Patio picture...pan and zoom

Here's a fancy picture of where we are in the patio update.  You should be able to drag your mouse left and right to look around in a circle, and scroll in and out if you want to see it close up and blurrier.
We added the pergola awning overhead to cut down on the blasting sun, and it has helped a lot.  We added the built in grill and the bar w/ the stools and new furniture underneath the covered area, plus a tv.  We still want to upgrade the dining table and chairs (the one with the beach towel draped over it) and I've ordered some more summery throw pillows for the couch.

First day of school

Just like I do for Parker, Fisher had his "first day of school" picture done.  This was right before we left for his first obedience class.  He did really well and LOVED romping and wrestling with the other puppy in the class. 

Summer volleyball

This summer Parker's volleyball team is playing in a club league so they can keep their skills up and be ready for fall.  They are 4th graders, but are playing "up", against 5th graders.  Or so we thought, but there weren't enough 5th grade teams, so they combined 5th and 6th grade teams, which has us playing against some giaganto 6th grade club teams (i.e. girls who were professionally coached for the last 2 years).  This picture doesn't quite do the height discrepancy justice because Parker is bending forward, but some of these girls are taller than I am.
Our girls get to serve from about 3 feet in from the back of the court, but if they get 2 balls over, then they have to serve from behind the white line.  Parker's serves have gotten really strong and she can get them over most times until she has to move back.   Maybe at tonight's game we can get a pic of tiny little Parker trying to get the ball over the net from the back of the court.

Funny Fisher pic

Fisher LOVEs to perch atop a cushion.  A few weeks ago when we went to the pool, he nestled himself on top of our cooler.  This doesn't even look comfortable.

Birthday

Here are some pictures that I never posted from Parker's Birthday.  Instead of a party this year, she got a puppy....which is like a party every day, so we were pretty low key for the rest of her celebration.

She started her day with donuts, which are usually forbidden because they get her off to such a horrible start to the day.  She had a sausage kolache to start with, so that helped stave off the sugar crash.

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She invited one of her sweet friends over the the day.  I took them to Top Golf, which is a 3 story driving range w/ a restaurant.

There are big holes, and you get points when your ball goes into one.  Watching them wack at golf balls was painful!!  The were horrible, but they didn't want any tips from me, even though I was crushing them on points.  

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We had lunch and then fancy cupcakes, then went for a swim, watched a movie and had a sleepover.  Still....way less work than a party!

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