Grandparents Tea

Every year the LBJ elementary school hosts a "Grandparents tea" for all the elementary student's grandparents. Gavin is always so excited to have his Bopoo come up and eat treats with him. I think Bopoo kinda likes it too!

This is Gavin's teacher this year, he really likes her and tells me she is the best teacher ever!

The Bee Cave water feature

Tuesday, Tracy and I took the kids over to Bee Cave and let them play in the "water feature" fully clothed. They had a blast and we had so much fun watching them try to keep their pants up and their feet under them.

Cade running under one of the water sprouts.

Emily really had a hard time keeping her shorts up, we were literally "cracking up"!

This is Emily and Ashley......they have become really good friends since she moved here a couple months ago.

Navasota Rodeo

This was just after Gavin rode his sheep....he rode for 8 seconds, but his sheep just ran and so he didn't score very high. He was really disappointed because this was his last time to ride sheep.

Cade had fun watching all the bucking horses, but he still managed to find a rope to swing.

When we first got the rodeo, we saw Gavin riding this mechanical bull....it was amazing how good he could ride it.

He looks like a pro!

Summersalting Cade

Cade learned how to summersalt and was doing some really crazy ones on the living room floor....then we turned on the camera and he wouldn't do them for us. We finally talked him into doing one for us, so watch closely or you'll miss it!

Back to school

Monday was Gavin's first day back to school. He was so excited to be in the first grade. He absolutely loves his classmates and his new teacher.

Emily saw Gavin getting all dressed up for school and took the opportunity to get dressed up too, she loves taking pictures!

Blanco County Fair and Rodeo 2009

Every year we ride in the parade as a family....it's kinda tradition.

waiting for the parade to start

Jenn and lauren

Emily and Lee

Lexy and the boys came to support and cheer Gavin on, thanks so much!




Gavin competed in the cloverleaf barrels and won 2nd, the poles and won 3rd, and the mutton bustin and won 1st.

Gavin and Willow warming up their horses.

Gavin and Bopoo

Emily was hamming it up for the camera

Gavin and his ribbons

These are some of the videos we took of Gavin competing in the rodeo






Gavin running the cloveleaf barrels


Gavin running the poles Gavin in the mutton bustin

My big epiphany!

As I was sitting on the side of the bed in Quinn's old room in Pegram, ID, lacing up my running shoes, I realized that I had truly evolved. I had packed my running shoes excited about getting the opportunity to run in the cool mountain air. Normally I would have never even thought about running while on vacation, but there I was looking forward to it. I realized that I had made some serious life changes, and they felt good. I have been working really hard at becoming a healthier me, I realized sitting there that I had come full circle. I had so much fun working out and seeing the scenery from that perspective. I even got to go for a 15 mile bike ride through the mountains(and when I say through the mountains, I really mean a nice little paved road along the base of them), but the experience was amazing! When I returned home I was even more committed to my goal.