April 2024

April pictures! 

Our whole family went camping at Daingerfield...

Out of order, but this is from Eli's National Honor Society induction.  Terrible pictures, but we're still proud of him, as much as he hated the ceremony!  :)

Youth group bowling...

Back to camping...  Eli caught his biggest fish ever- 7.4 pounds!

Like the rest of America, we watched the solar eclipse this month.

Elizabeth and I went to the Meyerson to hear Brahms' Requiem, which was unbelievable!

Solar eclipse day...

And back to Daingerfield...

That wraps up April!  Much love!!

 

March 2024

These are all mixed up, as always, but here are some pictures from March.

Our dear friends the McDonalds were in town this month, and we finally got to meet baby Theo!!  We had such a good time catching up with them.

For a long weekend over Eli's spring break, we rented a little house on Lone Star Lake, near Daingerfield.  The house had a private dock, where Eli and Eric spent a lot of time fishing.

Back to Theo.  :)

Back to Lone Star Lake.  :)  The house also had a hot tub, which Eli enjoyed.  

We spent some time at Daingerfield, too, fishing and walking around the lake.

The weekend was so relaxing.  I spent a lot of time sitting on the comfy couch reading and watching Eric and Eli fishing out on the dock.

Back to the McDonalds' visit...

I always love this view out my back window- Eli and Timothy sitting and talking.

I still make Eli dye eggs before Easter.  :)

My mom had her traditional egg hunt for the kids.  When there is money in the eggs, even teenagers will run around the yard with buckets trying to find them!  :)

Looking sharp for Easter Sunday!

Eli with the Easter bunny.  :)  

And that concludes March!  LOVE to you!!

 

February 2024

 A few pictures from February...

Two of the three bunnies and one of the two tortoises.  :)

Heather and Jacey and I went to College Station to tour Texas A&M, where Jacey is considering attending.  We had a blast together, and it was so fun to be back!

Eric and I got to spend a weekend at the Cooper Hotel in Dallas, our favorite spot for a little getaway.

Eli and Timothy are always hard at work on their turtle pond.  

On Valentine's Day, we made our traditional crepes!

We've had a couple beautiful winter sunsets this month!

These are terrible pictures, but they'll never stand still for me to take their picture!  :)  I love seeing the boys and their friends in our backyard playing airsoft.

Spring is SPRINGING in Texas, and I love it!

Back to A&M for some reason!  :)

And that concludes February.  LOVE to you!!

January 2024

 Just a handful of pictures from the first month of the year...  my phone is full of pictures of bare trees and blue sky, a scene that always catches my eye in January.  Light on the actual people photos though!  :)  I love the slowness of January.

We had a very light snow one day this month, which was enough to shut down the Dallas area for a day.  Texas can't handle winter weather!  :)  Eli's school service project was canceled, Eric happened to already be off of work, and my office closed for the day.  We so enjoyed this unexpected snow day.

True to Texas weather, we've also had some beautiful warm days.  Eric and Eli both have been hard at work on the ongoing back porch project.

This has become a favorite evening activity of ours- sitting on the porch by a little fire.

At the beginning of the month, the youth had a lock-in at church.  It was hard for this old lady volunteer to stay up all night :) , but it was so worth it.  The kids had a BLAST.  This picture was taken in the church parking lot at 4am!  :)

And that rounds out January.  LOVE to you!!