Chiefs & Portraits

Well we made it to the Playoffs but then lost so we won't be in the Superbowl this year. Luckily we got a cute picture with Poppa in our Chiefs gear (minus Ady who had dance!).

I took pictures of over 200 kids at a local school...

 

Dance Update

Our studio moved to a new (HUGE) space and it just opened a few weeks ago! It's amazing and we are so excited for them! 

Our beauty off to her first convention! 

Donuts to load up the girls on sugar before a full day of dancing! 

Our amazing studio owner who also teaches and does all the things! 

This is her default pose right now! It's so cute! 

They had a DCC "Kash" come in and teach a class at convention and the girls LOVED her! 

 

Catching Up

Snapped some pictures of the boys doing Kinetic Sand together. Their minds are identical and it's fun to watch them concentrate together... 

Will has also been SUPER into puzzles and can knock most of them out within a few minutes! 

Our girl and her beauty in the sunlight...

Haircut time...

More puzzles....

 

Zoo Day

The kids and I ventured down to the Ft. Worth Zoo with some buddies and had a blast as always! This was the easiest time yet with Will and the wagon worked great to lug around our lunches and supplies!

 

Drew's Birthday Celebration

This year he decided to take a handful of his closest buddies rock climbing and then out for pizza! Only he and one other boy made it to the top which I was super impressed by! They all had a blast trying the different walls though and it was HARD. Pizza was rowdy with that many boys and I was thankful I had another mom to chaperone with me!

 

Randoms

We are now on our 57th school shutdown due to COVID and it's getting old. This second variant, 'omicron', is WAY less severe and hardly anyone who has been vaccinated is struggling. We feel so bad for our teachers who are stressed to the max and our with our numbers of cases soaring they simply didn't have enough staff to keep the schools open around the MLK holiday. It's also chilly so the amount of time we can be outside is fairly limited and we are stuck inside. And lastly Ady's dance studio isn't complete yet so they had to cancel dance these past 2 weeks. LOTS of at-home time for our kiddos. Good thing we love each other! Ha!

 

Drew // 11 Years Old

 

Oh bud. If I could stop time this is where I'd stop it. You're responsible, helpful, incredibly intelligent (started accelerated math this year!), funny, kind, friendly and most of all I've gotten TONS of random hugs this year which I love from my first born who wasn't a big huger until the past few years. We love you so much, are so proud of you and can't believe you are already 11!!!

For the stats:

Height: 60 inches (89%)
Weight: 81 pounds 8 oz (55%) 
Shoe size: 7.5
Clothes: Large and XL

And for the annual interview:

Favorite color: green
Best friend: I don't have a best, I have many good friends
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite restaurant: Wise Guys
What do you want to be when you grow up: Aerospace engineer
What makes you happy: When I get good grades
Where is your favorite place to go: Florida
Favorite show: Dude Perfect
Favorite sport to play: Golf
Favorite sport to watch: Football

Favorite toy to play with: Xbox

Favorite movie: Back to the Future

Photography Recap

Just so I never forget, I hit my new record down here in Texas after being here 4 years. I had a wonderful year and also upgraded my camera body to a mirrorless Canon r6. I absolutely LOVE it! I also invested in a Synology NAS system to backup everything I own for both my business and personal life and feel so much better about having that! This is a collage I put together of my fall families and it was fun to see all their faces. Cheers to 2022 being an even more amazing year!

 

New Years Eve

We did an early countdown again this year with Gramma and Poppa before heading off to our party! The kids loved the sparkling cider and I loved being with my parents to celebrate for a bit!

Then it was off to a speakeasy that our friends put together! They had a full front door with passcode to enter, a huge bar area for the boys to make our drinks and we had tons of food that we all brought as well as a poker table! By the end of the night it was full on dance floor dancing though... just like we always end up!