Daddy's 40th Birthday

This year was a special milestone for Dad. It was the big 4-0! The girls have been so excited to celebrate Dad's 40th and so has mom. His birthday fell on a Sunday, so we had a family dinner at our favorite restaurant. The girls each made him special homemade gifts and picked out something for him at the store. Mom planned a special getaway with his BFF. COVID did put a damper on the plans as originally, we were going to London to see Kings play, but that was snuffed out earlier this year. Plan B was an all inclusive, kid free resort on the beach in Puerto Vallarta. We stay for the week and had such an awesome time. Our room looked over the Pacific with a balcony that included a hammock and hot tub. The food was amazing and the resort was so quiet and secluded. It was so great to celebrate the special man Moises is and show how much we value him in our lives. Happy Birthday Daddy!

Much Love,

Jennifer & Girls

Abigail the Politician

Abigail is running for Student Council Historian this week so her campaign team has been busy making posters. The election is next Friday and she'll have to make a speech for the whole school. Unfortunately, they won't allow parents in the auditorium, but we'll get to watch her on the live stream. We're so proud of her for putting herself out there like this and she's already a winner in our hearts.

Much Love, 

Moises & Jennifer

Labor Day

  We spent a quiet Labor Day at home this year enjoying our last weekend in the pool as it's about to turn too cold to go swimming. Dad made us some delicious food and we just about spent the entire time by the pool!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Jade Waters - The Sequel

This weekend we joined the Cowboys legal department and their kiddos for the 2nd annual Risk Management/Legal Outing at Jade Waters in Dallas. The kids are older now and all are very adept swimmers, which made it much more relaxing for the adults to relax and connect. Our kiddos had a blast playing with the other little ones, who we haven't been able to see since before COVID began. Mom & dad didn't do so great with the photo taking, but we snapped a few towards the end of our outing. We all enjoyed the day as it was a nice way to almost close out summer. 

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

First Day of School

 

Today was the big day! First day of fourth grade for Abigail and kindergarten for Allison. Abigail's teacher is our very good friend Cory and we are so excited she has Mrs. Vela as her teacher. Allison's teacher is Mrs. Blazic who we loved as a teacher when Abigail was in kindergarten. We were a bit disappointed that we're not allowed to enter the school due to COVID regulations in place. The kiddos also have to wear masks in the school and have their temperature taken each day. The enhanced safety also means that they're limited to interacting only within their classrooms and after school care is kept within each of their classes as well. When we picked them up today, they both said they had a fantastic time and have already met some new friends. We're thrilled that they're adjusting so well to the new normal and can only hope we can return to the old way sometime soon!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Last Days of Summer

 This was the last weekend of the longest summer and we still didn't want it to come to an end! The girls are excited to start school, but have really enjoyed all their time at home this summer. To celebrate our last weekend of freedom DC and Alyssa brought the kids over for a pool day. It gave Allison another opportunity to hang out with Max before Kindergarten starts on Monday and we got to have some quality time with DC and Alyssa. The three older kids had a great time diving for "gems" and baby DC just loved being in the water. He played so hard he fell asleep in Jen's arms.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Ear Piercing

 

We decided earlier this summer to transition from public school to private school. We felt that with all the uncertainty due to COVID the public school system would more likely close than a private school would. So we decided to send the girls back to Christ the King in the fall. However, that meant that Abigail would leave all her friends at Euper. She was not too happy about it, but has had a great attitude about it and we wanted to reward her for that good attitude. We tossed around a few ideas and finally decided to let her get her ears pierced, even though we had planned on waiting until she turned 10. We know she's mature enough to handle it and she was ecstatic when we told her. She did great and didn't cry at all. She's also been taking care of her piercings well. She says she still can't believe she got to get her ears pierced and hasn't lost the smile since she got them.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer