Texas Tech!

We decided to embrace Lubbock and got tickets to the first home football game of the season...plus it was a fun last hoorah for Laexin.  We had fun witnessing the 'throwing of the tortillas' which ended up outlawed after the first few games this year. The energy in the stadium was awesome, we had a blast!  

A storm rolled in so we bounced before it hit, but the sky was incredible as it was coming in!

 

Laexin Temple Endowment and Farewell #2

 On August 23, 2024 Laexin went through the Lubbock temple and received his endowments, it was a perfect day!  It was so special to have all of my siblings in the temple along with a few friends from the ward.  After ward he requested lunch at Crush for some good 'ol Chinese fast food...it's become one of his favorite places.  Then we hung out and had fun being together.  

The next day, Sunday he gave his farewell talk....for the second time.  He's had quite the unique experience getting to do this both in Idaho and now in Texas.  We had all of the family over after for a luncheon and were happy to have Avi come from college and Bo also join us - another perfect day!

We had to do a photo re-create before they aren't together for two years!

Back to School 2025

 We made it back from the beach just in time to go to Linq's back-to-school night (looking like exhausted orphans and all, ha!) 

And before we knew it the kids were having their first days!  

Linqs First day at West Elementary with Mrs. Rasco

Lytzi's first day at LCMS as a 7th grader

And Loa's first day as a Sophomore at Frenship High School

Whew! These kids are amazing!  They have had so much change and challenges in the last few years --and they just keep pushing through with their heads up.  I'm so proud of them for enduring the hard and doing their best to make the most of it all!  Loa was supposed to go to a different High School but didn't feel good about it so we looked at other options and ended up at Frenship where she was happy to start school.  It is hard to be new, to find the confidence to make new friends and find your place  - I know how hard it is especially at the ages and I'm proud of these kids for their resilience.

Texas Beach Trip!

 The second weekend in August we went with Kenz, Jed and Dellah to go school clothes shopping and to the beach at Rockport and Port Aransas.  It was a fun little getaway, we played our hearts out in the sand and waves!  

I loved the cotton fields and windmills we saw along our travels.

Lytzi & Laexin Birthdays!

 Lytzi turned 12 on the 28th and Laex turned 19 on the 31st.  I can't believe how fast these kids are growing up. It's exciting and sad at the same time.  We didn't do much celebrating because we had a trip to the beach planned.  I sure love these two!

Summer fun

The kids had been wanting to visit this pet store we had heard about here in Lubbock, Walters World of Pets...it was quite the place!  They even had Prairie Dogs for sale.  We payed an extra few bucks and the kids got to go in the back and see lots more cool animals

 It's not a summer without some water-under-the-tramp swimming days