May & Early June 2011

These photos are a random mix of happenings in May & so far in June. Visited Luke AFB & got to shoot weapons; the noise is deafening in an indoor firing range. My parents visited during the last-day-of-school party & weekend. We had great weather & enjoyed time with our neighbors and at the Childrens Museum of AZ where Rachel did some painting. The first Lakes Snakes Swim Meet was this weekend. Both girls won 1st place in backstroke; Madi took a 1st in freestyle and a 2nd in breaststroke; Julia got 3rd in the rest of her events. Only in the Lakes do swimmers have to compete with ducks in the swim lane who won't move!

Rachel's 2nd Birthday

Rachel did 2 Easter egg hunts, one at the clubhouse & one at home. While Julia and Madi competed in a hunt of their own for eggs with money in them.

Texas Trip

Julia, Rachel and I visited their Oma, Opa, Aunt Gretchen, Uncle Devin, Great Uncle Hanes, and great-granny Merle in Texas over Spring Break. We went to the Botanical Gardens, Fiesta Texas, and enjoyed some good BBQ. I upheld the tradition of lunch at Bumdoodlers in Boerne with high school friends, Tiffany & Kelly. Julia and I tackled all the rides at Fiesta Texas thanks to the flash pass, until back to back rides on Goliath left my internal organs looking for a place to land.

Spring Flowers

We stopped at someone's house & asked to use their yard of wild flowers to shoot a few photos of Rachel in the flowers. She wasn't cooperating, but here's a few pics.