K-Love Fan Awards

What a fabulous trip we girls had to Nashville over Memorial Day weekend! It was a trip to remember staying at the Gaylord hotel and seeing so many of our favorite Christian music artists perform throughout the weekend for the K-LOVE Fan Awards. The weekend culminated with the awards show at the Grand Old Opry. Wow wow wow! We had great fun with one another dressing up, putting on some press on nails and singing our heads off!

Frazier's 2022 Baseball Season

Frazier and Daddy had a great baseball season - our first at Mechanicsville Little League (the same place I played my one and only year of softball). He played on the Brewers team and walked away with a black eye, great memories with Daddy as an assistant coach, one home run, a whole lot of growth and a winning record. Great job, bud!

So Long Middle School!

Leila wrapped up her final year of middle school with an epic month of events and celebrations. From the middle school art show to a trip to DC (mom and Grandma accompanied) to her long-awaited Daddy-daughter trip with Pastor Mitch and some of our favorite missionaries, it has been a month to remember. The grandparents celebrated at the lovely graduation where Leila offered the welcome prayer and won a character award from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her 8th grade superlative was "Kindest Soul," which we all thought was awesome. While school has never been easy for Leila, her good character and her strong faith are what continue to shine and what she is known for. As parents, we couldn't wish for more. Congratulations, Leila. We are so proud of you!

Leila's first teacher, Mrs. Stephens, when she arrived to America. 

Last day of school!

A True Fish Story

Frazier and Geoff joined Uncle Skip, Poppy and Zach for a family fishing adventure in Southport, NC. Thank you, Uncle Skip and Aunt Barb, for hosting this wild bunch! After a 12-hour fishing adventure 60+ miles offshore, the men brought home tuna, mahi-mahi and some other delicious fare. Frazier enjoyed all the attention as the only kiddo. Golf, swimming and exploring Southport filled the rest of the time together. What a blessing to be able to go on this trip!

Field Trip Fun

Mary-Michael’s science and English teachers live on their family farm of 4 generations in Goochland County. We enjoyed a beautiful day with the Olson’s exploring watersheds, plant and animal species and how the land and farming practices have changed over the decades. Throughout the day Mrs. Olson interspersed poetry readings that tied in with the day’s sights. I had a great time chaperoning, which was so enjoyable because the students were so good and fun!

The following day, Leila and I packed our bags and not enough cold weather gear and headed to Chincoteague with her science teacher and 7 other classmates for a camping adventure. The location was beautiful - right on the water’s edge with Assateague Island and it’s famous ponies across the way. What we didn’t anticipate was the brisk, constant wind. Brrrr! We made the best of with the hot showers, nighttime fire and hand dryers in the bathroom thawing us out.