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!

Happy Birthday, Lukas!

 Lukas turned 19 today! 

We are about to lose another teenager, but are so excited to see his journey into adulthood.

20 Questions:

What is the best gift that you have ever received?

John Wick action figure

What movie has made you laugh the hardest?

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

 If you could instantly be an expert in one subject, what would it be?

Money and finance

If you could have any fictitious character as a friend, who would it be?

Tony Stark

If you could have any artist, dead or alive, perform at your next birthday, who would it be?

Beethoven

If you could live in any house from a TV show or movie, which one would you choose?

Bag End

If you could swap lives with any historical figure, who would it be?

Elvis

Do you have any phobias?

Heights

If you could have any job for a day, what would it be?

President of the United States

Favorite movie snack?

Popcorn

What is the last new thing you learned?

Anglophobia

What racer do you play in Mario Cart?

Gold Mario

What is your biggest social media pet peeve?

"glazing"

What is an activity that you do not find fun at all?

Attending my Financial Fitness class

Favorite movie?

Return of the King

If you had 100,00 dollars to open up a business, what would it be?

An air fried chicken restaurant

What is your favorite color to wear?

Blue

What was your "most listened to" track on Apple Music last year?

Thunderstorms and rain (background noise)

What store do you want to visit first in a shopping mall?

The Lego store and a shoe store

What is your most used iphone app?

YouTube

Happy Birthday, Keira!

 Keira finished her 16th trip around the sun today. 

Holy cow, "Sweet Sixteen"! 

Or how about, "Sweet Sixteen and also a total Bad-Ass"!

That works for me!

 

 

20 Questions

1. What's a weird dream that you have recently had?

Arrived at school and found out that she was suspended.

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

Emily Dickinson's time, so that she could meet her

3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Be more compassionate to herself

4. When asked what your most-fun memory from childhood is, what’s the very first memory you think of??

Playing the mousy game with Jane in the back of the car

5. If you could have any fictional character's wardrobe, whose would it be?

Rory Gilmore's

6. What was the first job you ever wanted to have as a kid?

A Zookeeper for cheetahs

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

 Louise May Alcott

8. What's your TV show to watch over and over again?

Gravity Falls

9. You’re the lead character in a video game. What game is it? (You’re allowed to make one up.)

Legend of Zelda

10. What's your favorite season of the year?

Fall

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

A catch Riding Business

11. What's a bad habit you had that you've been able to overcome?

Pinching herself

12. What's your dream road trip destination?

The Dressage Olympics

13. What's your favorite food of all time?

Spicy Chips

14. What's your TV show to watch over and over again?

Gravity Falls

15. What are three things that you want?

Grand Prix level horse / apple watch / to be a top 8 rider in the region

16. What is something that you work on to can improve yourself?

Being too scare to ask for help

17. What is your favorite thing about yourself?

My independence

18. What's the weirdest thing in your closet?

An old broom from her 'Little House on the Prairie' phase that she has had since she was 10

19. What's your dream job?

Professional Dressage rider and a published author

20. Who's your favorite character from literature?

Winnie the Pooh