Our Week (08/27 - 09/09)

 McAllen Temple Open House:

Texas waffles at the hotel

Yummy tamales at Delia's

Birria tacos... From a gas station in George West, TX. They were advertised as "Texas's best tacos" on several billboards, so of course we had to try them. We weren't impressed.

Heidi's first volleyball game

Liz's first volleyball game of the season

Trail cleanup for 9/11:

Emily wrote an article for the Manor Journal:

At the dentist:

The kids were catching Pokemon while Mom was in the dentist chair

Emma wanted macaroons, so we got macaroons:

Inspired by the show Ladybug and Cat Noir, set in Paris, France

Our Week (08/20 - 08/26)

 Owen got to hang out at his friend Noah's house for a few hours:

Liz and Heidi invited a bunch of their friends over for a back-to-school party. It was a full house:

Megamind

Cheese puffs competition

Water balloon volleyball

Food...

...and lots of friends

The Special Ed Department at Emily's new school

One of Liz's friends gave her a Chuck Norris shirt for her birthday

From William's teacher

Our Week (08/13 - 08/19)

 Back to School:

1st, 5th, and Pre-K

William looks thrilled

8th and 7th

Scott snapped this photo of Liz in her UT Nursing shirt:

Our Week (08/06 - 08/12)

 Liz's birthday:

Arby's for a lunch date with Mom (her pick)

William got to play at Connor's house one afternoon:

The girls got to go to the UT nursing school for a morning with our neighbor, Leigh, who works there:

She also took them to breakfast at Kerbey Lane Cafe and lunch at Chick-Fil-A

Emily got to volunteer at a back-to-school event sponsored by one of our JustServe partners and Jeffrey Jennings (a local and the host of Never Say Never on Disney+):

Emma hanging out in Mom's classroom:

Emma ran into one of Emma's teachers from last year at a professional development conference:

Owen had a crazy allergic reaction to something:

Emma's first day of school:

Mom and Emma's first day of school together:

Our Week (07/30 - 08/05)

 Our neighbors brought us back some souvenirs from their trip, including this dress for Emma:

Emily got to tag along on a tour of the Bishops' Storehouse:

Owen and his friends put on a play:

Making the set

Catching a frog at the creek after the performance

We spent a morning at the lake:

We got Menchie's for good grades:

We threw a Harry Potter birthday party:

Heidi made the cake