Remembering Julie

I got to go to the dedication of the new new science lab building at Wylie Prep. It was built to honor and remember our friend Julie Schupbach who passed away from cancer right after Aidan and her son Eli graduated. She taught both of my kids in science and Spanish and she is so missed! It was a special event and it was good to see my fellow Class of 2024 parents.

Back to School

Summer break came to an end and it was time for these kids to spread out across three states again! 

Aidan moved into a temporary rental house with his roommates while they wait for renovations on their permanent house. His junior year started off great and he has a full load this semester since he is trying to graduate early next May!

Avery started class at Collin College and is jugging her class load with working full-time at the vet. 

She also said good-bye to her buddy Tiffany, but not before they had some tortilla slapping fun! 

Speaking of back to school, here's a cute picture of Hudson starting 4th grade! They just moved to Austin and we're so excited to have them closer!

August Shenanigans

August was kind of a slow month, but we welcomed it since the past few months have been insanely busy. The college move-in stars aligned for Jen and Leslie to both be in town at the same time (Jen moved Corinne to OU and Leslie moved Jack to UTD to start grad school - close to us!). They got to meet Summer and we all had a blast! Jack and Aidan have met a few times over the year but still didn't remember each other. We made them pose for an awkward picture together anyway!

Hung out with my Wylie buddies some!

Some Stella pics of course! Sher has a new cousin...Jacob and Rose's dog Junie is super cute, and Stella has been having a blast running around with her!

July This and That

The World Cup was super exciting! It was neat to see people coming together to cheer on different teams. Although the USA lost pretty badly to Belgium, it was fun cheering them on with friends. 

I went to help my mom after her hip replacement therapy for a couple of days while my dad was out of town. I relieved Aunt Jeri and Aunt Marsha who were helping her before I got there so it was fun to see them, and I also got to see Jason and Hudson on their way to store some stuff at Mom and Dad's since they just moved to Austin (yay!). Of course there was lots of delicious cooking, and I also spent a night at Jenna's to hang with her and watch a movie!

I got a job on the set of a short film that shot in DFW so I stayed very busy for 3 days! 

Stella got to come to dinner at Lazy Dog with us, and also had to be sedated for her annual well-visit since she is so high maintenance at the vet!

Birthday Fun

Two of my friends had birthdays on July 9th and it was so fun to celebrate them! Both of them had swim parties that Daniel and I went to, and Tracey and I also kidnapped Kimberly and took her to a hotel for the night (she thought we were just going to dinner!). Happy birthday Stephanie and Kimberly!

I had Aidan pick me and Kimberly up from Tracey's after the hotel stay, and he got to see Kaelyn for the first time in a while! 

Vegas Sibling Trip!

We went to Vegas with Amy, Cody, Lindsay, and Jason to goof off and have some grown-up time! We had a nice dinner at Capital Grille the first night and saw Kenny Chesney at the Sphere the second night which was an AMAZING experience!! We stayed at the Cosmopolitan which has great places to get a drink. We went to the secret "ski lodge" speakeasy after dinner the first night, and the Chandelier Bar after the concert! We also did all the Vegas things like walking through the Bellagio and doing some gambling!