Pool sharks

Went to the pool with the kids on Monday - Angie was working that day. Here are some photos....Ironically, I was the only one who got scolded by a 14-year-old lifeguard. Abbie told me I could go headfirst down the pool slide - so I did, and I made quite the splash. I think the lifeguard was mortified to see such a flying load of goo blast out of the end of that slide into the water.

Houston trip

Took a day trip to Houston last Sunday - we got a couple of Astros tickets from a woman at work. Miles and I went to the game against the Phillies (Phillies 15, Astros 6) and Angie took the girls to the Houston Zoo. Including a couple of pictures here. Miles said, "This is my best day ever." We walked all over the ballpark - ate nachos, Cracker Jacks, Sprite, Diet Coke, cotton candy. Mmmmm, good....

Minute Maid Park is unlike any big league park I've seen - I've been to several big league parks: Astrodome, Fenway, Wrigley, Ballpark in Arlington, old Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, Anaheim Stadium...The roof was closed, and it just felt like you were indoors, which we were. I can't describe it, but it was odd, and there are no bad seats in the park.

Another Tess video

Here's another Tess video from the Ft. Worth tournament...there's another one just below....

Tess video - taekwondo

I've been meaning to post these videos for awhile, but couldn't figure out how...Let's try this now...These videos are from the recent tournament in Ft. Worth...Very impressive stuff, if you ask me.

Birds of a feather

We have a swallows' nest at the corner of our front door, and we have three little baby birds. The kids are having fun watching them every few days. The mom and dad bird fly in and out of our front entrance-way constantly, and stay there overnight....Here are some photos....

Abbie's #1

Great picture of Abbie, who just received her championship trophy at closing ceremonies. Hopefully, in 10 years or so, we'll have a pretty hefty collection of photos of the kids with a trophy in one hand and signaling "#1" with the other.
Of course, it's most important that the kids have fun, rather than win the championship.
Of course.

Anniversary recap

Haven't had a chance to recap our anniversary last week. Our friends John and Sharee watched the kids while Angie and I spent a couple of hours at Red Lobster in San Marcos. Sharee dropped a $40 gift certificate on us, so that was great...
We came home around 10 and called to see about the kids, and only Abbie wanted to stay all night at John and Sharee's house, so we drove over and picked up Tess and Miles! It was fun...
Including a photo of Angie rockin' the dress!!!! That's our self-portrait, above.
We had a great time...ate a lot of shrimp....We reserved the same table for May 16, 2018....