Big soccer showdown

Junior High soccer match between Barry Miller(Ryan's team) and West (Gabriel's team) was yesterday after school at Dawson  High School field. I believe this is the first time that we have had grand kids on opposing teams.... Lots of family in the stands to cheer on the rivalry. 

 

This cheering section cheers for both teams

Ryan and Gabriel 

 

Cousins unite!

Volleyball, volleyball, soccer, soccer, soccer and golf 

 

55th Anniversary at Rob Ray's

 55 Years has passed very fast.  So many things to be thankful for.

 

Lucy and Brayden in Waco sending us a sweet "Happy Anniversary" to start the morning. Their wedding will be here soon. 

Our Pickleball friends helped us celebrate and we all got in some bingo. We are a lucky bunch as we had two winners on our group. 

Our progeny brought a cookie cake for the celebration. We love you guys! Thanks!

Once upon a time, in a far away land(San Marcos, Texas), two strangers met and fell in love and then......

 

We are super proud of our grandchildren!
 

"The Kiss" 
 

Easter 2026

 Family gathering at Buskirk home for Easter Dinner.  

 

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George R Brown club volleyball tournament

 Two hundred plus teams met in Houston at George R Brown for a big weekend tournament. Haley and Cora both played all around for their perspective teams. We love watching them play just as much as we did Lucy and Grace during their years on the court. These girls are awesome players and that is not just Poppy speak. 

 

 

 

 

 

Splitting Bee hives into 5 frame nucs with Ryan

 Grandson Ryan and I worked bees today. The hives were very strong for this time of year.  The bee population in most of the hives that we needed to split the hives so we made some 5 frame nuc hives. Ryan is an amazing help and does the heavy lifting for his Poppy!

 

 

 

 

Put eight five frame nucs at newly acquired apiary 

Hillcountry vacation with Wallis's

  March 1- 4 stayed in a VRBO in Helotes, Texas with Dave and Dian Wallis. This was a super VRBO property with big country home surrounded by large live oaks and completely set up for comfortable indoor and outdoor living.  It was close to San Antonio and not too far from Kerrville. This  is the kind of place that we want to go back to in the future. 

 

VRBO was superb!!

Hiked Government Canyon on Monday morning

 

Visited the old Pearl Brewry.... My dad loved his Pearl beer... 

Pearl Brewery was shutdown in 2001.

 

Relaxing on the porch....  Dave and I trying to talk the ladies into going downtown to shop at El Mercado Market.  

Backyard lights were a joy

Every kind of Mexican import imaginable is in the El Mercado Market
 

 

Visiting with Mike Sanders at Boathouse Restaurant along the Guadalupe river in Kerrville. 

 

Mike and I have had so many adventures since we first met at duPont in 1981.... Sulfur Creek in Utah, Pecos River, Devil's river, Big Bend National Park, Lewis Canyon, Boquillas, Mexico, Guadalupe Mountain .....

Monument at the city park in Kerrville to the 135 who died in the Guadalupe River flood in July, 2025

 

Visiting Granddaughters at College

 Trip to see college grands. First, University of Oklahoma to see freshman Grace then to Baylor to see senior Lucy. Even though we don't see them as much as we would like, we love that they are stepping out in the world, pursuing their careers, and becoming their own independent persons. 

Grace's Freshman dorm 

I love this use of old phone booths... For emergency calls only... anybody can call at anytime with no charge

Grace's lab computer station

Interior Design lab 

 

Grace and friends fav hang-out

 

Behind this door - Lilly and Grace

 

 Grace's half of dorm room

 

I was very excited to see pickleballs in Grace's car

 

WE took Grace and roomies Reagan and Lilly out to eat at Hideaway Pizza.  They went all in on the appettizers and had plenty of take home. 

We met Lucy and Brayden for church at Harris Creek Baptist Church for services then went out to eat at Slow Rise Slice House.

 

 Lucy is a barista at Common Ground which is next door to Slow Rise. She made us a London Fog coffee which was our first ever.