cabo, san lucas

chris an i took a much needed and long overdue trip this summer...no kids!! this past winter some great friends of ours called and asked if we'd be interested in going to cabo with three other couples (carlocks, chapmans, and linders). at first we turned down the offer (which was quite inexpensive) knowing we should focus our time and money on fundraising efforts for manuel and education. but after much thought, we decided it was finaly time to focus on ourselves. as selfish as it felt, we knew it was what we needed!

as the time got closer, we realized we'd probably never do something like it again, so we packed our itinerary with all we could...sightseeing, scuba diving, swimming with dolphins, snorkling, and sailing.

it was a trip i'll always cherish!

this was the view from our casa cascadas.
somebody pinch me. is this real?
the house was decorated beautifully.
dinner at "mi casa" with the carlocks, chapmans, and linders.
2 for 1 margharitas with holly and tammy!!
"come on! jump in and snorkel with me!!"
lunch with the girls, serenaded by the mariachi band.
sunset cruise with "cabo sailing". may be the most romantic evening of my life.
i thought i was going to fall off this sailboat! i may be smiling, but i was freaking out!
lunch on the beach at "the office"
dinner at "sunset pointe"
sailing into the sunset past lover's beach in the sea of cortez
ready for a night out in the town!
swimming with the dolphins! this was chris's favorite!

blues city blowout

this weekend was the blues city blowout tournament for manuel's team. his team came in 2nd place. the weekend was ablsolutely perfect...gorgeous weather, good friends, and great soccer!

weekend with lovey bear

cooper's class takes turns each weekend caring for lovey bear. this weekend was coop's turn. he was soo excited! lovey went everywhere with us. the pictures below are from a trip to target to get a gift for our friend mckinley. he was having a birthday party at pump it up. lovey enjoyed having cake and icecream with his classmates!

midsouth challenge champs!!

U12 '99 girls midsouth challenge 1st place champs

taegan and callie


t's biggest fans!!

my girl...ready to score a goal!

running to jump in daddy's arms. "oh, and by the way dad...you owe me $20. four goals at $5/goal."

the wizard of oz!!

tonight taegan and manuel performed in the wizard of oz at their school. it was a fabulous play. all the kids in 6th grade had a role and the teachers organized it. wow!!! taegan was a tree. she got to throw apples at her good friend, isabel, (who played dorothy). manuel was an emerald city narrator. during some technical difficulties manuel had to adlib, which made the crowd laugh. who knew he had such quick wit? his whole family showed up to see him. i know they were proud!

the kids had quite a few fans in the crowd. of course my mom and dad and mama kay and pops were there, but also my very best childhhood friend, melissa, and her daughter lucia were in town from las vegas and able to make it. in addition, taegan had two soccer friends, sarah and molly, along with two of manuel's soccer friends, alex and logan. we feel so lucky to have so many people take time out of their busy schedule!

instead of flowers, mama kay and pops brought a box of donuts. how funny...yet practical! my kids LOVE howard's donuts!!

open house for cooper at harding

cooper had open house last tuesday at his school. first there was a program, where each of the classes sang. then we visited his classroom. i always love what harding cordova kindergarten has prepared for open house!

cooper presented miss kristin with flowers on behalf of the kindergarten. she's the music and art teacher. not to mention...cooper has a HUGE crush on her.

miss claire's kindergarteners

landon, cooper's best friend miss claire, cooper's teacher miss debbie, the kindergarten principal mrs. bateman, the school's guidance counselor