When your arm is broke, and you can't go camp. Who you gonna call?

Aidan, when you fractured your humerus and the doctor said we had to limit your movement and physical activity for like a million years, I knew that we couldn't go on the fall Hiking Laser Bears trip.

But, that didn't mean we couldn't go on a dudes trip!

So, when your arm is broke..and you can't go camp... Who you gonna call?

Pops and me!  That's right! We had a fun dudes trip to Fort Worth instead- and it was a blast!

We ate burritos. 

We went to a comic book store.

We took a great hike through a butterfly garden and to a waterfall...

...where shoes got wet, rocks got thrown, hills got climbed, stones got skipped, and a nice young girl asked you your name (and you later told us that made you blush).

We went back to the hotel where we swam and hot tubbed in their indoor pool, and made funny beards and wigs and faces in the (soap? (hopefully??)) foam that emerged from the hot tub's bubblers.

We dined on some delicious burgers.

We made our way to the concert hall, where we - all three of us together ... you in the middle- watched and laughed and got a little scared and proved that WE aren't afraid of no ghosts!

We kept you up WAY past your bedtime, but we had a blast doing it. You, me, and pops. Laughing and having fun way into the evening hours.

To top it all off we met with Uncle Dana, Aunt Mendi, and Grayson for breakfast the next morning, before we headed home and on to the next adventure.

EuroWeinstein 2019: London Part 5

Our next adventure in London started with a shoot for yours and Molly's Emo Rock album cover.

Then we went on past the station to the Arnos Grove playground, where you guys had a blast playing in the sand, climbing trees, pumping water out of their cool water feature, running the obstacle course, and enjoying the shade of some lovely English foliage.

Julia, you were queen of the equipment!

I'll never forget that you, Aidan, threw your beloved bouncy ball souvenir from the Maritime Museum at a fly...which was flying right in front of the stream. The ball missed the fly...but definitely hit the stream.

You were so saddened by this. Tears and all. We comforted you, and tried to help you focus on all the great things you do have, as opposed to things that are lost. This turned out to be an important lesson for ME to learn later in the trip, and you and your bouncy ball...and your resilience...taught me a lot.

Kobi met us at the park, and escorted us to the world-famous  Leicester Square, where you were all thoroughly entertained by Mr. Bones, the fantastic marionette. 

We picnicked by the statue of William Shakespeare on some yummy Pret a Manger. Aidan, you chased- and actually somehow TOUCHED a Leicester Square Pigeon! (which we did not eat)

We journeyed onward to the Forbidden Planet comic book shop extraordinaire..

...and then marched onward still...

until we almost gave up...but then we found the darn elusive entrance to Coram's Fields playground, where we rested, y'all played on the very cool zipline, and we got in some Poppy cuddles.

We descended once more into the Underground...down what had to be the LONGEST stairway in London...

and emerged in King's Cross where we met up with Deborah, Mimi, and Pops...and strolled...and ate pizza...

...until we collapsed again at the end of another eventful, friend-filled, crazy London day!