It's gorgeous outside

I love this weather! This past week has been gorgeous outside, with temps in the low 70s during the day and lows in the 50's at night. We took full advantage of the weather Friday and decided to take Mason for a walk around the Cinco Ranch lakes. Cinco Ranch is a neighborhood here in Katy that has it's own beach club, next to two pretty large man-made lakes. Adam & I loaded Mason in the stroller and took in the beautiful sunshine. It put Mason to sleep and he slept the rest of the afternoon away.

Yesterday, we went to my nephews football game. Jared will be 8 in November and he plays flag football for one of the Katy football leagues. Last year his team didn't do to well, but this year, they actually contended for a playoff spot. After that, we drove up to Kingwood to see our good friend Larissa. Larissa and Wesley are getting married next May and she has become a very close friend to me over the last year (her Adam were good friends at Baylor). We enjoyed good conversation, grilled some steaks and snacked on food all day, and watched college football. We had a fantastic time and Mason loves seeing his "Aunt Rissa."

It's going to be hard to leave our families and friends here in Houston, but I know God will bring new friends our way in Bakersfield. If any of you head out to California, you are welcome to stay with us anytime. Bakersfield is only 2 hours from L.A., and 3 hours from San Diego. It's about 5 hours to San Franciso and the Nappa Valley, and only about 4 hours from Tahoe and 3 hours from Vegas. We are definitely going to explore California on the weekends, and take advantage of the location. I'm very excited!