The Last of Summer

When we got back from our Summer trips, it was full steam ahead to get ready for school! I feel like school is starting earlier and earlier and it's really hard to let summer go. 

I took the girls to buy their school supplies! Which, it's a lot easier to shop for school supplies when they're out of elementary! I was so excited to have kiddos in middle and high school this year! 

We watched the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and of course these girls know that we stand for the national anthem- they just aren't so sure about the saluting part! 

I decorated for the start of football season. 

And we had DJ's staff and students over to kick off the year! We gifted each of them a travel bag full of Texas goodies! 

The table was set and we were ready for a preseason tailgate! 

We love being able to host his students and staff before the season starts! They put in so much work during fall camp and the entire season all while being college students! We are so thankfulf for them. 

One last date night before the crazy begins. 

And on our way home from college visits, Gretchen and I were able to stop and see Brandy, another coach's wife who just gets it! 

Then we were off to back to school nights! 

We also had a kick off pool party for the middle school cheerleaders! 

 

Beach Day

In July, we packed up one weekend and headed to the beach. We needed one more weekend away before the craziness of football season began (and let me tell you-it's been a crazy one) 

We had breakfast and then drove over to the beach. 

Gretchen was in her happy place because she could spend the day reading. 

Megan spent the day building a sand castle. 

And DJ spent the day in the shade. 

The water was full of sea weed (per usual for a Texas beach), but it didn't stop the girls. 

Gabby was NOT a fan of the water. I think she was pretty mad at us for taking her. 

Megan's sand castle that she worked so hard on! 

DJ and all of his girls. 

We headed back late in the afternoon, and I sat and enjoyed a drink. 

While DJ worked on dinner. It was delicous! 

3 happy girls with their watermelon rinds. 

We made s'mores after dinner. 

and had another beautiful sunset. 

It was a pretty top notch weekend. 

 

Cheer Camp & Beach Camping

We got back from our Colorado camping trip and immediately turned around and dropped Megan off at cheer camp! 

Once she was dropped off, we celebrated DJ's birthday! 

And then we were able to pick her up and see all that she learned! Look at her in the middle of her pyramid! 

We were so proud of our cheerleader! 

She was exhausted for the week! We picked her up and headed straight to the beach! 

We arrived, got settled in, had dinner, and enjoyed some gorgeous sunset views. 

 

Grand Lake Day

I fell in love with Grand Lake while we were there. We've traveled through Colorado a lot over the last few summers, and this town may be my nuber 1 spot, if not the top 3 for sure. If it weren't so cold and snowy- this would probably be my dream town (and if there was a Target within 30 minutes) 

We walked the main street and did some shoping. There were so many cute goodies! 

Megan fell in love with moose on this trip and decided her future child's entire nursery should be all moose themed. 

The flowers and wooden sidewalks were dreamy. 

The girls played at the park in the middle of town. 

And then we spent the afternoon at the lake. 

It was COLD! But thankfully we "warmed" up to the water pretty quickly. 

The girls were brave enough to jump in but they immediately regretted it. 

We spent the whole afternoon paddle boarding and kayaking. 

I could literally spend my entire days doing what we did on this day. Walking, shopping, being together, enjoying breathtaking scenery, and being on the water. 

Eventually we got ice cream. 

We ended the night with dinner and a view of the lake. 

It was absolutely perfection.