August...Part 2!!

AUGUST and TEXAS just go together for us!! Our 3 Texan girls all celebrate their birthdays the last part of the month and this was a very special year!! Bridget Elizabeth was baptised this year. And her BFF, Emma, shared the baptism day!! Their birthdays are sorta close and it was perfect for them to both be baptised by their Daddys on the same day! What a wonderful day! I am sure they will always remember how special it was for them and for their families!And, of course, Grampy always has fun electronic "toys" to play with!! We did get to eat at a FEW BBQ places for Grampy...like every day, I think! And on Sunday we ate LEFTOVER BBQ!! It did not last long enough for us, though!! We didn't get to celebrate Regan or Tessie's birthdays properly...not enough time!! But, we sure love the time we get to spend with our Texans. I just have to add this video of Tess. It is kinda long, so I - 1) hope it will load and 2) hope you have time to watch it all. She is quite the ham!
OK...so, the video didn't load!! Trust me, Tessie was adorable! She was making a PBJ sandwich all by herself while dancing and posing for my camera! Adorable!!!

ON TO VIRGINIA!!

The reason we had to cut our trip to Texas short is that Bruce's boss asked him to attend a Charity Gala in Virginia Beach, Va. So, we hopped on a plane to Norfolk. We arrived late and early the next morning Bruce had phone calls asking him to come into the office for a meeting. So much for rest and relaxation for Bruce. I had a hair appt for 1 pm scheduled because the Gala was that night! Just a couple hours after my hair appt we were dressed and ready! Bruce was at the office almost until time for the Gala.

We saw some wonderful items being auctioned off and I am sure they made ALOT of money that night. One of the highlights of the week was that the next day was a Golf Tournament for the same charity (We Promise Foundation...kind of like Make A Wish) and Bruce got to meet and talk with Teri Polo...the wife of Ben Stiller in "Meet The Fockers" and the other Focker movies!! She seemed so genuine. It was alot of fun and Bruce loved the golfing - even had a pretty good game! He didn't get home till 8:15 that night, but I enjoyed some "ME" time and walked on the beach and watched Hurricane Earl coming into the area!

The next day, we actually had some time to ourselves! We went to Colonial Williamsburg and part of the next day we spent in Jamestown. Lots of great historical locations. We loved it! There is so much beauty around us and I am so grateful to be able to see so much of this country!!

So now it is September...this Friday we will be celebrating Bruce and Gene's birthdays in Provo at Bruce's nephews' wedding!! Congrats to Tim and Carlee...looking forward to being with family this weekend!!