On July 22nd, Cara and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary

Because our anniversary fell on a weekday, we decided dinner at the Oasis would be enough, but I booked a room and a massage at the Driskill Hotel for the weekend. It was a badly needed retreat for both of us.
Here's Cara at the Oasis:

Sunset at the Oasis:

A view of the Oasis deck:

Departing the Driskill Hotel:

Mom visits for the 4th of July

Myles is 7 months old

My nephew, Myles, is getting bigger. I wish I was in North Carolina so I could see him.

Toobing on the Guadalupe River!

These are the only pics I can show you from this misadventure. Here's the recap: Arrive late, wait, wait, wait, shiver me timbers, it's way too cold, pass me a cold one, it's okay, it'll float, I do what Jamie does, mommy, I want to go home, excuse me mam, do you have your driver's license? are there any fritos left? yes, she's single, is that a thunder storm cloud? check his head and make sure he's not bleeding, oops there go my sunglasses, where is everyone? it's over? I'll have the chicken fried steak. Trust me, she's not drunk. I'm sorry I ruined your bushes...

Cara inspires her students

As you may know, Cara is a clarinetist, therefore she spends a lot of time with the clarinet section in addition to the entire band. This year some of her students were inspired to perform a piece of music for her and she asked them to play it at the spring concert. I think this is a testament to Cara's commitment to her students.

Every June brings the Henry Middle School Spring Concert

This year Cara and Robert decided to let the 6th graders demonstrate their talents. It's not perfect but it's only their first year. I think it's fantastic!

Notice all the trophies displayed on the left side of the stage. AHMS Rocks!
Cara makes me so proud to be her husband.

While we were in California, we decided to do some tourist activities

We absolutely loved San Diego! These pictures will show you why:

We took a road trip from San Diego to Los Angeles. I definitely preferred San Diego over Los Angeles and Hollywood. LA and Hollywood are surprisingly old and dirty. I wasn't a fan. Of course, it could have something to do with the fact that I had a terrible cold while we were in Los Angeles, but we still made time to see our friend Stephanie who is studying Opera performance at USC.

While we were visiting San Diego and Coronado, there was a Red Bull Air Racing Competition taking place. Here's some video of these amazing pilots at work.

In La Jolla there were these great sea lions basking in the sun. Here's some footage of them:

Carrie and Erik got married in May

Here's a little video of their wedding pics.