The Zyriek Zoo: Memorial Day in Dallas

The Zyrieks loaded up on the last day of school (half day) and headed to Dallas for a long weekend of fun. My nephew Blake was to be celebrating his 8th birthday with a Lego birthday party and my brother had other fun stuff planned for us to enjoy over the weekend. The birthday party was great. A man that conducts such parties in people's homes came over and walked the kids through building a lego car and then they raced them. He threw in some science along the way about friction and speed and other lessons that were great. The kids had a great time and Blake loved having everyone at his party. Sunday afternoon was spent at the Texas Rangers game. It was kid-jersey give-away day and the kids loved it. My brother bought us all tickets in the SHADE which was key to everyone (especially the kids) enjoying the game and staying for almost all of it. Each kid got their very own jersey to wear. They were either size L or XL, so they looked a little large on our group, seeing as Anna is the oldest and it was big on her! The game was great. Lots of scoring, several home runs and it was a great way to spend the afternoon. All the families in my brother's cove got together that night and enjoyed a cook out and party with all the kids as well. There were lots of fun things to do including. I think Caroline tried everything including baseball, skateboarding and even go-karts which threw us all for a loop when we saw Caroline speeding by our group!! We headed home on Monday mid-day after a great weekend. Gary took his bike and got in a nice ride and I got in 2 runs around White Rock Lake. Nice to start off the summer with family and a nice weekend.