Golden Birthday

When I was a freshman in college my roommate Debi told me her golden birthday was coming. What is that? I quickly learned, "I'm turning 20 on the 20th!" Guess who threw her a giant surprise party!? I never forgot about Golden Birthdays. I had mine (30 on the 30th), Scott had his (22 on the 22nd) and Reagan had her's (3 on the 3rd). When we realized the magnitude of Whitney's, we knew it was going to be a doozie! And we've told anyone who will listen... She will be 13 on June 13th, 2013!!

Obviously that day has come and gone. It was a great celebration!

Whitney has some great friends from close families, school and volleyball!

The girls played volleyball and then tried a water balloon game... 

before throwing them at each other to cool down!

Gotcha birthday girl!!

Time for a photo booth!

No shy girls in this group!!

The perfect party favor from our favorite chip lover!!

Icing on the cake!! A birthday wish from Misty May Treanor!

The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. 

The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no has ever been before.

- Albert Einstein

I know Whitney will never walk alone, but she definitely isn't following the crowd! I'm so proud of who she is and who she is becoming. I love you Whitney! Here's to the teenage years!!

A = X + Y + Z

Our week:

• On Sunday Reagan headed out on a backpacking trip with the high school youth group. We got updates via email and prayed hard that our nail polish wearing girly girl made it safely each day. She's home now... lots of scratches & mosquito bites.
• On Monday Tennison started golf lessons, followed by a few hours at the pool. That evening he got a new set of clubs. We got the coolest set there, the black and yellow Nike bag. Mr. CU Buff's is stoked!
• On Wednesday Whitney played sand volleyball to get herself even more ready to play club in the fall. She then went to the pool and had a blast! 
• On Wednesday Tennison and I went on a 7 mile bike ride along Spring Creek Trail. We had a fun lunch out together before golf. He had a baseball game that evening followed by shakes at Sonic. Love summer!!
• On Thursday Scott started his golf getaway. This year they're staying local, which is great because him and his friend Greg got to take the boys out for wings and the final NBA game. Making memories!
• On Friday Tennison played in a golf tournament with his new clubs. He won! 

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. 

Albert Einstein

With summer comes a whole new schedule. We'd love to think there isn't one, but there is. So while they aren't in school learning everyday, they're still working on their formulas for success.

• X = hiking, reading your Bible and getting closer to God, taking golf lessons and playing sand volleyball to fine tune your skills.
• Y = singing around the campfire, playing at the pool, watching movies, bumping the volleyball in the backyard, bike riding Spring Creek Trail, and cracking jokes with your little brother.
• Z = not saying a word when the laughter is really loud or when someone bugs someone one too many times, or when things aren't on the calendar that should be on the calendar... I'm just saying... shoot, I mean I'm keeping my mouth shut!!

I hope your summer formula is working out great with a lot of X, Y and Z!!