He is also playing baseball and soccer, getting so much better at both. He wants to do golf, football, and exercise more. Hollis loves watching her brother do sports and she is starting to play herself. She seems prime for gymnastics or dance.
Our office did a service project as part of HOG day at Jackson's school - Blythe Academy. And Johanna and I went to the Kentucky Derby First Tee Party. It was a huge success, and I know she's a big part of making that happen.
Jackson earned his Tiger Rank and all the belt loops. He was so proud of himself. I got him ice cream afterwards. He also earned the Jesus and Me medal, which he was presented by Pastor Karen in front of the congregation. 
We then went and saw Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back with the Greenville Symphony. That was a very cool experience.
Work has been somewhat busy all summer; we launched our new website. My "baby" the AnMed Freestanding ED and MOB in Piedmont opened. It hurts I wasn't there to see it all the way through, but that's all in the past now. Our office did a summer shooting range outing as a way to let off some steam and bond as a firm.
Hollis' favorite book has been "Going on a Bear Hunt", she has it memorized mostly and I recorded her reading it. So precious.
Johanna and I made some time for us and went to see the musical Back to the Future at the Peace Center.
Our first big event of the summer was taking the kids to the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. They had a great time and lasted all day; it was amazing to see that. Jackson got fist bumps from Zander S. and Chris Kirk. He also got a ball from Viktor Hovland. It was an awesome day!
His cub scout pack did a summer hike and a tubing trip. He also went to the Summer Evening Camp for the council and won the Best Scout Spirit Award for his Den. Quite a turn around for a kid that didn't even want to go to the camp because his friends weren't there.
Took Jackson to Skyzone a few times, the summer membership helped, but it was probably still not worth it. He only wants to go if I play with him. Need to find a friend that he can go with.
Johanna and I have been focused on cleaning out and getting rid of stuff this summer. We have far exceeded our 40 bags. I've been listed stuff on Facebook marketplace all summer and that whole experience is always a pain but worth it if you're patient. The kids went with Grandma to the beach for a week and during that time Johanna and I tackled cleaning the bonus room closet. We trimmed down the kid's papers/art from six totes to two. We took lots of photos and scanned in many papers.
Took Jackson fishing with a new rod and unfortunately it slipped out of his hand on the dock at Lake Robinson. He was so sad, he sat there and cried. Luckily there was a bait shop, and we got him a new rod and salvaged the day with some more fishing. He will catch his first fish soon enough!!
On the AIA front, it was a busy summer. I attended the National Convention in Boston. It was great time. Got to see the Bushert's. Brad sadly lost his election for Treasurer. Made new connections and got to see old friends. Back in SC, we finally got the Center for Architecture opened. I had to wrangle all the Past Presidents to get something pulled together for Tracey, but she was very grateful for the art and check.
Jackson went to the YMCA day camp for the summer. He was much more excited about it this year. He always came home dirty and exhausted. They played a lot of soccer and games. Speaking of which, he finished his soccer season and did fantastic. We also spent a ton of time going to the pool in June, it is great having that amenity in our neighborhood now. The kids also went to vacation Bible school and had a blast doing all those activities in the evening for a week.
Johanna and I had another date seeing Band of Horses in concert at the Peace Center. This is our third time seeing them and it's always a great concert. We celebrated Hollis' half birthday. This was a huge success with many of her friends coming and playing on the inflatable water slide. I don't think we could have similar success if we tried to hold a party on Christmas Eve!
Ok so the BIG event of Summer 2025 was our trip to Disney. I'll try to write up a separate summary of the trip. But needless to say, it was an amazing time. The kids felt the Disney magic the whole trip. We did Blizzard Beach Waterpark, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, and Epcot. My sister and Clayton were able to join us for two days and that was really special having them. After Disney we visited William and Sheri before heading home.
We got to see fireworks at the Greenville Drive game at the beginning of August. Then just like that the summer was over, and we had our first day of school. The kids were both super excited to go back. Two last events closed out our Summer 2025. First was Jackson's 7th birthday party at Bricks and Minifigs. All of his friends were able to come, and they kids had a blast building "racecars" and racing them down the track. And lastly, Hollis had her Baptism. She did very good being solemn and most of our family came.
{Still need to add pictures}
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