Five Oaks Ace Hardware!!!

It's been a long road, but Lisbeth Anne and John finally opened Five Oaks!!!! It was such an exciting day. The grand opening will be next month. And the soft opening had to be pushed back a few days because of the snow. BUT....when they opened at noon on Friday, there was a line of people waiting to get in. The store looks amazing and it's been so much fun watching them make this dream come true! 

 

Birthday Fun!

Sophia really wanted a new piercing for her birthday. Took some convincing but I decided to go ahead and take her. She loves the way it looks!!! 

Once the snow melted she took 2 friends to dinner and back here for dessert. 

 AND...she got her learner's permit!!! Watch out on the roads! :)

The Great Snow!

Who knew the weatherman could get it so right???? They kept saying a big snowstorm was coming but I never thought it would really happen!!!! We got SO much snow. School was cancelled for a whole week. Many people lost power. We were lucky enough to never lose power or water...or have any pipe bursts! It was lots of neighbors helping neighbors. The space heaters were in high demand! 

The kids loved playing in the snow but Ranger was a bit unsure! It was quite a week here in San Antonio....one we will not forget! 

 

15 Years!!

How quickly 15 years go by. I can still hear the doctor saying "it's a girl!!!" and we both asking "really???" Sophia---you bring us so much joy and keep us on our toes. This first year of high school has been a little different...but you have dealt with everything so well. We love watching you grow up and know this year will bring great things!!! 

 First pic of the morning....

Once she was up and dressed! 

Sophia's birthday came in the middle of the great snow of 2021. So...we weren't able to do our usual birthday traditions since literally the whole city was shut down! We tried to make up for it once the snow melted! 

20 years!

Twenty years....what an adventure!! It's so hard to believe that 20 years we stood in front of family and friends and Pastor DeVries said "you may now kiss the bride!!" It's not always easy and we have been through many ups and down. But I wouldn't change it for the world!!!

With Covid still in full swing, we decided to just take a get away trip for the weekend. Maybe later this year we can take a bigger trip. Mike booked a super cute hotel in Brenham. We spent a lot of time just relaxing in the room. Lots of good food. Went to the Bluebell Creamery. And just enjoyed the time alone.