First Grade!

Is she a cute first grader or what?

Hope this year is as fabulous as the last!
We love you Savannah!!

Chuck E. Cheese!

Through the years, I have thrown lots of parties at lots of venues for my kiddos.

This was our first "go" at Chuck E. Cheese & I have to admit...I was totally impressed.

We had the place to ourselves (Wednesday 4-6pm was brilliant!) & the kids had a blast.

Lila felt SO special & is SO proud to be 3!




Dancing cutie!

The Ticket Blaster proved to be the highlight of the evening.
Savannah walked away with 1000 tickets!

Happy Birthday Lila! We love you so much and feel so blessed by your sweet & spunky ways.
You make us laugh every day!

Lila is 3!!!

Lila turned 3 today & we partied hard with Chuck E. Cheese!

More pictures to come, but I couldn't resist posting my Barbie Cake.

I was so proud of how she turned out!



Happy Birthday Lila!!!!

Savannah Rocks!

Savannah's 7th birthday party at "Dallas Rocks" was a wild success. She and her friends enjoyed 3 hours of rock climbing fun, along with pizza and rice krispy cake.















A terrific ending to a terrific summer!!

Buster Hinze

Buster, the newest member of our family, is the sweetest little Shih Tzu we've ever met!

He has been with us for 5 days now and has brought lots of extra fun and snuggles to our home.

He is super mellow and just loves to be held. A true "lap dog" in every way.

We still haven't heard his voice! Maybe he doesn't know how to bark...and we are so happy about that!

Savannah is still in shock, often commenting "I just can't believe we really have a dog!" The kids just love him.

Thank you, Buster, for making our transition to puppy-owners such a pleasant experience. We love you!!!

Happy 7 Savannah!!!

Savannah turned 7 and had a day filled with tons-o-fun!

Morning balloons and donuts from the birthday fairy




Afternoon awesome-ness at Funderland



















Evening celebration at Fats







Now we're back to Dallas for more celebrating (picking up a puppy tomorrow!)

We love you so much, Savannah, and are blessed by every day we spend with you. Thank you for your kind heart, your hilarious sense of humor, and your endless enthusiasm for life. You are such a treasure!

Danville Love

Danville is just the best. Such an amazingly beautiful place filled with so many happy memories for me. I love love love spending time there, especially with my grandparents. We are so blessed to have them in our lives and I am so grateful my children know them. We stayed a couple of extra nights while I indulged in the deep satisfaction of watching my kiddos play in the same dirt, climb the same trees, and swing on the same swings I enjoyed as a child.

I miss it already!

Girls Day Out

Thank you, Grandma, for such a sweet day with Lila. She loves her pink nails!!

Santa Cruz

The Boardwalk was a highlight of our trip this year. The cool ocean air, the rides, the cotton candy...what a very memorable family home evening!


































We'll definitely be back for more next summer!

Rock City

Hiking in Rock City on Mt. Diablo was a blast!

Savannah especially loved practicing her climbing skills.









Lila loved posing on the rocks








And we all enjoyed our view from the top!











What a beautiful place!