February Snow Storm

February 11, 2010 brought us a massive snow storm for the Dallas/Ft. Worth area!! We had a record snowfall of 12.5".... Here are some pictures from our fun and amazing snow storm! It was snowing all day on Thursday which made me NOT want to do any homework....so I didn't! :) Instead I went outside to enjoy the snow with Sage since we will probably NEVER see this much in Dallas again!! It was awesome and beautiful!!!

Friday morning, Feb. 12th

Me and Sage on Thursday night playing in the snow... we had snowball fights ;) technically it was me throwing snowballs at her while she would try and catch them - haha.

Sage laying in the snow by the pool...I think she's wishing it was summer already

Backyard....lots of snow! :)

Christmas

So this posting from Christmas is long overdue but I'll post a few pics anyway....

Nick & Erin

We took the dogs to a field to get out some energy....

Sage, Sig, Samson (from L to R)

Nick with his present from my aunt (unusual wrapping)

It was an axe/hachet that my uncle told my aunt there was no way she could wrap! Guess she proved him wrong :)

Me and Erin

Unleashed

Brian and I took Sage and Sig to the indoor dog park last night again and Sage still hates it! haha. She stays by my side the whole time and doesn't mingle with any other dog... There were some interesting dogs there to look at...3 Great Danes, lots of Labs, Dobermans, etc... Here are a few pics from our outing! :)

Sage hiding between me and the wall

One of the Great Danes

College Station Road Trip

I took 5 of my high school girls on a road trip with me to College Station last weekend! We had a blast! Went to my Phillies Alumni Reunion Tailgate, ate at Wing's n More, saw the flyover, and hung out at my house. So much fun for such a short weekend!

Anna, Sarah, Anna

Watched march-in to the stadium

trying to get Sig to stay in the back of the car - he wouldn't do it :)

At the Tailgate

Fall

Midnight Yell @ the Ballpark in Arlington - Whoop!!

Labor Day Weekend: Samson took a ride on the waverunner

All three dogs: Sig, Sage, and Samson

Summer Vacation

This summer the whole family took a trip to Estes Park. The weather was amazing and we had so much fun relaxing, hiking, the guys went fishing/girls read, and shopping.

Harley-Davidson

My brother finally got his Harley and it's AWESOME!!!! He and I went for a 2 hour ride this afternoon and I loved every minute of it! Here are a few pics of him and his new toy...

Beach Camp

Beach camp this year for the youth at FBC was AWESOME!!! I had to leave early to go on family vacation and I DIDN'T want to leave - I cried on the plane ride home because I wished I had been at camp. Pathetic I know! The girls were just really starting to open up to me and I felt like God was using me in a great way and I've never felt that before! I could go on and on about camp!

Always Have Your Cell!

So we went up to the lake this weekend with my mom's cousin and his wife, my aunt/uncle, and brian and lauren. I ended up taking the dirtbike for a ride last night and got a little adventurous so I decided to take trip down a road towards the end of our cove...the road just keeps going and going and at one point you could either go left or right so I went right to see where it would take me. I finally went down a steep hill and didn't see car tracks anymore so I downshifted to 1st gear to turn around and the dirtbike dies on me. No biggie - this happens every now and then if you release the clutch too fast. Well, I presumed to start it and it won't start. I'm in jeans (cause of snakes and falling, a t-shirt, and my helmet (SOOO HOT to wear!). I kept kicking and kicking and still nothing - it will NOT start or catch. I tried starting it for 10 minutes and am drenched in sweat, don't have my cell phone and am prolly an hour walk back to the house if I pushed the bike home. So, I start walking but it's slow going because of the heat and my jeans and trying to carry a helmet while pushing. About 5-10 minutes into my push back to the house I tried to start it again and it FINALLY caught. I quickly got on - not putting my helmet back on b/c it's so hot - and drove back to the house as quick as possible so it wouldn't die again. All that to say, I learned my lesson about ALWAYS having my cell phone with me in case of such situations!!

I'm at beach camp this week and daily updates are available at www.firstdallas.org/beach-camp

Six Flags

So today the youth group at church went to Six Flags from 10am - 7pm. All I can say is - wow. I am getting too old for Six Flags...the Texas heat/sun might of had some effect but the rides I think become rougher the older you get. Headaches, neck pain, etc., were all on today's menu. I do feel like a kid again on the roller coasters. On an up note, today was an awesome day to go (not sure why) b/c there were no lines! We waited in like one line the whole day and it was 20 minutes...every other ride we walked straight on! Such a fun day in the sun at Six Flags but man am I WIPED OUT!!!