Friday, June 30, 2023

June Fun

Brian and Phil Tilger took the kids to a Rangers game.  Annabelle and Hadley. 


Annabelle, Hadley, Garrett, and Caden.

Look who made the jumbotron.

And a zoomed in picture.

We are dog sitting a friend's dog.  They will in return watch Bear when we go to Colorado in a few weeks.  Winnie and Bear are from the same breeder.  Winnis is a Cockapoo, so there is a chance that they have the same dad.



Meredith and her boys came over to swim one day.  Caden, Jonah, Annabelle with Asher on her shoulders.




Asher didn't want to leave Winnie.


Annabelle did a volleyball camp this week.

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Pine Cove

 The kids both went to Pine Cove in East Texas.  There were 10 Covenant boys Caden's age going, and only 2 girls from Annabelle's grade went, but about a dozen of the boys from her grade were there.  Annabelle with her counselor at drop off.  We forgot to take a picture of Caden with his counselor.


Annabelle with her friend Ann Holland.

They use facial recognition to identify your kids and notify you when there is a picture of them posted.  We were watching the app all week waiting for pictures.  Caden is crouched down ready to run next to the door on the left.


Caden playing basketball in the pool.

Annabelle dancing on stage one night.

Annabelle waiting to zipline.

Annabelle playing a game.

Annabelle with her cabinmates.

Caden with his cabinmates.


Caden playing basketball.




We were able to write two letters during the week, and then the kids could respond twice.  We received these letters on Wednesday.


Then these letters on Friday.




When we picked them up, their counselor had written down a few things about each kid.



While the kids were at camp, Brian and Laura headed over to stay at the Driscol in Fort Worth.


Brian and Melissa Wood, who live in Burleson, met them for dinner one night.

Back to Dallas for a tennis match on Thursday.  And another injury for Laura.

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Annabelle's New Shoes & Caden's Birthday Party

 Annabelle was evaluated for Pointe during May, and she passed.  We had an appointment this week to get her first pair of pointe shoes.


The kids attended a CSI Science camp at Covenant.  The teacher sent a few pictures.




Fun in the pool with Hadley Tilger.


Annabelle went ice skating for her friend Liv's birthday.  Back row: Audrey Thomason, Katherine Kingsriter, and Stella Stimson.  Front row: Lilly Stueve, Maddie Castro, Liv Larson, and Annabelle.



Caden finally celebrated his birthday.  He had a group of boys over to play basketball and swim.  Left to right: Henry Buja, Cade Crane, Andrew Dawson, Everett Horan, Garrett Tilger, Levi Webb, Caden, Andrew Collins, Jax Farrell, and Cooper Dow.


Sunday, June 4, 2023

Annabelle's Ballet Performance: Raymonda

 Another year of ballet is wrapping up.  Annabelle performed as a Palace Princess in Raymonda.

Annabelle is back right of the center group.



Laura was backstage again.  A quick pic before going on stage.


Annabelle's professional portraits.




Their teacher Ms Libby is retiring from the studio to work at her church.  The girls will be sad to not have her teaching anymore.



A pic with Papa & Nana.


And Mimi and Tia.


Four Covenant 5th graders were in the performance, so a group of friends came to watch.  Left to right: Anais Arcucci, Annabelle, Adelaide Breed, Zoey Seale, Dylan Zafar, Ann Holland Crow, Lily Stewart, Presley Bass, and Khloe Jensen.


A family photo.