2014 Windsor Meadows Annual Pool Party

All of us spent the day at our community pool.  It was the annual Home Owners Association appreciation for the community we live in.  They had a water slide, temporary tattoo artist, snow cone truck and lunch.  The weather was great and everyone enjoyed a relaxing afternoon.

Independence Day in Texas

Our favorite Floridians Matt and Eva recently visited us over the July 4th weekend.  Our favorite Texans Vince and Sandy facilitated a block party on their street where over 70 neighborhood friends showed up to celebrate.  Great food, fun and weather - a perfect day!

Sting Soccer Club

We have some good news to share!  Nora was offered a spot on the U18 Sting Soccer Team.  The league she'll be competing in is considered one the most competitive in the country.  Many of the high school kids who plan to play soccer in college are recruited from the club level.  A large percentage of kids actually don't play high school soccer their senior because they have already signed their letter in intent.  Nora has had a goal of playing college soccer sine she was in grade school and we are excited for her and proud that she made this team!

Frisco Roughriders

We went to our first Texas baseball game tonight - we met our friends the Kowaleski's there.  The Frisco Roughriders hosted the Arkansas Naturals at Dr. Pepper Stadium.  The Roughriders are a AA affiliate of the Texas Rangers.  It was the first semi-pro game we had been to since frequenting the Durham Bulls in Durham, NC.  The Dr. Pepper Stadium is designed to give you a small village feeling with great food and beverage options and it has a swimming pool overlooking center filed you can rent out for games.  The Roughriders lost 5-6.

Unpacked and Unphased

Kristi has unpacked everything and put it away in less than two weeks of moving to McKinney.  She unpacked boxes that hadn't been opened since we moved from Raleigh to to Minnetonka!  We have already experienced a few hiccups with the couch breaking, bean bag popping and our dog Lena digging her way under the fence in our backyard!

McKinney Dog Park

We have found a convenient dog park to take Lena to.  It is the Bonnie Wenk Park in Mckinney.  It is a very large and nice park with separate areas for large and small dogs.  It also has a water fountain dogs can drink out of when they are thirsty.

There Here!

Kristi and the kids arrived from Minnesota around 11:45 p.m.  They spent the weekend in Halstad saying goodbye to family before driving over 1,117 miles to our new home.  The new chapter of our lives officially beings!