Monday, June 30, 2008

4th of July Celebrations in the Austin and Surrounding Areas

Thursday, July 3rd
Carlos 'n Charlie's- Come by boat or by land to enjoy the firework show. Enjoy the music by Rat Ranch after the show. Call 266-1683 for more details

Dell Diamond – Receive free mini flags at the baseball game that starts at 7:05pm with a tribute to our Armed Forces and fireworks to follow. Dell Diamond is located at 3400 East Palm Valley

Friday, July 4th
The HEB Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Picnic– This free event is open to the public and will be held at Auditorium Shores. Enjoy the spectacular fireworks over Town Lake and the wonderful sounds of the Austin Symphony Orchestra.

Round Rock Frontier Days – Parade starts at 10:00am with festivities throughout the day. Firework display will be held at Old Settler's Park at dusk. For more details, click http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=631

Lakeway City Park – Parade begins at 8:30am followed by a pageant and family fun festivities throughout the day. Fireworks begin at 9:30pm

Volente Beach- Fireworks start at dusk. Mix 94.7 will be out there. For more details visit volentebeach.com

Cedar Park – Join the festivities from 4:00pm-10:30pm at Milburn Park located at 1901 Sunchase Blvd, free to the public. Fireworks proudly presented by HEB. Call 401-5888

Liberty Hill – Will host many fun activities for the kids! For more information call 476-7774

City of Kyle – Kyle’s Gregg Clark Field fireworks show will begin at 9:30pm. Located at the corner of Center Street and Hwy 150

Red, White and Buda – Celebrate the nation’s birth starting at 5:00pm – Call 295.9999 for more information

San Marcos Summerfest– This free event is open to the public and begins at 4:00pm with a children's parade and costume contest. Fireworks begin at 9:30pm at the San Marcos Plaza 202 North CM Allen Parkway. For more information check out www.summerfestsanmarcos.com

Sertoma San Gabriel Park in Georgetown- Entertainment for the whole family will begin at 11:00am and finish with a "Spectacular Fireworks Finale" at dark.

Dripping Springs- “Fire in the Sky” with family fun, food, and entertainment. For more info call 512-858-5159

July 5th and 6th
Biscuit Brothers Patriotic Hoedown at Symphony Barn- aka: Scottish Rite Theatre in Austin. Tickets on sale now.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Kids Eat Free!

Kids Eat Free!

The last thing I want to do after a long day of work is come home and figure out what I am going to cook for dinner. So, I thought I would share this list of restaurants where kids eat free. You may want to call ahead to verify that they are still offering the free kids meals. Please let me know if there are any other restaurants to add to the list or any that need to be removed.

MONDAYS
Carlos-n-Charlie’s
Double Dave’s Pizza- free lunch buffet for children 4 and under
El Rincon- Pflugerville location 6-9pm
Elsi’s Restaurant- for kids 12 and under from 4-close
Fajita Warehouse
Fish Daddy’s
Gattiland- Moms eat free
Hangtown Grill
Jim’s- 5-9pm
Mama Fu’s- from 6:00pm- 8:00pm
Margaritas- kids eat free all day
Pflugerville Pizza & Wing Pfactory- all day
Pizza Hut Lunch Buffet- kids eat free at lunch
Poke-e-Joe’s Smokehouse 5:00pm-close
Spaghetti Warehouse- well, it’s not free, but it’s only $0.99! (Ages 10 and under)
Texadelphia- 3:00pm-close
TGI Friday’s
Tres Amigos- 5:00pm-close
ZuZu- 6:00pm-close

TUESDAYS
Black Eyed Pea- after 5:00pm for kids 12 and under
Bennigan’s- after 5:00pm
Berryhill Baja Grill
Central Market- 5:00-9:00pm (I believe it is just the North Lamar location)
Chick-fil-a- kids eat free after 5:00pm
Denny’s- 4:00pm-10:00pm
Double Dave’s Pizza- free lunch buffet for children 4 and under
El Rincon- Round Rock location with a clown appearance from 6-9pm
Fajita Warehouse
Fazoli’s- $0.99 kids meals from 5:00pm-8:00pm
Kerbey Lane Café- all day Tuesdays kids 12 and under eat free
La Salsa- 4:00pm-close
McAllister’s Deli- 5-9pm
Nutty Brown Café- 5:00pm-close- $0.99 kids meals and there is a clown from 6-8
Nuevo Leon- all day Tuesday
Plucker’s- Tuesday
Poke-e-Joe’s Smokehouse- 5-close
Red Robin- 3:00pm-close
Rome’s Pizza- 4:00-8:00pm
Sombrero’s Mexican Restaurant- 4:00pm-close
ZuZu- 6:00pm-close


WEDNESDAYS
Central Market- after 5:00pm
Double Dave’s Pizza- free lunch buffet for children 4 and under
EZ’s- after 5:00pm
Luby’s- after 4:30pm
Rome’s Pizza- 4:00pm-8:00pm


SATURDAYS
Iron Cactus- in northwest Austin on Stonelake
Luby’s- kids eat free all day, 10 and under
Texas Land & Cattle- kids eat free from 11:00am-4:00pm


SUNDAYS
Elsi’s Restaurant- kids 12 and under from 4:00pm-close
Moe’s Southwest Grill- all day Sunday, kids 12 and under
Souper Salad- 2 and under eat free, kids 3-5 eat for $0.50 and kids 6-12 eat for $0.99
Zen- kids eat free all day

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

A New Way to Communicate!

Hello Austin Family Teams!

Welcome to our new blog spot! I am totally new to blogging, but thought it would be a fun way for us to keep in touch! I will be posting events and news about the March of Dimes as well as upcoming activities in Austin. Let me what you think about it or if you have anything you would like for me to post!