couple's retreat

 colin and i decided to take a little mid-week getaway to marble falls.  granny and grandpa mac watched the kiddos and we went and had some fun by ourselves.

 this was the sunset view from our hotel.

 we went fishing

 had a picnic lunch

 went for a hike

 we also did a "canopy tour"...ziplining thru cypress trees 

 it was a neat experience and we had a great time

we also ate at some neat local places and caught up on movies.  i hope we do it again soon!

twirling

for those of you who don't know, mackenzie is now twirling for her junior high school.  there are three people on the twirling team and they are really enjoying it.

 now, i'll be the first to admit that i know nothing about twirling, but i think they are doing really well...not to mention how cute they look.

 since it is just their first year, they are only twirling at the junior high pep rallies.

they are also going to twirl in the town parade on saturday.  more pics to come!

firepit fun

 it got pretty chili a couple of weeks ago and so we decided to have a cookout in the backyard.  we cooked hotdogs and roasted marshmallows and then watched the aggies play football on t.v.

 a good day indeed.

meridian homecoming

 jackson hooked himself up a date with a varsity cheerleader.  she was so sweet to say yes!  he was so excited and wanted to look nice for the occasion. 

 the cute couple

 jack is pretty smitten.  now if he can just convince her to wait another 20 years until he is out of college. 

speaking of smitten...how cute are these guys?!?!