Zen and the Art of Sprinkler Maintenance

We've had a fun week back at school with the added bonus of winning a big playhouse for the kids through a local raffle! Here's a picture of the "Zen Art Studio Playhouse" the kids won through Dallas CASA:




We didn't realize it would be delivered assembled, so it took a forklift to get it in the backyard! Unfortunately that resulted in lots of ruts and a busted sprinkler head, but the transport company discounted their fee and the kids and I have it pretty well back in shape :-)




A neat lesson in generosity came home with this house, since the kids gave up their playhouse and art desk during our move! They are pretty excited about this suprise blessing...

Late Summer Fun...

With schedules picking up, we've gotten behind on blogging, but I thought it would be a good time to post some pictures before school is back in session!

Several weeks ago our family from New York made the long trip to TX, so we had a fun time at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Houston followed up with time together in Keller! Here are a couple of many fun pictures we took while we were together:

(Fun times on the 1st day in Houston)

(The sweet girls and Josh)

(Cool Terracotta Warrior)

(The whole gang with Grandma)

We also had the chance to celebrate Papa's birthday in San Antonio with Granny, Uncle Russ, and Lindsay!

(Papa and the 'lil Mack's)

(Little G at breakfast)

(The Kids with Russ and Lindsay)

(Nana shows Gavin around Alamo Cafe)

We hope everyone has a great school year, and look forward to our next adventure together!