Fall Activities

 The Baylor Bears vs the Kansas U Chickens

 Greerson and friends at the game

 The Bears Won!!!!

 Greerson playing the trombone for the Midway High School Band

 The Midway Band at halftime in Panther Stadium

 Daryl's niece Robin at her wedding with Crissy her bridesmaid

 Bob, Sheryl and Robin

 Robin and Kevin Linder

Different views of Baylor's new McLane Stadium. We have enjoyed the new view!

We have been really busy this Fall. Daryl started back to school at Liberty University working on his Doctorate. Greerson is marching with the high school band. It appears that all we did was go to Baylor football, but that was a big deal since they have the new stadium this year. We have season tickets again and really enjoy going to the games. Daryl's niece Robin Young got married in October at a beautiful wedding at a ranch near Austin. Greerson's band advanced to the Area marching contest in San Antonio in October so between the wedding and Baylor football and Band we have been actively engaged every weekend.

Opening of Mclane Stadium at Baylor University

We headed out to Baylor to witness the inaugural game at the new McLane Stadium at Baylor University. It was an amazing experience. Our parking lot was at the Ferrell Center so we walked along the river to the stadium. It is amazing how they have cleaned up the river and made such a beautiful walkway. Christa took a picture of Greerson and Daryl across the river from the stadium as we walked along the river. After we crossed the river on the pedestrian bridge we ran into Daryl's cousin Cathy Reynolds and her husband. They had come down for the game. Their son is at Baylor this Fall. We were a little early and it was incredibly hot so we found a spot in the shade and enjoyed the view of the sailgaters. Once we were inside the stadium it was amazing! There were concession stands for each section and video monitors so you don't miss the game action while your in line for food. Before the game began there were several awesome moments. The presentation of the new HD video board was awesome. They showed a history of Baylor Football just before the players took the field running between the Baylor Line and under and arch of fire. The Baylor Line looked huge coming into the stadium. The Band was absolutely amazing. They performed part of the show that was performed at the opening game of Floyd Casey Stadium. The most amazing moment was when it came time for the coin toss and President George W. Bush actually tossed the coin. It was a most memorable time. The best part was that Baylor won by a large margin.

 This was an incredible moment! President George W. and Laura Bush

 Laura Bush with RGIII and his wife

 President Bush

 RG III and his statue

 Sailgaters

 Greerson and Christa checking out the stadium

 Greerson and Christa waiting for the game to start

 Greerson and Daryl in our seats

Daryl and Greerson on the Brazos

 Daryl and Greerson in our seats

 The sailgating area outside the stadium

 The scoreboard

 The game

 RG III directing the Golden Wave Band at halftime

 One last look at the stadium on our way out

 This was a presentation of the keys to the city

The stadium at night

Back to School

August was an extremely busy month. Greerson was in Minnesota for two weeks at the end of July and came back on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning summer band started. Daryl's textbook that he wrote last spring came of the presses August 15 in time to be used this Fall.  August 18 Daryl started back to school to earn his doctorate. He is attending Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. August 26 Greerson started his Sophomore year at Midway High School and Daryl returned to work at Navarro College and Texas A & M University-Commerce. We all enjoyed the first football game with a trip on a yellow school bus to Austin to play the Lake Travis Cavaliers. Christa and Daryl were chaperones for the band. The football team won the game and the band presented a great performance. The only complaint was we didn't get home until after 2am!

 Christa loading the uniforms onto the semi

 The semi waiting to be loaded

 The Goal Tenders and the Band in the stands at the game

 The halftime show

 Greerson is just to the right of the Tuba

 The first day of school. I don't think he was too thrilled!

 Daryl's textbook

Daryl holding his new book

Corpus Christi

 Mustang Island State Park

 Enjoying a book and the sea breeze

 Greerson on the beach

 The bridge in front of the State Aquarium

 Greerson loves to have his picture taken

 The USS Lexington

 We hiked up the ramp to board the Lexington

We went to Port Aransas to Fisherman's Wharf to go fishing out in the Gulf

We fished about 12 miles out in the Gulf

Greerson went fishing along the beach

This was our beach shelter, an easy up tent that was assembled in seconds

 Christa and Greerson check out the front bow of the Lexington

 Greerson checks out the planes on the deck

 This was a stage set up on board the Lexington

We headed south to Corpus Christi for a few days in July to enjoy the beach and relax. We started out at Mustang Island State Park and enjoyed the sea breeze and the water. The next day we headed to the Texas State Aquarium and the USS Lexington. We had a great time and enjoyed the cool temperatures in the low 90s. We went fishing on a charter boat about 12 miles out in the gulf, but didn't catch anything. We were with about 30 other fishermen and didn't catch anything. We ended up fishing at the National Seashore on Padre Island and enjoyed playing in the surf. It a nice break with great weather. We went shopping on the way down and got a new power washer to play with when we got home. We bought clothes and shoes and some kitchen gadgets at the outlets in San Marcos. This was our summer vacation this year since Greerson spent most of his vacation time at Boy Scout camps (Philmont and Northern Tier). Christa wanted a staycation this year so Corpus was the compromise we came up with. Most people have a staycation at home, we do it within the state of Texas!