Gabe's Senior Picture

I can't believe that Gabe's Graduation is just around the corner! We actually have 24 days until his ceremony. It's unreal! 

Gabe has always had a sunny personality. He is always wearing a smile, but also just genuinely joyful!

He is the kind of kid that sees people on the outside and draws them in. He wants everyone included and goes out of his way to make that happen. 

Gabe will be attending Dallas Baptist University - it is SUCH a good fit for him! Their mascot is the Patriot!!

He wants to do their Pre-Law program majoring in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics (PPE) and minoring in Law Studies.

But music will also always be a part of his life. Gabe wanted to do his senior pictures at places that were meaningful to him through high school. Pender's is his favorite store. 

The Square is a place his friends and our family likes to hang out. LSA has the best burgers ever and this cool piano stairway!

He has taken dual credit at NCTC starting his sophomore year. This year, he has had a class there on the Denton Square. 

This was a recreated picture from Gabe's 8th birthday:

We did his cap and gown pictures outside of his favorite coffee shop where he attended World View Classes for 3 years. 

And of course while there, he had to grab some coffee. 

Wow!! They say that they grow up so fast and now, being on this end of it, it is SO so true. These last 17 years have not been enough. Gabe is a delight and a joy to have as a son and it has been a pure gift to be his parents. God is going to do great things through him. I can't wait to watch it happen! 

 

Easter 2023

We had a pretty low-key Easter this year. We went to church and then came home for lunch. Byron cooked a ham in the smoker and it was delicious! 

I got the kids Slam Ball for Easter and we had so much fun playing together!

Then we had our annual Easter Egg Hunt. 

We also played baseball with our confetti eggs. 

It was a fun day! 

 

Meet the Newest DBU Patriot!!

 

Gabriel has made a college decision!! He was accepted at all of the schools that he applied to and was awarded scholarship packages at each one. After a lot of prayer and consideration, he chose Dallas Baptist University!

He will be majoring in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics and get a Legal Studies minor. 

The PPE degree was one of the big factors in choosing DBU! 

The fact that their mascot is a Patriot and the whole campus has nods to our Founding Fathers fits his personality so much!! 

The University is also very conservative and Christ centered. 

A bonus for me is that it is less than a 50 minute drive from our house, so he is staying close to home!!

Congratulations, Gabe!!! We are SO proud of you!

Spring Break 2023

This year for Spring Break we went to one of our favorite RV parks - Pilot Knoll. It is only 30 miles from our house, but still seems like such a vacation! 

We went of a few hikes. 

And were even visited by some special guests.

We went to the hibachi house near the park and saw Jesus Revolution one of the days of Spring Break. 

One day we went to Dallas to visit the 6th Floor Museum where Lee Harvey Oswald was hiding when he shot JFK.

And the Grassy Knoll

Mig really wanted to see the giant eyeball in Dallas and it is a quick walk from the museum, so we went to get a few pictures! It really is huge - for comparison, look at the 2 story building next to it and the 4 story building behind it. 

On our last evening there we grilled hamburgers and invited our friends - The Linns out. 

It was a really fun week!!