What do you do for fun in Leander/Cedar Park?

[blakesq]

I remember telling my dad I was bored once, thereafter he gave chores to do for the rest of the day, I didn't say I was bored to him anymore.


[quote=JLO;9009069]

Originally Posted by JLO

As for being bored ... that word is forbidden in my house. If you're bored in my opinion then you must be boring (that's what I tell my kids). Here, it's all about family, sporting events (my kids play lacrosse and soccer, basketball and swim). If you have a one and four year old, chances are you haven't been bored for quite some time.

One more thing ... if you read the entire passage, you would clearly see that my comment about boredom was intended in humor at the original poster. Clearly (from your post which I now read), you have no children.

[texastea]

Hey. We live in Leander and I wanted to give you a snapshot of what we do up here in remote "south Dallas." (haha). We go to the blues concerts and movies in the park and Libertyfest, street festivals, dances and parades "downtown." Most Leander events are pretty well done, and more accessible than Austin events. And its fun to see people you know. Your kids can go off with their friends and you don't have to worry. Very small town feel but smartly executed...like AC'd chartered buses to and from Libertyfest.

Way Off Broadway Players and school events like high school musicals, concerts and dance team events provide affordable and close-in entertainment. I've invited neighbors to my kid's middle school dance team event and they showed up to support it. We love going to the high school football and baseball games. We go kayaking at Brushy Creek Park and hiking in the San Gabriel. Alamo Drafthouse is 10 minutes from our house and we meet our friends there on a regular basis. Our favorite place for mexican food and margaritas is Jardin del Ray in Leander. Not many chain restaurants in Leander city limits, but plenty 5 minutes away in Cedar Park. We just got our 1st Starbucks, but I usually go to Austin Java across the street. For pizza, we like Saccones. But there's also AJ's, opened by a family from New York.

Actually, going into Austin is not that big of a deal. I just took an SUV load of kids to lasertag in south Austin because that's what they wanted to do, and that's what kid-centric mom's do.