Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Summer--week 5: Happy Birthday JoJo and America!

It's hard to believe it's already July! We are continuing to enjoy the pool and our friends and cross items off our summer bucket list.

   Jake's best buddy Jackson over to swim

Here's Jake at Barnes and Noble after earning his free book for reading 8 books. He reads every day and is getting better and better at it. We're so proud of him!

Seeing Hotel Transylvania with friends at a summer dollar movie--the greatest thing ever on a hot summer day!

Celebrating July 4th at the Pavilion with the Houston Symphony. Claudia helped the kids make these adorable shirts. We met several friends and had a great evening!

Grace watching the show on Ty's shoulders--pure joy!



JoJo had been gone all summer on a road trip across America with her dad--check out her blog: www.jonesacochran.blogspot.com.
She returned just in time for her birthday. We took her out for bowling and Chuy's to celebrate. Watching the kids bowl was simply hilarious! So fun! Happy Birthday JoJo!

      The kids decorated JoJo's room :)

Ultimate Girl's Weekend

I am blessed with some of the best girl friends in the world! I got to spend a weekend in Dallas this weekend with three of my favorite people in the world: JoDee, my kindred spirit who has been my friend since Kindergarten; Jen, my dear friend who "shares a brain" with me according to our beloved High School Calculus teacher, and who I was absolutely inseparable from during those days; and, Randi, who is my incredible college friend who makes me laugh more than anyone. It was a weekend with a recipe for success!

We were in Dallas for an unfortunate concert. As young girls we were smitten with the New Kids on the Block so we couldn't resist going to yet another reunion concert. The last time we saw them (five years ago), it was nostalgic. This time it was just sad. 45 year old men should not be doing the same dance moves they did when they were 18. Tragic, really. We honestly laughed until we cried. Oh, it was funny! We are officially retired from the New Kids concert tour, but definitely not from girl's reunions! 

We spent all day Saturday basking in the sun at the pool and talking the day away. It was a huge blessing to have time with just the girls. I treasure these friendships so!

               JoDee, Randi, and Jen

                       At the concert

             The really, really old "Kids"

          Randi and I's midnight QT run