Loving the Country Life!

We have been in the country for a couple of weeks now and we are loving it! We are not near moved in but that is ok - plenty of time for that later...Both kids got off to school this week and are doing ok so far. We plan to go support the high school football team this Friday night!

Fishing in our pond.

Chandler caught the first fish!

A real cowgirl in the making.

Chandler and Martina are wearing each other out.

Calling up the cows.

Mike & Chandler in St. Louis!

Mike and Chandler took their latest father-son trip to St. Louis, Missouri. They enjoyed a Cardinals game, a Clint Black concert, a trip to the zoo and history museum, a paddleboat down the Mississippi River and an elevator ride to the top of the Arch.

Outside Busch Stadium.

Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals

View from their room. Chandler spent most of his time in the room (even at 3 a.m.) looking out the window at the stadium below. He even let Mike know, at 6 a.m., that the ground crew was already working on the field for the afternoon game.

Chandler enjoying the game; St. Louis Cardinals vs the LA Dodgers. The Cardinals won 2-0.

Chandler defying traffic to pose in front of the Arch!

Petting a sting ray at the St. Louis Zoo.

Mike and Chandler inside the top of the Arch.

Enjoying the Tom Sawyer boat trip down the Mississippi River.

Fun Times with Family

We enjoyed a fun week with Uncle Bill, Aunt Gloria and our cousins. It was a week full of VBS, swimming and playing till we dropped!

Enjoying VBS with Jeremy.

We enjoyed a fun picnic at the Park after VBS. We enjoyed eating with Uncle Bill and cousins Gage, Molly and Hailey.

Chandler enjoying the water slide at Jeremy and Traci's house!

Cydney also enjoyed her time swimming!


Cydney is amazed her cousin Gage is such a wonderful performer!

Celebrating the Fourth!

We got off to a fun start to our Fourth of July weekend when the kids finished swim lessons. Chandler graduated from Basic Diving and Cyd graduated from Level I.

Chandler is 'King of the Cannonball' which he did not learn in Basic Diving. He was already good at it.

Cydney jumped off the diving board twice and swam to the edge of the pool by herself. Now she is going to want to do it all of the time!

July 3rd was a fun day too. I ran the Independance 10K at White Rock Lake. That night we went to Papa and Grans for a family cookout. Cydney is really enjoying her smore!

Aunt Gina even joined in the fun. She had never roasted a marshmallow or had a smore before.

We celebrated July 4th at the Ranger Game where the Rangers played the Chicago White Socks. Chandler scored an autograph from White Sox DH Paul Konerko.

The whole family enjoying the game!

The Dynamic Ranger Duo!

Fireworks over the Ballpark!

June in Llano

As is our family custom, we spent the first weekend in June in Llano for the Rodeo. This year we went both nights and had a great time. We stayed in a great cabin right on the Llano River. The cabin was awesome and the river was great for swimming and exploring.

First Cannonball of the Summer! We named this rock Cannonball rock!

Hill Country Sunset!

The cabin up on the hill from the river - Rio de Looney.

One of the beautiful views on the walk from the house to the river.

Chandler trying out his new fishing pole he got for getting perfect attendance at school this year.

The river was gorgeous! We swam and hiked, collected granite rocks and had the whole place to ourselves!

Under the big lights at the Rodeo.

Chandler enjoying the team roping.

Chandler working the calf shoot - he helped out the cowboys keep the calves in line.

Suited up and ready for Muton Bustin'

Ready to come out of shoot #5.

We spent the last night enjoying a cookout. Cydney loved 'smore time'

Chandler after roasting too many marshmallows!

The swing down by the river was my favorite part. It was a great place to enjoy a cup of coffee in the mornings.

What fun to unlock and swing the gate open so Daddy could drive the truck thru.

A great place to stay in the Hill Country!!!

Enjoying the month of May.

Soccer season is over...the Drillers season is over...they had a tough season but came such a long way. They even beat the #1 undefeated team "Cats" their last game. 10-8! Let's see what happens with the Drillers in the fall...
Cyd has finished school for the year. To celebrate, we spent the day at the Botanical Gardens.

Enjoying the Japanese Gardens.

The bridge was a great place for pictures.

Cydney attempting the stepping stones alone. She was a little bit leary of the fish swimming around her.

The Drillers are done for the season but Chandler is now an 'Indian'. They started the season off with a 10-1 win for their first game. Chandler pitched the first two innings of the first game. 3 up, 3 down...two hits that were fielded for outs at first (4 of the Indians came from the Drillers).

"STRIKE THREE"

Soccer season is over, the Frogs did awesome! Three of the Frogs are now "Rangers." Cyd has the 'Ian Kinsler' look going just like big brother. Here is Cyd with 'Coach Daddy."

Cyd takes the field. She is the one in the middle. They are so cute! Cyd plays on a 3 and 4 year old team.

Cyd makes a catch at first! She made two good hits according to 'Coach Daddy." Cyd and Chandler actually played at the same time in two different cities. I was with Chandler, Mike was the Cyd. Thank you Gran for the pictures....

24 Years and Counting....

Monday was our 24th wedding anniversary. To celebrate, we all went to East Texas! It was a beautiful weekend. I think this is my favorite part of Texas with the rolling hills, trees and there were alot of ponds this year because of the rain.

Cydney at the Tyler Rose Garden. I had not been to there since I was in high school. It was just as I remember it.

Chandler is looking very handsome in this picture!

The fish pond at the Rose Garden.

Even Chandler enjoyed looking at the flowers.

Cydney is a 'master gardener' in the making.

Chandler in 'Chandler, Texas'

You can never see too many catfish at once.

This was at the freshwater hatchery in Athens,Tx.

Off to fish....

Cydney's first fish!!!!

Chandler snagged one too (although it wasn't his first.)