Summer Track STATE Meet

 Tell me you have a car full of teenagers (or one day from being a teenager) without telling me

Peep Minnie in the way back under the blue blanket? No? She's there!

We were up and at 'em and outta the house at 6:30 on Saturday morning... Miss B was hitting the ground running... pun intended but let's be honest...my gals don't run! Hahaha! She was the first field event. She REALLY was hoping to make it in discus but jav was her event this year...see her there on the bench taking instruction from the USATF official? 

She threw consistently... just not enough to get where she wanted... 

Her support section! So weird NOT to be chasing BOTH of my girls back and forth across the campus...this year Minnie was doing the chasing... hahaha of tiny people to get them to their events. 

It was a beautiful day....we had 42 kids qualify and compete... several winning their events and lots placing in the top 6... 110 kids signed up this year... crazy when I looked back and we had 35 our first season.....

I truly think it grows every year because of Husband doing what he does... coaching, encouraging, teaching...

The scene reminded me of this one... 

First Year of Mustang Trailblazers 2017

and telling her never to leave a fist bump hanging

It's ALWAYS a long season and the longer we do it the LONGER it seems...

but this crew is worth it... and we'll do it again NEXT year for Miss B's last season...

August 2025 Family Pics (Courtesy Sky)

We've been doing this a LONG time :)

LOVE my people....

 

A Quick Catch Up

For pics that just need to be posted :) Post-practice snuggles....

Taking care of "Koda-Man" as we fondly refer to him... poor guy is getting up there... couldn't even handle Minnie's "meander" ha!

So grateful for neighbors that ask us to help and are available to help US when days for these guys are long without their humans....

Beach ready babes!

Yuck. :) But they had fun so that's all that matters... grateful to Fi's Mom for taking them!

and why WOULDN'T you go ice skating when it's 90 in the shade in August? Minnie was so happy to be on frozen water... not AS happy to be wearing skates but C-Line was able to share her fav sport with her friends... grateful to Jess for taking them!! :) They had SO much fun!

Miss B's Annual Pool Party

Miss B LOVES celebrating around her birthday (or ON her actual day as she did back HERE) at "Bob" and Aunt Nancy's... they graciously agreed again this year, we packed up a couple of friends, ordered up some McD's for the bday girl and we were OFF...

Meanwhile Minnie was here with friends... bleck.

This is WAY more my speed... a GORGEOUS quiet EMPTY pool :) Bliss!

I think they all had a BLAST... we wrapped it up with DQ on the way home and games in the den...she's so easy to celebrate and with buddies like these... SO FUN!

Happy 13th Birthday Miss B!

I have said it for YEARS but to be loved by you is a gift... you are the sweetest, kindest, gentle-est ;) girl there ever was...

You love all things fur, fins and feathers...and you were SO HAPPY to get new baby chicks this spring...

a trip to a local donut shop... and you were up and at 'em to be the firsts standing in line...

This girl... and having your nails done like Nana are two of your favs... 

Friends flock to you... you are smart, kind, funny and inclusive... please keep being all those things as you head into and navigate these teen years....

While fishing isn't your fav like it is your sister....I don't mind because we get more "deep couch sitting" :)

but picking out a Christmas tree with your Dad alone... might be your favorite day on the calendar... just don't be too mad about the budget restraints :)

Watching you play all the sports and love *almost* every minute is SO.MUCH.FUN. 

Miss B... "people" say we could be headed into some rocky territory here coming up but I think if you keep being YOU.... keep your eyes on Jesus and find the things that give you joy and sharing that with others... everything will be just.fine. :)

We love you so much sweet girl! Happy 13th Birthday!!!

P.S. Let's go on a trip! :)

VA-CA DAY!

Because we are not going "north" this summer for our annual vacation, we decided that Tuesday would be a day of "stay-cation". Our family has never ventured to Peak's and in fact try to avoid all things saltwater unless it's "fishing" for Husband. 

We figured out the ferry, booked the golf cart and knew the lunch plan... This one was NONE too impressed with a ferry ride but once we got her on I HAD to take a pic to send to Fi (who is well versed at ferry rides in the summer) to show her that we DID IT... SHE WAS ON THE FERRY and HAPPY about it :)

Speaking of happy... chilly sea air and a fun adventure just the four of us... yes please!

It's been YEARS since Husband and I were here and our gals have never been... 

We arrived about an hour before our golf cart rental so we walked a fair bit back and forth...

and then picked up the BEST part of the day... ask any of us.. we all agreed the golf cart was the WAY.TO.GO.

 

We explored...

We stopped (peep Minnie)

and we even hiked through a jungle for a bit... :)

We loved driving around... I loved the funky-ness of this house... 

and according to A*I* we found a Lion's Mane jellyfish... by "we" I mean Miss B... unfortunately the tide brought it too far in so it was likely dead but Miss B told me they can still sting when they are dead so none of us was going to decide the fate...

We found an empty beach and picked sea glass...

Had a sub-par lunch and figured out that the ferry schedule we "thought" was an hour later...whoopsie... at least we didn't miss it....enjoyed corn hole on the lawn of the restaurant next to the beach..

Enjoyed the views on the way back....

and LOVED our time together in our great State...

sometimes it's the simple things and a $100 golf cart ride :)