Thursday's Kids, Tweens, and Teens: Food and Color

Hi Family, Friends, and Fans,

How are you this week?

We are sorry we missed you yesterday!  We were having issues with our blogs.

We've also been really busy getting our Chron Blog: Mad About Town up and running, and Train Wreck Mommy is still under the weather (and guess who is sneezing and coughing now?  Super Mad Max).  We just need to make it to summer break!

Be sure to visit our Mad About Town blog today and read all about the theme: FOOD and COLOR.  Have you made a food color wheel lately?

Share with others, and we look forward to your comments!

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Here I am above responding to Mommy saying "Kiwi Face"... which of course is related to GREEN on the color wheel.

If you make a food color wheel, be sure to take photos!  You can email us your photos too (see our Contact Page), and let us know if you would give us permission to share your photos on one of our blogs!

-Mad Max

Tuesday's Tots and Wee Ones: Family-Friendly Restaurants

Hi Family, Friends, and Fans,

How is your week so far?

Train Wreck Mommy is still feeling sick ... My Hero Daddy is now sick (but getting over it), and I'm basically holding down the fort.

But Train Wreck Mommy was nice enough to help write our blog today.  You can find us over at our Chron Blog: Mad About Town.

Be sure to share with others, and let us know what you think!  (On this blog or the Chron blog).

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Have a great day!

-Mad Max

Mad for Monday (Max's Weekend Update): Great Grandma, Nature Trails, and More!

Hi Family, Friends, and Fans,

How was YOUR weekend?

I have to apologize for last week.  Mommy wasn't feeling well ... so that affected me of course, and we weren't able to blog at the end of the week.  But I hope you caught us on our Houston Chronicle Blog: Mad About Town.  Be sure to share with others and leave your comments!  What do you think so far?

On Friday, I went with Gramby and Pops to visit Great Grandma A.  I just wanted to have a "Grandpa" Walker race with her!  She wasn't as interested though ... hmm, sore loser maybe??  Haha, love you GG A!

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Haha.  Look at my little man legs!

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Gearin' up for my "Grandpa Walker" race.

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See yah, Great Grandma A!  Thanks for the nice visit.

On Saturday I went with Train Wreck Mommy and My Hero Daddy to the Houston Arboretum to "walk" the nature trails (well, I don't know about you, but I like to "roll" the nature trails.)

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Mommy walks slow.  Obviously.

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Swamp monsters!

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Or turtles.  Same thing.

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This is my overweight grumpy celebrity face.

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Bluebonnets (our State Flower)!

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I love Texas Wild Flower time.

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I think we need to redo our Bluebonnet photos, Mommy.

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Dead animals.  Daddy's favorite!

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The Houston Arboretum also has a Discovery Room for kids.  I loved finding a puzzle with door latches!

How was your weekend?  What did you do?

-Mad Max and Family

Rodeo Roundup!

Hi Family, Friends, and Fans,

We are bringing you a different post this Wednesday.  We're catching up on all our events last week (Spring Break) ... so today, what you've been waiting for: Rodeo Roundup.

On Saturday I went with Train Wreck Mommy, My Hero Daddy, and Gramby and Pops to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.  This is one of my favorite events of the year!  You may remember my first Rodeo experience last year: Deep in the Heart of Texas.  It's a huge event in Houston, and if you've never been (or you are not from Houston) ... it's definitely worth a visit (to the Rodeo and to Houston!).  Our experience and photos only tell a small (but fun) experience (afterall, the experience is with me, Mad Max).

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Train Wreck Mommy's favorite photo (and her favorite cowboy).

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BABY LAMB!  (As you may know, my Super Nursery is all about lambs).  (This is us at the petting zoo portion of the Rodeo).

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Notice, Train Wreck Mommy did NOT buy me cowboy boots .... umm.  Okay, next year I WILL be walking.  Mommy said I could get boots then.

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Baby chicks!  We are vegan!  We won't eat you.

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I have no words for this thing.  What is it you ask?  Is it the Easter Bunny?  A donkey?  A mule?  A creepy man in a costume?

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Easter Bunny.  Obviously.  By the way, we took a lot of photos around the children's area / animals, but there is much more to the Rodeo!  Be sure to check out their website.

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Texas Longhorn.  'Nuff said.

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Gramby and Pops.  Love you.  Even if you scare me sometimes (look at my face!).

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Baby piglets!  Poor Train Wreck Mommy (the pig) trapped in the metal thing ... forced to breast feed.

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Baby lambs!

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Okay, this was definitely the highlight of the day.  LOOK.  AT.  US.  We will share the front view of this photo soon.  Daddy and Mino in chaps!

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Hey, who put the creepy guy in my sweet ride?

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Passed out with the creepy guy after a long day at the Rodeo (aka my new friend, Buddy (a puppet Gramby bought me at one of the Rodeo shops).  Love you, Buddy!

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Don't worry.  I definitely woke up for lunch at Paulie's.  But why do I only end up with bananas and peanut butter bread?

Until next time cowgirls .... look for Mad Max in cowboy boots.

-Mad Max

To Be Continued Today ...

Hi Family, Friends, and Fans,

Sorry we are unable to bring you our regular blog post today .... Mommy and I felt really sick last night (okay, just Mommy), BUT we will bring you our Rodeo blog tomorrow ... and you can find us on our Chron blog today:

Mad About Town

Be sure to stop by our Chron blog and comment!  We look forward to hearing from you.

Here's a sneak peek of our Rodeo Blog:

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-Mad Max

Mad for Monday (Max's Weekend Update): OKC Trip and Houston Chron Blog

Hi Family, Friends, and Fans,

We can't believe Spring Break is over!  We had such a fun-filled Spring Break that we will have to change up our blog posts some this week.

Today we will bring you our OKC trip (Oklahoma City Trip: 2nd Annual Rockets Road Game) and information about our Houston Chronicle blog: Mad About Town going live TODAY.  (Skip to the end for more information on that).

OKC Trip:

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This was my FIRST plane ride (finally).  Mommy and I were pulled aside at security after a "suspicious substance" was found on our hands!  We had to go in a special room and had a full body search.  I told them, "Do you know who I am?  Mad Max."

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In OKC.  I'm pointing out some art (obviously).

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OKC was actually really nice.  Clean.  Friendly people.  Fairly empty.  Things to do for a few days.  I didn't have to resort to the bottle too much.  This is Bricktown in OKC (somewhat similar to the Riverwalk in San Antonio).  We were able to walk everywhere in OKC because we stayed Downtown at a nice hotel: The Skirvin Hilton (turned out it was the SAME Hotel the Houston Rockets stayed at!  We even saw a few Coaches and such but no players.  Well, I, Mad Max, was the only playa).

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Here I am with Mommy at the Myriad Gardens.  Their park and gardens were so nice!  This was probably our favorite stop in OKC (besides of course the Rockets game).

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Still at the Myriad Gardens (as are the next several photos).

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Notice OKC's one big building behind us.

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They have some great performance space at this park!

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I'm slightly pooped after the Myriad Gardens ... unfortunately that means I slept through our visit to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

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Train Wreck Mommy didn't take too many photos at the art museum because well ... it's an art museum and generally you can't ... (plus I was asleep).  But she did snap a few for me of my favs.  Here we are above by Warhol's work (notice the VEGGIE soup)!

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Train Wreck Mommy loves abandoned buildings.

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Now what you've been waiting for ... Houston Rocket's game!

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We had nose bleed seats, but they were the best available "My Hero Daddy" could get the DAY they went out sale.  Crazy!  But it was better for me ...because it was my bedtime at the end of the 1st Quarter (and I slept through most of the game).  Don't worry ... I woke up to see the end of a very great game, and the Rockets won!

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Bye OKC!  We had a great time, and our 2nd Annual Rockets Road Game trip was awesome.  Here I am enjoying some barf bag fun on the way home.

What city do you think we should go to next year for our Rockets Road Game trip?

Houston Chronicle Blog: Mad About Town

Our blog, Mad About Town, is going live TODAY on the Houston Chronicle site.  The actual web address is:

http://blog.chron.com/madabouttown/

At some point today (Monday), they will make the blog go live ...so if it doesn't work right away - check back!  Be sure to share with others and leave comments.

Will you be visiting Mad About Town?

-Mad Max and Family