The Moquin Family: Dosey Doe and then some...

So I've been a little lax about updating this...but it's not because there hasn't been a lot going on! First off, a good friend of mine here in Texas just moved away...to Alaska of all places! I met Julie shortly after we moved into our home and will miss her a lot, but we will keep in touch through email and facebook for sure! They left for Anchorage this past Saturday, but unfortunately they only made it as far as Seattle. If you aren't aware, Mt. Redoubt is a volcano in Alaska which has been erupting for the past few weeks, it did so again on Saturday and has prevented Julie and her family from flying in, but hopefully they will be able to complete their journey soon! Here are some recent photos of me, Julie and the rest of the crew!

Here's Stephanie, Julie, and me at a going away hot tub bash!

This is baby Austin, Melissa, Carie, Julie, and me at our last lunch before Julie left :(

In other news, the kids are doing great, Zachery has been prepping for the TAKS (Texas Assesment of Knowledge and Skills) tests, he is waiting for the results of his writing test, he scored 95% on his Math simulation exam (the actual test is at the end of April). He has been struggling a bit with confidence this year but all this practice and the great score on the sim has definitely helped give him a boost! Riley is also doing terrific, he is an amazing reader, loves to write, and is currently doing some "research" on science and the planets on the computer upstairs! They are both still taking piano (Riley) and guitar (Zach) lessons and Riley is probably going to start drum lessons in the next few months. Zach also participates in the school choir, they practice two mornings a week before school, he has his first performance later this week so I will make sure to take some pictures!

Eric and I are both keeping busy, Eric is still designing for trade shows, he was in Vegas last week for a few days on "business"...or so he claims :). The school PTO is keeping me out of trouble, we have our big festival this Saturday. Carie and I have been planning it since December and it should be a great, but exhausting day--fingers crossed for sunshine! Next weekend will be filled with festival activities, we start distributing tickets and tshirts on Thursday, set up on Friday afternoon and evening, and then work from sun-up to sundown Saturday. It makes for a long couple of days, but it raises a lot of money for the school so it is well worth it! Because festival will swallow up all of next weekend, we decided to make the most of last weekend and have some non-school related fun! Carie, her husband Gene, Eric, and I went to the Dosey Doe to see Monte Montgomery on Saturday night. We had dinner first and then headed to the venue, which is basically a renovated rustic barn. Our seats were right next to the stage, it was a great time! Monte Montgomery is a guitarist/singer who plays rock and blues, he was rated as one of the top 25 guitarists by Guitar magazine, if you haven't heard of him you should check him out, he is amazing! Here are some photos of our night!

Carie says this looks like the last photo taken before we pass out...we did not pass out, just for the record!