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...

I recently posted a photo of me throwing Nathan in the air and was asked if it was Photoshopped. It wasn’t, but the comment did give me a couple of ideas and the kids were more than happy to help out since it meant Kayla would get to shoot the photos while Nathan would get to fly.  Here are photos from back in 2007 (Nathan has always liked to do this), a couple of days ago and...