We had a chance to visit my sister and her family in Frisco (just Frisco – not short for San Francisco) this past weekend. We had a good time catching up and the kids had a great time with their cousins. What did we do? I can pretty much sum up the weekend with two words – baseball and swimming. We swam for several hours when we arrived late Thursday afternoon. Even though the truck was telling us it was 104 when we arrived, it...

For the past 3 summers we’ve been able to make a trip up to Lake Livingston for some fun. The kids fish with Grandpa and he lets them drive the boat. We jet ski and just have an all around good time. Kayla, who is afraid of every single bug on the planet has no problem going 65mph on a jet ski. And Mr. Timid Nathan always starts out very cautious but by the end of the day is wanting me to “do circles” which results in...

Late September in Houston – still low 90’s during the day which means it’s time for another trip to the Beylotte’s for some water fun. We’ve had a couple of “lake” days with them this summer and we always have a blast. Good friends, good fun, good food. Both Kayla and Nathan have grown so much in the last few months in many ways but their water ability really stands out. The cheapo pool we put up...

We went to a back-to-school pool party at the Rushing’s home this evening and had a great time… except my wife got this crazy idea that we should trade off cooking every week. We may not go back (just kidding!). We had lots of fun and laughs along with jumpy nerves cringing every time one of the little kiddos ventured near the edge of the pool.  I had empty pockets just in case I had to go for an unexpected swim. The light was...

Last week I successfully put a huge hole in the water inlet on the kiddos slip and slide. So when Amy and the kids came home with a new one, Nathan wanted to try it out as soon as possible. And try it out he did! If I were to dive on that thing the way Nathan did, I’m pretty sure I’d be in the hospital right now with assorted broken ribs. He could not have been happier. Three cheers for a long seven dollar piece of...

We went down to Matagorda a couple of weekends ago with some of Amy’s co-workers and had a lot of fun in the sun. We spent a bunch of time at the beach and had some awesome food that evening. We all had a really fun time. I think it’s going to become a yearly...