Dominican Republic

 We took a trip to paradise over September break!  We let Sydney pick the type of place she wanted to go to for her 16th birthday trip, and she wanted to go to a beach.  We did some research and got a great deal to go to an all-inclusive Punta Cana, so we went for it!

It was absolutely incredible.  Since it was "off season", it wasn't crowded at all.  The resort we stayed at had a sister resort about a 5-minute walk away, so we could enjoy their pools, restaurants, etc. We were there for 5 nights total.

Check out everything we did!

Getting there: (we missed our original flight!!  Luckily, we could get on the only other flight there that day with minimal change fees.  Whew)

Beach/pool/water park:

Hanging around the resort:

Our excursion: ziplining through the jungle, and Monkeyland!

We got to taste fresh coffee!

Food & drink:

August

Here are other things we did in August!

Football games:

Taylor and friends went to see Luke Bryan in concert:

Matthew's black belt ceremony:

Basketball training: (and 3v3 league for Parker, and fall league for Taylor)

Sydney- school:

CFA 5K:

GT game:

Back to School!

 We started back to school on August 2nd!  Sydney is in 10th, Taylor's in 8th, and Parker is in 6th.  

Check out these comparisons, from PK/Kindergarten to now!

The Rest of July

July was a fun and very busy month!  Here are some of the other random things we did:

Only people in the theater!