#hartzeveryday2018 Week 51

Day 353: Still smiling from a great weekend of swimming! What I love even more than fast times, was watching him tell his friends and opponents good luck before the races and great job after!

Day 354: My little elf!

Day 355: Oh HAPPY day!! Twinning with my boys again, last day of wearing the heart monitor, and class 3️⃣ complete!! Officially half way done with grad school!🎉

Day 356: Love this picture from school!

 Day 357: Starting Christmas break off with a date night to finish our Christmas shopping!

Day 358: Gingerbread Houses!!

Day 359: Reindeer food and annual Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt! The only thing we didn't find was a sleigh on a roof. We love this tradition of hunting for lights together and enjoying our hot chocolate!

#hartzchristmas18 Part 1

We started the Christmas season by visiting Santa!

Nothing beats the free Bass Pro picture :)

Enjoying Cy-Falls Orchestra and Choir Christmas concert

Decorating outside

Baking cookies

Family fun

We frost just to eat them!

Making December bright at school!

We took the boys ice-skating down at Discovery Green! They had a blast!

 It was Lincoln's first time, and by the end he was skating by himself!

Jackson did SO much better than last time (when he was 4, ha!)

Best family date night!

They can't wait to go again!

All great nights end with a treat, and The Chocolate Bar didn't disappoint!

Gulf Swimming Championship

Jackson qualified for the Gulf Area Age Group Champs. We went to College Station on Friday night since Jackson had to be at the pool by 7 am Saturday morning.

"Best night EVER!" according to Lincoln when we told him he could swim in the hotel pool.

Saturday morning: ready to cheer on our favorite swimmer!!

He was excited to be swimming in the Texas A&M pool again!

He same

He has some big goals!! He dropped time  and is so close to TAGS cuts in the 50 Breast, 50 Free, and 100 IM! On Saturday, he swam in finals for in the 100 IM placing 4th for 10 and younger and 50 Breast placing 5th for 10 and younger!

In between prelims and finals we went over to the George Bush Library on campus. 

 Honoring President Bush

Lincoln signing the guest book :)

Remembering President Bush

Swim friends make long days fun!

On Sunday, he made one final for 50 back and placed 7th for 10 and younger. But, he hit his TAGS time!! 

We had a great weekend together watching Jackson swim. We are so proud of his efforts! He dropped time on every race! #swimjacksonswim

#hartzeveryday2018 Week 50

Day 346: Just some snuggles with Beary! :)

Day 347: I wasn't going to do an elf this year, but Lincoln said I wonder where my elf is?

He was SO excited to see him this morning!

Day 348: Best team ever!

Day 349: My heart was full! A sweet sister used Compass Cash to come to write with us!

Day 350: Made it to College Station for a weekend of swimming!

Day 351: First day of Gulf Championship was a success!

Day 352: An even more exciting day on Sunday!

#hartzeveryday2018 Week 49

Day 339: Jackson used his compass cash to read to Lincoln's class!

Day 340: Twinning with my boys!

Day 341: Day 1 of 14 wearing my heart monitor!

Day 342: I left work early because I wasn't feeling well and while I was napping the boys wrote stories!

Day 343: Painting snowflakes!

Day 344: Ice Skating!

 Day 345: Love when they match!!

#hartzeveryday2018 Week 48

Day 332: Teacher Life!
Brian creating a fun game for his students.

Day 333: Jackson is on the Watt-Watcher Team at school to help conserve energy.

Day 334: "Mommy, can we snuggle and read?" 

Treasured moments!

Day 335: Christmas cards make my heart happy!

Day 336: A first for me; cardiologist appointment!

Day 337: That's a wrap on soccer! 

Day 338: We found out Brian teaches one of my students from first grade 10 years ago! So crazy and fun!