girls' night out for amy!

my cuz, amy, turned the big 27. great reason for a girls' night out!
1st stop: tasty appetizers at amy's.

next up: mulberry's for dinner.

last stop: taco cows?!

happy birthday to my cousin & friend, abr! so fun to celebrate with you!

Raetzsch Summer Beach Trip 2011

okay, people, we know texas beaches aren't world renowned for their beauty (let's be real), but i must say, the beach this year was nicer than we seen in 20 years. no seaweed washed ashore. no jellyfish floating around. the water--as clear as possible. so...

even i got in the texas beach water! haven't done that in at least 20 years! hah.

if you haven't yet, you should go enjoy the beach because it was quite nice.

there are sandy walks to go on and...

games to be played and...

soakin' up the sun to be done and...

memories to be made!

so, don't wait or hesitate. there's still time, go now! enjoy family time at your nearest texas beach.

it's SUMMERtime #3

summer just turned 3! wow time flies when you're having fun! here are some pics from her party...

logan has a big heart!

time to eat, swim and be merry.

adam's a great uncle! i mean, look at him, hah.

the blue hole, no place for "the blues"

adam went with his parents and his brother's family to the blue hole in wimberly. side note: i promise adam was really there, too; he just didn't make it in the pictures. bless his heart.
the super grandparents with 3 of their grandchildren.
what a pretty view! looks nice and cool...a break from the texas heat.
it's swimming time!
another pretty view with green grass and all!

boston posing.

aaron swinging into the water.

rylan floatin'.

appearantly, they jumped off the swing for hours.

oh, and i thought i might as well add a pic of me with the boys and summer. here we are playing restaurant in the playroom that adam's parents put together for their grandkids. how nice!

FOOTLOOSE and FANCY-FREE

well, not exactly...i've been pretty busy between going to class everyday for almost 6 weeks (i'm getting my master reading teacher certification), going to physical therapy 3 times a week for chronic neck pain that started from a car accident five years ago and last but not least, getting hit 2 times in a week, this week! hah.
but, other than that, it's been a FOOTLOOSE and FANCY-FREE summer!

shady grovin' it.

SOCOollin' it at south congress cafe.
domainin' it. eating at north and listening to some lovely swingin' music.
A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
FOOTLOOSin' it at zilker park with kathy, john and alexander.

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen

lodgin' it with the parentals.

red's porchin' it w/anna v and mikey.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

4th of july weekend=fun w/friends

on the weekend of the 4th, adam and i headed to mckinney to visit christina and her husband, jason.

we shopped in downtown mckinney. i LOVE downtown mckinney. almost all of the cafes in downtown mckinney have outside patios...so european, ah.

we also went to a baseball game at this really cute stadium.

we watched the game from a suite...we totally beat the heat!

christina and jason were the perfect hosts! thanks so much for having us!

the game ended with fireworks...so glad to see them because what's the 4th without fireworks? and in austin, fireworks cancelled because of the record heat.

my parents were out of town on the 4th, so we didn't get to do our traditional small-town 4th in seguin. we did end up meeting up with friends on lake travis for dinner though!

me, angie and anna banana

good-bye, 4th, 'til we see you next year!