Zing Zang Zoom

We are squeezing every last drop of summer out this week. Lamar and I both go back to work on Monday. We've had a wonderful summer, but I'm sad to see it over so fast.

Last night we went to the Ringling Brothers Zing Zang Zoom Circus. We got there a few minutes early, so we were able to walk down on the floor and see some of the performers.


Once the show started, the girls were so serious. Landrie was so funny because all of the stunts made her nervous...especially the tight rope walkers. She let out a huge sigh of relief every time they made it to the other side. Karsyn was cheering and screaming anytime something happened--she was her usual wild self!

The concensus was that the elephants and tigers were the favorites. The motorcycles from last year weren't there which were my favorites, but all in all it was a great show!

I could barely get Karsyn to sit still long enough for any pictures...Lolly isn't choking her, I promise!

The Finale!

Trying to get a family picture at the end - not happening as usual!

Soakin' Up the Sun

Monday and Tuesday we took our final mini-vacation of the summer. We went to Bastrop to visit the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort. Wow! What a fun place. The girls were in heaven with swimming pools, a lazy river, sandy beaches and more. Pictures don't do the place justice OR how much fun the girls had. I can't wait to go back again!!!

A Weekend Away - UPDATED

Last weekend, Lamar and I went to our 2nd Coaches Outreach Retreat. CO is a Bible Study just for coaches and they offer marriage retreats throughout the summer. They have them in several locations including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama. Last year, we went to New Braunfels and this year we went to Lone Wolf, OK. Our plan is to go to a new one each year...that is, as long as we have someone to keep the girls! The girls went to Camp Gigi while we were gone and had a blast!!!

The happy couple!

A view of our hotel from one of the many hiking trails

During our free time we went paddle boating. It seemed like fun at the time, but it was SOOO hot and there wasn't any breeze at all! This picture is from the dock and we had 30 minutes to make it to a small rock about 200 yards away and come back. It took nearly the whole time to do it!

We also drove to a few of the random small towns (Hobart, Altus, Blair and Roosevelt). We rented a boat Monday afternoon and went to see a movie in the smallest theatre I've ever been inside! There were only about 100 seats in each movie.

We loved our 5 days away, but I've never been so happy to see the sign below! I missed my girls!!!

I had to have my "Walk to Remember" photo. This is the Red River, so I was in 2 places at once - Texas and Oklahoma. I'm a dork, I know!!!

Summer is quickly winding down for me. I go back to work on August 2nd so we'll be cramming in as much fun as possible over the next 2 weeks.

**Updated to add - I met a blog reader IRL (in real life) while at the retreat. Kristy from The Owens Crew and her husband Joe were our small group leaders. It was such a funny moment when she asked "Are you the Kirk Krew?" We laughed and laughed!

4th of July

The 4th of July has always been one of my favorite holidays! I love the family time and the fireworks!! We always eat with my parents and then walk to the Boys Ranch. You can usually find us in the same spot at the park too, so we always sit with our good friends.

This is the only picture I got of the girls together! They are getting less and less cooperative for pictures.

Sweet Friends ~ Landrie & Channing!

Landrie in awe of the awesome fireworks show!