We did it! We made it through another week of summer (and for those of us with kids at home that’s really saying something). Whether you were shuttling kids to summer camp or VBS or you’ve been cruising online trying to find fun activities each day for your kids, I know you’re excited it’s Friday.
In case you’re new around here, I love throwing together a Friday Favorites blog post. These are totally random slices of favorites from the past week or so. Here’s a link to my last Friday Favorites to give you some back story. You can also search for Friday Favorites in the top menu to find more of these posts.
And I’m very excited to let you know that I have ANOTHER giveaway for you! Remember – this is the summer of giveaways! I haven’t forgotten about you. Keep reading to find out how you can win $50 to Hat Creek Burger Company. Yep, you read that right. $50!
Let’s jump right in to some of my favorites from the past couple weeks.
We survived swim team season!
I’m going to be honest with you and tell you this swim season was tough. On Foster. On his coaches. On me. Ha. Daily practices are no joke! Foster really enjoys swimming, but he is still a five-year-old boy. Sometimes it’s difficult for five-year-old boys (or at least this one) to focus for 30 minutes while he’s swimming next to his friends.
And we asked him to do that pretty much every day for two months.
Overall, he enjoyed the season. This has been our first year with organized sports (soccer, t-ball, and now swim), and it’s just incredible to watch these young kids improve every week.
We are so proud of Foster for focusing on his strokes and improving so much this year. He cut his time in half.
There might have been several incentives thrown in along the way to help get that focus in check, but it worked. 🙂 Plus, before his last race I looked over and saw this.
Sweet boy was praying on his own. It just doesn’t get much better than that!
Birthday Party Fun at Catch Air
My kids have been to Catch Air a few times, but this was my first time taking them. I thought it was an incredible indoor place space for kids! Sorry for the vertical video but I was posting Instagram stories. 🙂
Catch Air is located at Anderson Mill and 183 which means it’s about 20 – 25 minutes from us in the Four Points area. There’s a separated (yet not closed-off space for toddlers) and a ton of options for bigger kids.
We were there for Foster’s friend Noah’s birthday party and the party setup was great. Noah’s mom, Jane, told me it was the easiest party and the staff there did everything. She just showed up with balloons and some food. You can’t beat that.
Plus, the birthday boy got his own dance party!
My favorite things about Catch Air:
- It was super clean when we visited.
- Parents have tons of places to sit and easily view their children all over the facility.
- There are several different types of play structures (slides, air guns, bounce house, climbing structures, etc.) and your kids won’t get bored too quickly … if ever!
I have heard that Catch Air can get VERY busy. We went on a Friday at noon and it was definitely manageable. Maybe the afternoons get a bit hectic, but that wasn’t our experience last week.
The Hill Country Galleria Splash Pad
Earlier this week I surprised Foster with a play date with his BFF from school, Reed. After picking him up from school we headed over to the Hill Country Galleria’s splash pad for an hour of fun.
When we visited, the neighboring green lawn was blocked off so it actually helped me corral the kids a bit. I have a feeling it was only blocked off this week to get the grass in perfect shape for their big 4th of July Celebration next week.
This little splash pad is perfect for a short period of splash fun. As you can see, it’s not a huge space. But the kids were able to have tons of fun running around for an hour. Plus, you can couple it with a trip to the Bee Cave library, a bit of shopping, Barnes & Noble (read why I love stopping by Barnes & Noble with the kids here), and Amy’s Ice Cream! Can you guess which extra stop we chose that day?
This Amy’s Ice Cream location is super cute and has tons of indoor seating.
Plus, there’s a nice outdoor space too.
I recommend you add Hill Country Galleria’s splash pad to your list this summer.
Magic Beads Fun!
You might have seen my Instagram and Facebook posts this week about magic beads.
Magic Beads are the best $12 I’ve spent all year.
I actually bought them last summer and wrote an entire post on them because we loved them that much.
You can check out my Magic Water Beads post here. You can get them on Amazon here. You won’t regret it!
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is Almost Here!
If you’ve been following Four Points Mom for awhile, you might know that this is pretty much my favorite time of the year to shop. Yep – even more so than the holidays. Last year I did a post on the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale’s Kids Finds and a post on the Anniversary Sale’s Mom Finds. I can’t wait to tell you all about my favorites again this year. Stay tuned!
Giveaway from Hat Creek Burger Company!!
This has been a really long post, but aren’t you glad you stuck around for the giveaway? I’m so excited to partner with Hat Creek again to provide one of my lucky readers with $50 to Hat Creek Burger Company!
Last year I visited the Lakeway location with my kiddos and I told you all about it in this post.
You can get one entry for one comment on any (or all) of the following: this blog post, today’s Four Points Mom Facebook post about this giveaway, and today’s Four Points Mom Instagram post about this giveaway. So just comment below and you’ve already increased your chances of winning. It’s that easy. We’ll announce the giveaway winner on Monday!
Alright, that’s it from me today. Check back in on Monday to see if you are the lucky winner of $50 to Hat Creek. Enjoy your weekend!
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