Mother's Day 2026

I usually don't write an entire post just dedicated to Mother's Day, but we had such a great day & took so many pictures, that I thought I would share. I woke up to a few surprises - food & flowers! My family knows me so well. Bryan snuck out early & picked up DF/GF donuts at the only shop in town who happens to make them on the weekend:

I know, they look more like dessert, right?! And the flowers were an orchid and it is beautiful! We'll see how long it lasts, because I have had 1 before & couldn't keep it for the long run:

At church they gave each woman a little goodie bag, which was a fun surprise:

Of course our church always has a photo back drop so we had to take a family picture:

We had reservations at The Glen, which happens to be one of my favorite restaurants in Frisco. Bryan & I have been here several times, but we had never brought the girls. It is very girlie place & I knew they would have fun taking pictures:

Told you - lots of pictures! Besides the ambiance, they have an aerial artist that performs. Usually it's later on weekend nights, which is why the girls haven't seen it, but they said there would be performances for Mother's Day and the girls were definitely surprised:

They are also super flexible with their menu to accommodate our allergen requests. Sophie really wanted the truffle fries & of course they are in a shared fryer, but they have an air fryer in the back so they could make ours separately. Sadie was excited to have a mocktail & then she was surprised when they brought her tray of shrimp:

And these 2 - they went all in gluten & got the fried chicken & churros. It looked so good:

After lunch, it stormed all afternoon, so we came home, got comfy & watched movies all night. It was literally the perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day! 

Summit Volleyball - End of the Season

Last weekend Sophie's volleyball team had their last tournament, so not only was it the end of the season, but the end of her volleyball era with that team. Insert me crying here...... She has played with them for years! They started out as a rec team with a group of friends, eventually played competitively in the summer at Frisco Flyers, before their coach took them to Summit to join their club:

They played the past 2 years with Summit & they have had a pretty good team! They made it to the gold bracket almost every single tournament in those 2 years but unfortunately never took home the gold, but they got silver several times. Sophie has grown as a volleyball player & we have loved watching her play:

She absolutely loves all of the girls & we love their parents just as much - it really was a fun group of families to spend time with all those weekends at tournaments:

This was their last official team picture after their final tournament:

Unfortunately, the direction of this team might be going in a different way. A few of the girls are trying out for different clubs, Jessica is moving the team up to the regional level & is hosting open tryouts. It's been a tough decision for our family, but ultimately, we think Sophie has too much on her plate next year. She will finally play school sports & she hopes to play all 5, just like Sadie. She also made cheerleader which is additional practices & games on top of her athletic schedule, so I just don't think she has the time for 2 more practices a week for club volleyball. We would do it in a heartbeat if we could make it work because we hate to leave this team but ultimately, it's not fair to continue if Sophie can't commit to the time. But she is going to play school volleyball at Griffin so right now, that is our focus - helping her make the team!

After their last practice, we went to celebrate the end of the season with the girls & their families:

We had a cookie cake, Coach Jessica had awards for the girls & of course team gifts. We lucked out it with great weather & a fun night of celebrating:

Here's to Griffin & to all that this girl has to look forward to as a Lady Gator!

Life Lately - April

Life lately in April flew by! May 1 is this week & the girls only have a few more weeks of school. Don't get me wrong, we are ready for summer, I just can't believe it is already here! This spring has brought a lot of school & club soccer for Sadie:

Club volleyball for Sophie since we are in the process of wrapping up tournament season:

Sadie & Bryan went to Chicken 'N Pickle for a dad/daughter NCL event:

She has been an officer for NJHS all year & they inducted the new class for next year, so she got to be a part of the induction ceremony:

They are still really active in KLife & had a blast at their annual silent chicken dance:

Of course, these girls always have a birthday party or a sleepover whenever they can:

It's really been a fun spring so far & I am even more excited about all of the summer fun coming our way soon!

Derby Days - BLUE Girls' Retreat

This past weekend, our church had their annual girls' retreat for middle & high school. The senior girls plan it & come up with the theme & this year it was Derby Days:

Sadie had 2 soccer games this weekend, so we had planned for her to go back & forth, but thankfully a cold front blew in with a lot of rain, so she got to stay the entire weekend. Saturday night the girls dressed up for their derby dinner & I couldn't help but laugh when I saw their camera roll:

Sadie's group took a bunch of group photos, but apparently Sophie had her own photo shoot. Ha!

Her group decided to all wear blue dresses:

The retreat ended after church on Sunday, but it was baptism Sunday & one of the girls in Sadie's group got baptized so they were all excited to celebrate with her:

What did Bryan & I do for the weekend by ourselves? Well, we had a workday around the house on Saturday and got a few things done, but then we went to dinner downtown Saturday night because it was our 22nd anniversary. Can you believe it?!

Turned out to be a wonderful weekend all around. Cheers to 22 more years Bryan!