September - October 2025

     September - into the swing of things with all things school related and activities. Our schedules are packed full yet good! We celebrated our 21st anniversary on August 21, 2025, but our special date night out was in early September where we enjoyed a chef's table experience at a new restaurant. It was a great night and we enjoyed celebrating our marriage. We truly are blessed. The same weekend we went to an Astros game and had second row seats! Aubrey was lucky enough to catch a squishy ball from the cheerleaders at half time. Jay and I enjoyed a second date at a sushi restaurant that was a lot of fun, delicious, but most of all just a great time to spend together. We also enjoyed a visit from Aunt Dee Dee and Uncle Mike and made homemade gnocchi during their visit. 

    Avery has been busy with volleyball and cheer and Aubrey has enjoyed being part of student worship. They both work very hard in school and they both earned all A's on their report card! They both have such a great circle of friends and I love that for them. Both girls got their braces off and they have gorgeous smiles! 

    In October we celebrated their birthday by traveling to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our hope was to see the international balloon festival but unfortunately a tropical storm blew through and both opportunities to see the balloons fly were canceled due to weather. The Sandia Tram was also a bust from the weather and we got rained on for one of our hikes. However, the glass blowing experience, one hike, and the escape room were a hit! The glass blowing experience was a real treat and we all got to create two glass treasures to bring home. We included their best friend Ella on the trip and despite it going different than planned, we all had a great time and enjoyed each other's company. The kids were spoiled with presents from all! Aubrey chose to have her birthday party as a day at the beach and Avery chose to have her birthday at the park playing volleyball and basketball. What a great month of celebrations! 

  We rounded out the end of the month with Halloween! The girls were my little pony with all their friends. We have the best neighborhood to trick or treat in and I'm glad they are still loving all the fun. Lastly, Jay and I went on a special date night at a very fancy restaurant to celebrate the most special person in the world! 

Halloween 2025: 

Celebrating Jay's Birthday! 

July - August 2025

    July started off with the girls attending a week-long church camp which they had a blast. I’m so excited they have such great opportunities to have fun and grow closer to Jesus. We celebrated July 4th at Independence Park with fireworks and it’s always an amazing show. We hung out with friends and we had a great time. Next up was a trip to San Diego. Unfortunately, Avery had the flu for the trip and Aubrey probably had COVID but we tried to make the best of it. Avery missed most of the trip and spent it in bed but Aubrey and Ky'Leigh got to enjoy most of it. We explored Old Town San Diego, La Jolla, Piney Woods Trails, Point Loma, and went to Sea World. All in all, it was a great trip minus having a sick sweet girl who couldn't join us for most of the fun. 

    Next up was Lemonade Weekend for Isaiah House. This year we had 25 lemonade stands, had over 2,000 visitors and raised almost $25,000! Wozers! What a huge success. It was a fun weekend to remember and will serve to change the way foster care begins! Before lemonade weekend was completed, we jumped on a plane to PA to visit the family. First stop was WildWood Beach, NJ. We enjoyed a few days on the beach, board walk, and summer life with Nana, Grandpa, Aunt Leah, Uncle Joel and cousins Pheonix and Izzy. It was so much fun! Then we ventured to Allentown where we enjoyed time together including Dorney Park and a relaxation day at the home wrapping up with a final dinner with extended family too. It was a great trip with good memories. 

    The summer comes to a close and we end with a bang: Prayer Walk for Schools 2025. This is our third annual school prayer walk. We had 74 campuses, over 70 churches/organizations, and over 1,000 people praying on school campuses. It was an incredible day. The rally set the tone by having a student led prayer rally that included 6 personal testimonies and student led worship and students praying. Aubrey had the closing prayer. We had roughly 350 people attend the rally. It was very encouraging to see students share their faith with the community.

    Before we knew it the summer had come to an end and we kicked off the next school year: 8th grade. The girls are ready for an exciting year. Avery is involved in cheer and volleyball and varsity choir. Aubrey is involved in library aide, varsity choir, student worship at church, discipleship, and CITY leader. It is going to be a great year! 

July 2025: 

San Diego 2025

July Pennsylvania Trip:

Cheer: 

August 2025: 

Jessica Birthday Celebration: 

Prayer Walk 2025: 

Back to School! 

8th Grade 2025-2026: