Elliot's 7th birthday

A big cake for my big girl.

New soccer season

New season. New team. All girls U8 division.

Family Sunday Funday

Sunday afternoon Astros game.

Labor Day weekend

Jacob made another 5 on his AP test! Maybe I'll get him a car as a reward instead of having him ride his bike to school... Maybe. 🤔

Weekend pictures

Friday evening birthday party for Elliot's friend.

First day of school

Andrew (9th grade) and Jacob (11th grade) leave first in the morning, biking to high school.

August birthdays

Here's to another year...

Colorado (Silverthorne, CO)

This was our 10th road trip to Colorado. We've made this long drive ten times. I told the family that this would be the last trip to Colorado, that it's time to explore other destinations. Time will tell if I hold true to my word.

This trip was longer than usual, nearly two weeks. I wanted to give everyone time to get acclimated to the high altitude (Silverthorne elevation >9,000 ft) before we did any outdoor activities.

Mt. Evans 14,265′ (Colorado)

Proud of my big boys for completing their first 14er. This brutal hike took us just over 7 hours to complete.

Family vacation III (Seguin, TX)

3rd annual family trip.

As seen on TV (Waco, TX)

You might have seen this boathouse on HGTV Fixer Upper. I haven't seen it myself (because we don't have cable) but an old beat-up boathouse was given a more contemporary update. 

Well, Anh Vien now owns it and invited our family over. So it was off to Lake Waco for more fun in the sun. And since we were already in Waco, we spent the following day at the Magnolia Silos.

Fun in the sun

Our annual trip to Surfside Beach.

July 4th weekend

July 4, 2022

Weekend pictures

For my mom's birthday, we took her to eat sushi since she's never tried it. And being served water by a robot was another first.

Father's Day weekend

For Father's Day, I did some of my favorite things.

Ate my favorite food, pizza.

Ate my favorite sweet treat, donuts.

Ate my second favorite food, burgers.

Ate my second favorite sweet treat, ice cream.

Drank alcohol.

Played arcade games.

Hung out with my family.