Monthly Archives: July 2010

Family Weddings: Dancing [Funny]

Family weddings are always fun. (Think I’m supposed to say this.) And earlier this month we attended Holly’s nephew Logan’s wedding at the Cowboys Golf Course. Nice ceremony and reception, though I must mention that it was troubling having to … Continue reading

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My Little Van Goghs: Art Camp [Layla/Emma]

Of the various summer activities going on, one was Emma and Layla doing a day art camp at the Dallas Museum of Art several weeks ago. Each day of the camp they worked on a different style. And then on … Continue reading

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Layla Is A Dancing Machine [Dance]

For the many years that Layla’s been dancing, May means the big recital, where all the hard work (and fun) is put on display. Hard to believe it’s been six years since the first one in 2004. (2005, 2006 (including … Continue reading

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A Week, Including Weekend, With Grandparents [Vacation?]

Back in mid June, the kids made their annual summer trek down to Houston to stay with my parents (though Speed missed it for the first time because of fitness camp). As detailed by my mother, they did ceramics, went … Continue reading

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The Outdoors With Nice Accommodations [Vacations]

Seems like forever ago now, but in early June, Holly, Layla, Emma, and I went on a little five-day vacation outside Austin at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort. (Madysen and Speed were otherwise detained–she was cashiering at the city … Continue reading

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Best Birthday Ever? Best Day Ever! [Birthdays]

Emma, my baby, my Tink, turned 9. That’s practically double digits. I better make this next year last. Anyway, unlike most birthdays of recent years, we consolidated the festivities down to one day. But boy what a day it was. … Continue reading

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Which Is The Real Speed? [Funny]

Speed was fortunate enough to go to the final round of the HP Byron Nelson Golf Championship at the TPC Los Colinas in May. Seats in a pavilion on the 18th green, food and drinks, somewhat unsupervised, and some free … Continue reading

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Bio Day Remix [Emma]

We covered this a while back, but for completeness (and because the video is better), here is the official biography day video of Emma as Amelia Earhart.

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