Lorelei and her friends have been working quite a while on putting together a short film. The Olshevski sisters have taken on the bulk of the planning etc, but Lorelei and Sarah Rose helped edit and plan as well.
They were thrilled to finally be ready for their first filming day! They had an absolutely wonderful time working on this, and my favorite moment was hearing them cheer with victory and excitement after a good take. This is the most encouraging and cheerful batch of film makers you will ever meet. They had a couple people suggest entering it in a local film festival, so we will see if they decide to do that as well. For now, its just a fun project with friends.
We haven't had many repeat adventures yet, but this was such a beautiful hike last year I really wanted to do it again. It did not disappoint! And you know I love any chance to see more bluebonnets! Robin kept track of how far we walked this time and it was our longest hike so far at 5.7 miles! (Including lots of stairs, so we got our work out in!)
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| This plant looked like it had bubbles coming from it. |
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| Evidence of beavers! |
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| So thankful for this group! |
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| More of natures wonders. |
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| Had to show at least one batch of the many stairs. |
The boys drove a couple hours east to enjoy a weekend of fun together. They listened to an audio book (Hail Mary), watched Marvel movies each evening, took in a robot combat tournament at LeTourneau University (Makin hopes to compete in that tournament next year), played golf and rounded it out with a stop for Makin to take in some Mario-style go karts.
One of his favorite things to use his scooter for...using his money to buy himself donuts.
One of my favorite things about spring is the extra patio time. This particular morning we enjoyed a new flavored coffee from a friend so I got a pic. Patio mornings together aren't as common as I'd like, but I sure enjoy them when we do have them!
We were very excited to have a visit from the Senior Stahls! We packed a lot of fun into their visit.
While the boys enjoyed a round of golf with Brad's cousin Tim (eh hem, and forgot to take a picture...) Grandma and I took Lorelei to ManeGait and Grandma got to see the place she has heard so much about. Later that afternoon we fit in some ice cream.
We also enjoyed going to see the Frisco HIS drama which brough us some laughs.
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| We enjoyed experiencing the Fort Worth Stockyards |
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| Yep. That's Grandma. On a long-horned cow. |
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| We took in a historical tour. The kids and I have yet to have one of these tours that is the same. |
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| The next day was a rainy Saturday spent at the ICR (Institute for Creation Research) Discovery Center. |
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| Much of our time at home this visit was spent playing cards, including teaching Grandma and Grandpa one of our new favorite games, Swoops! |
Thank you for a great visit Grandma and Grandpa!
Makin has various changes he works on to try to improve his robot design. He is still waiting on a tournament locally to compete in soon.
A Frisco HIS event that Makin really enjoyed. (I really enjoyed visiting with the moms while they played Capture The Flag!)
Coffee and conversation questions at the lake. Great way to kick off the week.
Watson
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| Loves the wind-blown look. |
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| We forgot to desensitize him to the bread maker... |
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| So tuckered out he was falling asleep in her arms. |
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| The dog ate my homework. |
