Monday, December 23, 2013. Our little girl is growing up so fast. With two little ones there are so many firsts happening you try not to miss them all, and unfortunately I am sure I have. But on the other hand, everything that is his sisters is his! We are working on crawling. But I think she thinks that is just too much work.

Sunday, April 22, 2012. The plan was for Jaydon and I to fly out of Austin and meet Joel in Chicago for the connecting flight to D. The atmosphere was even more diverse inside the lobby.

Monday, August 29, 2011. any Caddyshack fans? After many turns and snickers last year, we did it. We can even start it without having to squirt a little gas at the motor to fire up. Summer 2010 - Being towed in by the Brams, spectators circled around us telling us they warned us.

Sunday, September 11, 2011. It was a nice way to remember the day. Thursday, July 28, 2011. For those of you that do not know my brother is now a Houston Firefighter. he was pinned on July 14, 2011. We are very proud of him that he is doing what he loves to do and his dream. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Tuesday, January 18, 2011.

Steve, Stephanie, Owen and Elijah. Wednesday, August 1, 2012. A Summer of Ups and Downs. This summer has been a very busy summer. I have loved being at home this summer, getting to do things with the boys. June was a month of winding down from the school year.

Sunday, January 4, 2015. After Christmas Eve mass, we came home and the kids were ready to set out cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer. Christmas with Nana and Fops.

we hope that you enjoy our lives as much as we do. Jake turned 4 on August 29th and we celebrated his birthday on Sunday with a very small swimming party at our house. Jake decorated his own cake. He wanted African Animals! He went a little overboard. His two cousins Matthew and Zachary played with waterguns all afternoon. Jake and Miller and Coy taking a break from swimming to eat a hotdog or two.

Sunday, August 17, 2014. Juliann swam on the Red Wave Swim Team this summer. This was her first year. She enjoyed all of it and continued to improve all season. Her strongest swim was the backstroke. We went to the opening ceremonies, which were held on Olsen Field. The girls ended up with 11th place in their relay. The team members were Allison Valejo, Riley Wallis, Jillian Croix, and Juliann.

Thursday, July 23, 2015. Well this summer has been busy - busier than I thought. You might remember that we moved to our new house mid-May. And then my office moved downtown the next month. So now we are just trying to enjoy was is left of summer and staying cool as the heat is now fully upon us.