VIc's Baptism & the BCS Christmas Parade

The day after Grace's dance performance, we went to church for a special day! Vic was Baptized! Because Vic was raised in a Lutheran Church, he had an infant baptism and went through confirmation to start his relationship with Jesus. But, when we decided back in November to join First Baptist Church Bryan, they explained that Vic needed to have a Believer's Baptism. Vic had mixed feelings because he felt like his infant baptism and life with Jesus up to this point was still very real. And it was! But, he understood the reason and we really love our church and we really love that the kids could watch Vic be baptized too. So, he was baptized on this day. It was really special! And our church did such an amazing job of making Vic feel comfortable. They had someone assigned to him (that he actually knew because he used to work with this person's wife) that showed him where the baptismal pool was and where to change and prepare. I had the kids and we didn't ask our families to come, so he was on his own. But, I was so proud of him and loved this moment in our church. It makes me excited for the day that our kids choose this decision and are also baptized. Also, taking pictures was not something we felt we needed to do, but someone did take them and I thought it would be nice to share them.

After that, we celebrated and headed to lunch at Taco Cabana and then walked over to the corner of campus at University and Texas to sit and watch the BCS Christmas Parade. It was a beautiful day and the kids really liked watching the floats. They are not super fancy or impressive, but they throw candy and it is still fun to watch the marching bands and the Corps of Cadets and the fun cars and floats that do come through. It was a day of kids being so good (every adventure with a 7, 5, 2 and 4 month old is new for us!) and just made it enjoyable! The days where kids are not having their best days make events tough, but this one was good!

 

 

Vic's 37th Birthday

Vic turned the big 3-7 this year and we celebrated the best we could all day! We started out at lunch at Chimy's with Everly (the big kids were at school). Everly was just as cute as she could be - she didn't have to sit in a high chair and she got to drink water from my glass. What could be better? But, it was fun to have lunch with Vic during the week!

 

Vic left work early so we could meet him for sno cones at Bahama Buck's. The entire afternoon and evening were planned by the kids. Here was their schedule. It included activities with each kid! 

 And his birthday sign had all kinds of adjectives about our wonderful daddy!

 Married 10 years and still looking good!

And of course it included presents and cake! Atticus made Vic another handmade book! And we also played a game of charades called fish bowl. It was a fun evening planned by the kids to celebrate Vic! Here's a quick video of the a dose of the charades and singing that night! https://youtu.be/sR6FgaGPe-Q

10 Year Wedding Anniversary Trip

When we got married and went on our honeymoon, we had that train of thought that in life, we would always celebrate our anniversaries and the big ones, we would celebrate with big trips! I remember we said that we would go back to Sonoma on our 10th anniversary! Well, that didn't work out. Our lives now include our precious kids and a honeymoon in Sonoma was not going to happen. And that was ok, but we did really want to just get away. So, GG agreed to come keep the kids and we took a little weekend trip to Salado and Georgetown the weekend before our anniversary. It was a great trip! After watching Atticus's Veteran Day singing performance at school, we got on the road. We left Friday morning, shopped and ate in Salado, saw some historical site in Salado, went on to Georgetown to a cute house we rented; then Saturday we slept in, shopped in Georgetown and found places to drink wine and eat; we played games and watched hallmark movies (I know I know, but it was just relaxing and Vic loves to predict a predictable movie, ha!) in our cute little house. We left Sunday morning and shopped at the outlet mall in Round Rock and then made our way back home. It was just a refreshing weekend with just the two of us to celebrate 10 years of marriage!

 (he was so nervous to sing "I'm Proud to be an American" because as he had practiced the last couple of weeks at home, he would get emotional and cry sometimes and say it was just so sad. Oh my sweet Atticus!)

 We ate at the Stagecoach Inn.

Inside the Stagecoach Inn.

Then we checked out an old college ruins area right in the same area.

This was our Air BNB for the weekend; it was newly renovated and perfect for us to stay in. We could even walk to restaurants or downtown from here.

 It was impossible to find dinner in downtown Georgetown Friday night; everywhere had a long wait and we just wanted to eat a little something fun and hang out. We finally found this bar/restaurant and got a table.

 And then we just took selfies for the rest of the weekend - in front of every place we ate and drank!

 It was a great weekend to remember!

Vic & Atticus' Trip to Goliad

In the month of August, the Seidel side of the family had a big reunion down in Cuero, Texas. It was the weekend of August 12th. I can't really remember why we decided that only Vic and Atticus would go, except that they were turning it into a boys weekend. Vic found an incredible Air B&B house for them to rent, so they loaded up and took their trip. The girls and I stayed home for a girls weekend. The reunion was Saturday at Warren Seidel's home and Vic and Atticus had a great time! They swam and ate and visited! Then, on Sunday, they got up for their boys trip to Goliad to the Goliad State Park & Historic Site. Atticus and Vic both love history and Atticus is always up for an adventure. They had the best time hiking around and reading history. I know it was really special for Vic too. They ended up stopping for pizza on the way home, in Round Top, where Vic and I have also stopped before. It was just a really good weekend for the two of them before Atticus started first grade.

 This was the Seidel Family who attended the Reunion. 

Later, they checked into their house for the night; Vic said it was so nice and the lady who owned it was so nice. He already wanted to bring our family back to stay there and find something to do around the area because it was a great place for our family to enjoy as well! Atticus and Vic played with the toys they brought, face-timed me, and headed off to bed!

 

 

 The next day they woke up for their adventure! I cannot tell you what all of these pictures represent, but I'm sure they still could! I remember them getting home and Atticus showing me each and every photo and telling me what he saw. And, I love Vic for taking so many great pics of Atticus - he knows the way to my heart! So, for their memories, here they are!

 Pizza for the win! And the end to a special father/son/history weekend!