Blueberries Galore

Bags and bags of blueberries.

Bryan, Joanna, and Carson are each working on getting their zip-locks full to the top.


Reese is "helping" her mom.


Kara's got a hand full.


Sophie is picking her fair share too.


Carson's bag looks like it is almost full.


Hannah is just beginning on her bag o' berries.

Mike is hauling Aidan around while he eats all the pickings.

We all had a fun time picking blueberries at a friend of Jenny's house.

Who's gonna bake the pie??? Not me!!!

Sail Away Bryan

Off he goes in the FINAL race.

As you can see here, Bryan is looking good to come in 1st place.

And he did it!!! Way to go Bryan.

Bryan went for his 3rd year to PAYC's Jr. Sailing Camp and had a blast as usual. The final day was race day. Each of the 3 age groups compete against each other. Bryan came in 2nd for his age group which qualified him for the final set of races. The 1st and 2nd place winners from each age group then sailed against each other in a best out of 3 races. For the 1st race Bryan came in 2nd, in the 2nd race he came in fourth and in the last race he came in 1st. So overall he had 7 points and that caused him to be in 2nd place overall. The boy that won 1st place overall has been to camp 7 years running. He came in 1st place in the first race, in 3 place for the 2nd race and in 2nd place for the last race so that gave him a total of 6 points.

Matthaei's visit Texas

Sophie pushing Adryanne

Carson, Joanna & Sophie diving off the rocks.
Reese "holding the baby".
Kara & Aidan
Joanna, Sophie & Cowboy.

Robyn, Joanna, Sophie & Aidan are in town visiting for a good week & 1/2. Big daddy Mike will be joining them soon. It has been a long awaited visit. Last time they were in Beaumont was 2 summers ago. Aidan wasn't even invitro and now he is 14 months old. Aidan is such a sweet little man with bright blonde hair & blue eyes that remind you of Robyn when she was little and he even looks just like his big sister Sophie. Joanna is 9 years old now and soooo tall. She is a great big sister to Aidan and very helpful. She is still a great hugger too. Sophie is such a bright light with her bright blonde hair that matches her little brothers. Full of energy and spunk. If I had half the energy she has I would be running marathons. So glad to have them here and wish they didn't EVER have to go back to Colorado.

Kara's Beach Trip

The very first week after Kara finished Kindergarden off she went to Destin, Florida for a fun beach trip with her Aunt Kim & family. I do believe Kara lived in the water. Whether it was in the ocean or the condo swimming pool, she is a true mermaid. I am plesantly surprised she didn't come home sunburned from head to toe - way to go Aunt Kim. Kara did however, come home with her fair share of typical tourist treasures (junk) from the local beach stores. Did Kara miss me? - I'm not too sure but I sure did miss her. I do have to admit that I enjoyed the "quiet" for the first day (or two). Since she has been home she has made up for those quiet days 10 fold.

Beginners Luck

I recently learned about blogging and thought I would give it a try. I now have a new computer that can handle "blogging" and such. I hope to share this with my family and friends so they can keep up with the RAOs and our busy busy life. Check back soon for more on the RAOs.