Happy birthday Richard

Having a late May birthday means always sharing your day with other things. We started the day at Axtell’s graduation and then went to a few graduation parties. Then, the kids came over for burgers and dessert to celebrate Richard! Kelby and Brock manned the grill and Pierce had fun playing with an old toy that the boys used to play on. Richard opened gifts and got a Rangers jersey and a bottle of whiskey. Earlier in the week we went to a comedy show and those tickets were my gift to him. 48 looks pretty good on him! 

Going Grey

It has been a long 2 years of transitioning from coloring my hair to going all natural. The process was long and frustrating and exciting and I even inspired a few others to start their going grey journey. I have learned so much about how to take care of more mature hair and I’ve seen it get silkier and thicker and healthier over the last 2 years. There were definitely days I hated what I looked like and wanted to quit and wore a lot of hats, but I did it!! 

Today I got the final color cut off and I was celebrating in the barber chair!! Cheers to a new look and a new season. Almost empty nesters and being grandparents sounds perfect to me! 

Teague also had a bit of a hair change for the summer! Bleach blonde! He’s embracing it! 

Athletic Banquet

The athletic banquet was short and sweet this year. They recognized all the athletes for their hard work all year long. Teague has such a great class of friends and athletes and it’s always fun to see them all together taking pictures and all dressed up. They are already preparing for senior year. It’s going to be a good one!

Track

Teague is trying to balance finishing powerlifting and starting track. This year he is running all the relays and trying out long jump and triple jump. The relays are looking pretty good and he is enjoying the challenge I think. At the Riesel meet in March, the 4x2 relay broke Troy’s 4x2 relay team record from 2023, so they thought that was pretty cool! 

At District Teague advanced in all 5 events. It was his first time trying the triple jump and he somehow pulled out 2nd place! His hard work definitely helps him succeed in all he tries. 

The Area meet was great! The boys did so well and will be advancing to Regionals in both the 4x2 and the 4x4.

The Regional meet was cold and rainy for day 1 and beautiful for the finals on day 2. The boys ran their best 4x4 at 3:26, but it wasn’t enough for State but it was good enough to get 3rd on the podium!! So proud of them!

Babysitting Pierce

Baylee had a wedding to photograph so I went along to keep Pierce entertained. We had a great time playing outside, going for stroller rides, FaceTiming with Papa Rich, eating snacks and taking naps. He was happy pretty much the whole time except when he saw that Baylee was close by. He is getting so big and is starting to have his own little personality. So glad I was able to spend the day with him!