Hubley Happenings

Hubley Happenings
Angel Fire Summer 2014

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Summer Recap

We tried to stay busy this summer to keep our minds off the heat.  The new house was fun and definitely cooler and more comfortable.  It turns out that this summer was pretty mild and we got more rain that I expected.  I didn’t put enough water on the yard in June and then when the July rains came, I had already lost parts of it.  Then our neighborhood implemented one day per week watering restrictions, so it couldn’t recover after that.  The parts that made it through June have done really well until now.  Next year, my plan is to water like crazy in June and then pray for rain in July and August.  Here are a few of our highlights:

We went swimming at some friends in their new pool

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Jennifer took the kids to this splash pad in Weatherford several times

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We worked a 1000 piece puzzle that I got for Father’s Day (with some help from Nana and Aunt Rebecca)

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We went to the zoo a few times

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and the museum

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Hannah spent a week at zoo camp (she’s in the purple shorts)

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and Princess Art Week at Van Grow Kids Art Studio

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We took some pictures of the super moon

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Jennifer and Nathan enjoyed this view from a hammock in the shade while Hannah took swimming lessons down the road from our house. Although one day a fairly large snake slithered beneath the hammock and down this hill.  Pretty scary!

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We went to Lake Mineral Wells one day to paddle the canoe and play in the lake

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Hannah filled pretty much all of her free time by playing dress up

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We did a craft at Home Depot

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And we also visited the Botanic Gardens for the Rock Springs groundbreaking.  I did an engineering study in support of the expansion of this portion of the garden.

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In August, Jennifer and the kids took a trip to Evadale and Devers to visit their cousins one last time before summer ended.  They went to another splashpad

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and did some baking with Mimi and O

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Overall, it was a great summer.  For those of you that were keeping track, we went to the lake, the beach, and the mountains!  We had a great time this summer but are so ready for the fall and football season.

Angel Fire Vacation 2013

We spent about 10 days in Angel Fire this summer in late July.  It was a great chance to get away from work and the Texas Heat.  We didn’t take a ton of pictures but here are a few.

On Saturday, we hiked Middle Fork Lake in Red River.  Hannah hiked most of the trail herself, but we eventually made her get in the pack because she was going so slow.

Here we are leaving the trailhead

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It was a pretty trail.  We saw several waterfalls on the way up

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Hannah was all geared up

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Here we are at the top

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That evening, Mama Jo and John stopped by on their way home from Colorado.  We had fajitas on the deck for Nana’s birthday.

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We had lots of fun watching the hummingbirds.  Hannah tried to get one to land on her finger (you can see her trying in the background of the above picture)

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Every evening, dozens of hummingbirds would come to eat

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Hannah liked the ones with the pink neck.  She thought it was funny that the males had pink on them.

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Hannah worked her puzzle

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and Nathan laid in the dog bed with Louie

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On Monday, Jennifer and I hiked up Touch Me Not.  It was a tough trail, but we got some good views

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We went up to the top of the ski lift one day

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At the bottom of the mountain, the kids played in the bounce house and Hannah did the euro-bungy

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We typically would take a walk around the loop, or a short hike in town after dinner to tire the kids out.

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Here are the kids by the big tree (compare to last year)

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One evening we got ice cream and walked around the lake

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We had fun at the lake.  One day we paddled around in the canoe and then had a picnic

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For some reason, Hannah wanted cantaloupe and pink lemonade all week.

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The kids also spent lots of time bird watching with their bird books.  This Steeler Jay stopped by a few times which was a big treat

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Overall, it was a great week.  We spent as much time outside as possible.  We can’t wait to go back at Thanksgiving!

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