Seasons

While in Florida we discovered one of our good Kauai friends was visiting her hometown in Lake Worth, FL, so the morning after Disney we drove a couple hours south to see her. We spent the morning at the beach until the rain came, then we said goodbye and drove a few hours back north…

After my brother’s wedding in New York, we decided to take a little detour before driving back to Texas. We stopped in Orlando and took the kids to Disney World Magic Kingdom! They had been to Disneyland in California two years before, but I think they enjoyed it a lot more at this age, a…

On Day Two in Manhattan we took the subway to Central Park. The kids enjoyed playing at some of the playgrounds. Eva especially loved the big silver slide. Damian’s favorite was the Alice in Wonderland section. The kids were so exhausted after it all that we had to bribe them with ice cream just to…

We were at The Jetties for our weekly free surfing lessons with SurfVive.Org when a huuuuuge storm crept up on us. The sky turned black and thunder roared. We quickly packed up and headed out, but not before capturing some fun pics!

Summer seemed to go by in a flash. I was booked almost every day, on top of working my 9 to 5 office job. We had plenty of solid beach and pool days, a lovely trip to Mexico for our wedding, and an event with our nonprofit SurfVive.Org. Still, a part of me longs for…

This morning we woke to a lovely surprise… it was snowing! In South Texas! I think this is only like the third time in recorded history this has happened! The kids built a snowman before school and I took a few pictures before heading to work. Now, at lunchtime, it is STILL snowing! Unbelievable!