Happy Birthday, Lukas!

 Our Number 1 son has left his teen years behind and turned 20. I think that the twenties suit him- he is a mature and level headed guy who knows what he wants to do and has the talent to achieve it. Can't wait to watch (and listen).

 Q&A

What's your favorite way to spend a weekend?

Playing video games and my guitar

What's a skill you'd like to learn?

Piano

What's the last good movie you saw?

Tokyo Godfather

Are you a morning person or a night owl? 

Somewhere in the middle

What's something that always makes you smile?

TikTok

What is one of your hobbies?

Crafting in Minecraft

What is your favorite place that you have visited?

Germany

What are you deeply passionate about?

Music

What's the most fun thing you've done recently?

Roblox with Luke

What's something you've always wanted to try but haven't found the time for yet?

Serious cooking

What's something most people don’t know about you?

How old he was today

If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be?

Try more things in high school

What's your biggest fear?

Finances / heights / his future / homelessness

What's your go-to feel good meal?

Instant ramen

What's something you're really good at that might surprise people?

Cooking

If you could have any fictional character as a friend, who would you choose?

Superman

What's your favorite song right now?

"Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Radio Head

Do you have a favorite TV show or movie you could watch over and over?

Avatar the Last Airbender 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Iria!

 Iria finished another trip around the sun today. 

Sometimes I just want it all to slow down a little bit, so I get more time with the love of my life.

But anyone who knows Iria knows that "slow down" is not in her vocabulary :)

Happy Birthday! 

 

Q&A

What's your favorite way to spend a weekend?

Going to riding lessons with Keira.

 

What's a skill you'd like to learn?

Making more complex baking

 

What's the last good movie you saw?

Downton Abbey The Grand Finale

 

Are you a morning person or a night owl?

Morning person

 

What's something that always makes you smile?

Dusty

 

What is one of your favorite things to do?

Going to museums

 

What is your favorite place that you have visited?

NYC

 

What are you deeply passionate about?

Horses and my children and education

 

What's the most fun thing you've done recently?

Girls NYC trip with Hayley and Katharine

 

What's a hobby you've always wanted to try but haven't found the time for yet?

Painting

 

What's something most people dint know about you?

I’m really insecure

 

If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be?

Would have gotten my masters degree

 

What's your biggest fear?

Losing my children

 

What's your go-to feel good meal?

Oatmeal

 

What's something you're really good at that might surprise people?

Puzzles and crosswords

 

If you could have any fictional character as a friend, who would you choose?

Violet Crawley from Downton Abbey

 

What's your favorite song right now?

"Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell

 

Do you have a favorite TV show or movie you could watch over and over?

Gilmore Girls

 

Happy Birthday, Keira!

 Keira turned 17 today, going on 27. 

She is so driven, talented, and hard working that we can't wait to see what she is actually accomplishing at that age.

But for now, we love having our 17 year old around :)

 18 Questions:

What's your favorite way to spend a weekend?

Riding horses in the morning, and then hanging out with Keeghan 

 

 

What's a skill you'd like to learn? 

 

Oragami

 

 

What's the last good movie you saw?

 

No Way Home

 

 

Are you a morning person or a night owl? 

 

Night Owl

 

 

What's something that always makes you smile? 

 

Being with my friend Riley

 

 

What is one of your hobbies?

 

Horseback riding

 

 

What is your favorite place that you have visited?

 

The blue bonnet fields in Texas

 

 

 What are you deeply passionate about?

 

Always having a goal

 

 

What's the most fun thing you've done recently?

 

Quebec trip

 

 

What's a hobby you've always wanted to try but haven't found the time for yet?

 

Play volleyball with the school team

 

 

What's something most people don't know about you?

 

That I have no depth perception in one of my eyes

 

 

If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be?

 

Leaving Dusty Dog earlier

 

 

What's your biggest fear? 

Losing someone you care about

 

 

What's your go-to feel good meal?

 

Grilled Cheese

 

 

What's something you're really good at that might surprise people?

  

Poetry

 

 

If you could have any fictional character as a friend, who would you choose?

 

Thing

 

 

What's your favorite song right now?

 

"Strawberry Wine" by Noah Kahn

 

 

Do you have a favorite TV show or movie you could watch over and over? 

 

Gravity Falls

 

 

Happy Birthday, Lennon!

Lennon turned 18 today! 

Lennon is athletic, intelligent, driven, kind, and a great friend. 

He is going to be an amazing adult, but we will hold onto him for as long as we can.

For his birthday I took him to an Oasis concert, and Iria baked him 72 banana muffins.

You can't get much better than that! 

 18 Questions

What's your favorite way to spend a weekend?

Relaxing in my room with Bella

 

 

What's a skill you'd like to learn? 

 

Haircutting

 

 

What's the last good movie you saw?

 

Superman

 

 

Are you a morning person or a night owl? 

 

Morning person

 

 

What's something that always makes you smile? 

 

A specific hilltop tree on my way home from work

 

 

What is one of your hobbies?

 

Soccer

 

 

What is your favorite place that you have visited?

 

The Perot museum 

 

 

 What are you deeply passionate about?

 

Being honest

 

 

What's the most fun thing you've done recently?

 

Oasis concert 

 

 

What's a hobby you've always wanted to try but haven't found the time for yet?

 

Surfing

 

 

What's something most people dint know about you?

 

There are three patches on my body with vitiligo

 

 

If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be?

 

That I had started playing basketball earlier

 

 

What's your biggest fear? 

Bugs

 

 

What's your go-to feel good meal?

 

Tomato soup and bread

 

 

What's something you're really good at that might surprise people?

  

Art

 

 

If you could have any fictional character as a friend, who would you choose?

 

Percy Jackson

 

 

What's your favorite song right now?

 

"Live Forever" by Oasis

 

 

Do you have a favorite TV show or movie you could watch over and over? 

 

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

 

Happy Birthday, Kassidy!

 Out free spirited daughter turned 15 today, growing up faster every year. 

We don't know what she will move onto next, but it is guaranteed to surprise us and make us proud.

Q&A

 

 What's your favorite childhood memory? 

 

Playing with her siblings 

 

What's your favorite movie?

 

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 

 

What's your biggest fear?

 

The dark

 

What's your ideal food? 

 

Spaetzle 

 

What's your favorite color? 

 

Blue 

 

What's your favorite family holiday tradition?

 

Christmas cookies

 

 If you could travel to any time period in a time machine, when would you choose and why?

 

2016 

 

If you could have dinner with a famous person (living or dead), who would you choose?

 

Molly Tuttle 

 

What's your favorite season?

 

Spring 

 

You just won $100,000 to open your own business. What kind of business is it?

 

Book publisher 

 

Where do you drive along your dream road trip?

 

Colorado 

 

What was your favorite food when you were a kid?

 

Mac and Cheese

 

 

Happy Birthday, Katharine!

 Katharine turned 22 today, and is just a few months away from graduating college. 

I think we have officially run out of kid achievements and milestones to celebrate. 

 Onto adulthood- and we can't wait to watch!

 

10 Questions

What's your favorite childhood memory? 

 

Playing dolls with River and Charlotte

 

What's your favorite movie? 

 

The Fellowship of the Ring

 

What's your favorite way to celebrate something? 

 

Getting a treat

 

What's your favorite soda?

 

Fanta

 

What's your biggest pet peeve? 

 

When people talk during movies

What’s your favorite way to kick off the day?

 

Reading with a cup of coffee

What’s your ideal meal?

 

Some good fried tofu

What’s your favorite color?

 

Blue

What’s your favorite family holiday tradition?

 

Making German Christmas cookies with Mom

 

What's your favorite family recipe? 

 

The German Christmas cookies!