#hartzsummer2018

Lake/Swimming Day with friends!

Looking for and trying to catch minnows. 

Backflips

Love hanging out with my students!

And my boy!

Bounce Bounce with Titus

Mama time! Sometimes they come with, 

  

and sometimes I go by myself!

#hartzsummer2018 Astros Game!

Astros game and win!

We got there early for our free socks and then rocked them for the game!

Jackson loves watching the games, and I love experiencing them with him!!

This was in the 8th inning when the Astros scored 7 runs!

And, Lincoln ate his way through the game!

He said, "I only come for the ice cream!"

Love my sweet and salty boy! :)

  

Legit firework shot to end the night!

#hartzeveryday2018 Week 29

Day 197: Breakfast date!

Day 198: Slip and Slide fun!

Day 199: Spent the last hour of our day snuggling and reading together! I'm thankful for the sweet times amidst the struggles. Sometimes I feel like I'm failing, but parenting is wonderful, messy, and hard. So, I'm going to keep on praying, standing firm, and loving them with all I am!

Day 200: Always feel better after a new cut and color!

Day 201: Lincoln said, "Daddy needs a treat for passing his test!" Fancy Chick-fil-a for the win. Definitely reason to celebrate!

Day 202: Headed to Milwaukee! 

Day 203: My heart!!

Gulf Age Group Champs

Jackson qualified for Gulf Age Group Champs this year! Quite the accomplishment as a 9 year old!

It was 3 LONG days of swimming!

Hanging out with friends make swim meets a lot more fun!

Jackson and Cayden

Day 1: He dropped time in both events, 50 Fly and 100 Back, and qualified for B finals in 100 Back.

Day 2: Best race of the day 50 Free! Dropping time and qualified for B Finals!

Someone got their first pair of fastskins!!

Hanging with the 10 year olds :)

So proud of my boy! Best races of the day were the 100 Free dropping 5 seconds and the 50 Breast dropping 2 seconds and being the only 9 year old to make A Finals!! 

He was so close to TAGS time in 50 Free and 50 Back, next year for sure!!

We love watching him swim!

#hartzeveryday2018 Week 28

Day 190: Lunch with our favorite guy!

Day 191: Lincoln's first theater experience! Allie the First Kid Astronaut 

Day 192: Summer days with your best friend are just more fun!

Day 193: We found the KSBJ for an ice-cream emergency!

Day 194: Watching Jackson swim and cutting lamination!

Day 195: Surviving on day 2 of a 3 day swim meet in the Texas heat!

Day 196: Final round of finals for Jackson! We sure love our swimmer!

Happy 4th!

Red, white, and blue!

It was raining all morning and then around 4 o'clock the rain came out!

Aunt Midge, Uncle Dan, and The Loucks came over! The boys swam, we grilled out, and played Rook!

Failed Sparkler Pie! 

And then...firework time!!

Sparkler love!!

Jackson made everyone a red, white, and blue bracelet!

So thankful for great friends and neighbors!

They love shooting off Roman Candles with Dad!

Soo sweet!

Steve bought some great big fireworks!

It was a great 4th with family and friends!!

#hartzsummer18 Gaylord Texan

We headed to Grapevine for a little family getaway and stayed at the Gaylord Texan for 3 days. 

The inside of the hotel is amazing! You feel like you are outside, but it is a cool 70 degree and just beautiful!

We wasted no time and hopped on the Party Bus to go to the water park!

JOY!

The Lazy River may just have been our favorite part! The boys loved swimming, I loved floating, and they thought it was hilarious to push me under the water falls! :)

Nothing better than time with my boys at the pool!

Morning breakfast on the balcony by the waterfall. 

Each morning we walked around the property. Gorgeous landscaping! 

Back to Paradise Springs! Everyone got in on the action!

Zip-line for the win and family fun!

My heart is full!

More Lazy River fun!

We enjoyed dinner on the "Riverwalk" and took some family pictures after.

 The hotel had a Smurfs theme and offered escape rooms. Jackson has been wanting to do one forever, so it was perfect that they had a kid friendly one!

They both loved it! We escaped both rooms with 15 minutes to spare and had a great time!

2 thumbs up!

Last morning at the pool!

We may need to put a Lazy River in! :)

Our favorite spot!

My sweet and salty! 

 Before leaving the boys were able to paint a canvas thanks to our flexibility the night before and a generous worker. 

 Lincoln chose Gargamel and Jackson painted his own. Matches their personality, ha!

Finished products! 

On our way home, we decided to stop at Magnolia Markets for some cupcakes!

It was HOT!! The boys talked me into $6 orange juice!

YUM!!! 

The peach one was incredibly good, and my favorite!

 What a fun trip away together!