Sailing…

Matt was supposed to take a sailing certification course next week with our 13 yo son. However, our son decided he didn’t actually want to get certified, or go sailing, so we cancelled the trip. But instead of the company offering a refund for the 5-day liveaboard course for two (which was not cheap), they […]

Lagoon 380

Recently (Last month) we were headed to a family get-together in Austin. We decided to leave a day early and made a side trip to Kemah to do a few things including a look at a Lagoon 380. We wanted to have a better feel of the boat. It’s hard to discern spatial relationships from […]

Bike? Bike!

So, today, I read an article posted by Family on Bikes. It was about a mom in Portland who totes around her SIX kids by bicycle!! You can read the article here. Finished reading? Are you thinking what I’m thinking?   THIS IS BRILLIANT! I’m ready to sell my minivan and buy a box bike to […]

Happy Birthday America

We started the day off lazy – skipping the community parade – but rallied with afternoon swimming, dinner with the in-laws, and fireworks! The boys were completely worn out by the time we got home (an hour after their summer bedtime.) So, apparently, Matt decided NOT to blog while I was out of town… and […]

Birthdays!

We celebrated Zach’s 7th Birthday with dinner at Bennihana’s! His favorite! On the way home, he told me 60 + 60 = 120. And then he told me how he figured it out… 50 + 10 = 60. So if he added 50+50, he got 100. Then he needed to add 10+10 to get 20. […]