Tuesday, January 7, 2014

2013… our year in photographs

Brian celebrated his 40th birthday
 Aubrey played her second year of basketball
 Henry played his first team sport, flag football
 Henry made his very own stick horse for his pre-k rodeo
Aubrey on her way to the hospital for eye surgery 
 Henry played his second team sport, t-ball
 The kids on Easter Sunday
 Henry being Henry
 Brian and I celebrated my 40th and our 10 year wedding anniversary with a trip to Northern California
 Aubrey played another two seasons of soccer
 Henry turned 5!
 Aubrey swam with the Wild Orcas and received a personal best on every event at every meet.

 Sparklers on the 4th of July
 Henry in the VFA-34 Briefing Room at NAS Oceana
 On the flight line at NAS Oceana
 Worn out on a very hot day at the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk, NC

 Jumping off the largest sand dune on the east coast
 Trip with the Baumhover family to the Outer Banks
 Kite flying in Corolla, NC


Lots of ice cream to beat the summer heat
  Playing Farkle at the cabin in Trout Lake, CO
Paddleboarding on a colorado lake

 Hiking to Bridal Veil Falls above Telluride, CO
 Reaching Ophir Pass after a harrowing drive
 Henry's first gun safety lesson with Grandad
 Trail riding at Bishop's Lodge in Santa Fe, NM

We visited the Alamo
 First day of Kindergarten and Second Grade


Peter Pan and Wendy on Holloween

 Aubrey turned 8 and celebrated with a movie under the stars in the backyard

Celebrating GiGi's 70th Birthday
Christmas in Austin

 Road trip to Minnesota
 Outdoor skating at Grandpa's

 We are looking forward to many more adventures and memories in 2014.  Happy New Year!




Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Wild Orcas 2013

Aubrey has had another great season with the Wild Orca swim team. She has been swimming since March, but the actual meet season was very short this year because of league wide issues.  For her, it was even shorter because the first meet was rained out and we missed the second meet because of a family wedding (more on that to come).  So, she only had two meets to qualify for CHAMPS. She worked VERY hard this year to get a qualifying time in the butterfly, and she did it today!!!  She also swam her personal best in freestyle and backstroke today. CHAMPS is next week at the UT swim center and she can hardly wait.  We are so proud of her dedication and determination.


She won both her backstroke and freestyle heats last week. 


The team.  I love how much emphasis her coach puts on team spirit!


Today's meet against the Redfish.  So glad I remembered my camera this time.


Aubrey and her friend Annie.  No one can tell them apart.  


Coach Sandy and the 7-8 girls




Orca tail!





Heat winners for backstroke.