Happy New Year from Breck! And Nelli!

Mom said a lot's happened in The Empty Nesterhood since she blogged last....

Here's just a glimpse!

Happy New Year from Breck! And Nelli!

Welcome to the Breck and Nelli Show! Our 2023 recap is brought to you by the letter "B" -- Biggs, Breakfast, Bacon, Balls and Birds! And Birds! And More Birds!

Abbie started nursing school. Dad got Global -- Upgrades for everyone! Mom & Dad skied Angel Fire with the Parrishes and Thompsons. So. Much. Snow. -31degrees. Caramel Bars. Avoid Amarillo and scissors on I-27. Arborgeddon. Limbs everywhere. No power for days, so we kept Mom warm. Biggsest Super Bowl Party! Lauren Daigle at the Rodeo with Leslie, Jess, and Milk Punch! Mom & Dad skied Park City with the girls and two BFs. Breck barked all night. Catan, Murder Mystery, Java Cow! Dad stuck in a snowbank! ZTA Mom's Weekend. Big Red up on blocks. Easter at Didi's! Abbie got a bigger tattoo. Mom moved Kait to Fairfax. Civil engineering internship. Then UR for Abbie's Graduation. With Honors!?!? Google the speaker! Dogwood blossoms for Granny Sue. Lilac Fest. That's not red velvet. Goodbye Cook Street. Hello, Goler House! Dad drank Bud Light. Cheap beer for the win! Weekend with Kait in Fairfax. Farmer's Market, NRA Museum, Smithsonian, Monuments, and DAR! Visiting Bill Tolar at Arlington. Bought some dirt in Angel Fire. Abbie got Mr. Joy's guitar pick. Angel Fire with Kait and lots of friends! Dad played golf. Mom hit balls. Lots of adventures! Hiking to our dirt, Disc Golf, Caramel Bars, Venison Creole. July 4th party! Step away from the Jell-O shots. Robin says the quiet parts out loud. Dad has golf handicap now. Bought more dirt in Angel Fire. Zeke chews things. Kait got spoiled at Kate's house. Austin was Africa hot. Mom floated every day. Abbie went to a Sabers Game. Kait is a junior! Astros game with Abbie and the BF. #LiveLikeNelli Opening Weekend. New friends and old. The BF brought his Dad. Breck picked the BF. So. Many. Dove. Mom walked the Boston 3-Day. Cody! Lacee! Abbie joined in for a day! Porta Potty Shortage. Pink Santa! We know him! More Doves! Mom won't stop rowing. Mike & Max taught Mom about chicken roping. Kait turned 21! Mom & Dad celebrated 26 in Angel Fire! Doves, Doves, Doves. Hope Lodge. TSDF Gala was a night in Vegas! Kait got rear-ended. Abbie's apartment had a ghost. Kait home for ACL and Dad's Birthday Weekend. Tanya Tucker, Shania Twain, and JP's Pancakes. More Doves! Abbie got a job in Austin! Astros didn't win. Kait's internship for next summer is in Charlotte, NC. The Tiaras discovered Pledge the Pink! Ann Camden, Golf Cart Parade, Flamingos EVERYWHERE! No deer for Mom. Abbie sleeps so deep Mom called the police! Mom gave Dad the COVID. Mom got Cheesy at VT. She's a Flipper! Bake Shop! Mimi & Pa rode with Dad in the Jaguar. Squeeze! Upgrades for everyone! Jim's on Main, Susan B. Anthony's Grave, Dinner with the Smiths! Abbie Graduated! She & Mom made a Cannonball Run home! Christmas Story House in Cleveland. You'll shoot your eye out! World's Largest Fork. Jones Family Christmas in Gail. Murdoch was a cow! Biggsest Christmas Party! Gifts for Dell Children's! Christmas lights, Amy's Ice Cream and Cousin / Uncle Jeff's concert at LT Corner Pub. Mimi & Pa came for Christmas. Dad gave Mom the flu. Rice in the First Responders Bowl! Texas State fans drained the beer. New Year's Eve with the Thompsons!!

We ask you to pray for Aunt M'Lys' full recovery! Never forget, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is work within us, to him be glory in the church and Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!" Ephesians 3:20-21

Love, Breck, Nelli! & Co.

Merry Christmas from Breck!

Merry Christmas from Breck!

 This is Breck. Jake crossed the Rainbow Bridge on July 3, but before he went, we got really, really close. He passed on many secrets about our people and taught me how to write a Christmas letter. In addition to calling the police, befriending deer, and chasing skunks, I've been taking notes on the Biggs activities all year.

2015 was busy. I fetched a stick. D'Lyn saw Mamma Mia with friends and became Trim Healthy Mama. with friends and became Trim Healthy Momma. Kait played indoor soccer. We love Hopdoddy's, Lucy's Fried Chicken, and Lick Ice Cream. Kait's soccer team won their Houston tournament, saw emus and visited with the Baehrens and Coach Rena. I fetched a stick. Abbie lives in her Eno. John was unemployed, then self-employed, then employed, then unemployed, and now employed! D'Lyn loves the hike & bike at Town Lake. Abbie played with Austin Stars. We hung the Eno in Abbie's room. Now there's a hole in the wall. I chased a stick. Nou gen konfyans nan Jezi pou 19 Mei! Kaitlyn Johnson surprised Abbie. Abbie cried. Kait won 3rd in Ready Writing -- Mom's genes! I ate a Rib bone! Kait's soccer team won State! Our yard flooded, the pool turned green, and the retention wall out front fell -- again. Our thoughts and prayers went out to Wimberley. Our neighbors made sandwiches and snacks for the volunteers. Lake Travis went up and up and up. Our pool turned green. Tornado Warning! Abbie and friends sheltered at Amy's Ice Cream; D'Lyn & John sheltered across the street with wine. I jumped in the green pool! Cy-Ranch Baseball won state! Hayden was on TV! Kait played sand volleyball. Abbie is a CrossFit beast. D'Lyn did the the Fluvanna Homecoming. Abbie loved Baylor softball camp. We went to the July 4th parade, and I stole a lot of candy. D'Lyn & Christine took Abbie and Kaitlyn S. to North Carolina for softball camp. They toured UNC, Duke, NC State, Elon and Wake Forest. The shrimp & grits were awesome. "Where is your *real* State Capitol?" Everything is bigger in Texas. Lunch with cousin Robert Lloyd. Crashed Wrangler World Headquarters. Kymber spent the week with Kait. Hairspray and Barton Springs. Lunch with the unsinkable Sandy Brown. I played tug of war! Camp Blue Haven recharged the girls. Abbie came home with the biggest smile. We picked Madison Stephens up on the side of the road. She and Kait played indoor and scored goals! I helped pick up the socks. We survived the summer without Blue Bell -- barely. Kait started 7th grade, and Abbie is a Freshman. Kait rocked Cross Country and brought home some hardware. And she turned 13. Abbie played Fall Ball for LT and the Austin Stars. Kait's Coach is KC Crabb. I got a treat! Fall Ball in Houston and Tyler, visiting with friends and lots of time with Boomer, Mimi and Pa. John & D'Lyn went to the Rice / UT football game. I chased a ball! Our new neighbors come with two cute kiddos and Rocky. He's not quite Jake, but I'll let him try. GREAT babysitting gigs. D'Lyn and Team Tiara walked the Breast Cancer 3-Day for the 10th year. Abbie, Rana, Sarah, Callie and Amber walked with her. Kait and Kamy were on Youth Corps. Team Tiara raised $110,000+ in 2015 and has raised over $1 Million to date. D'Lyn's pink hair was PERFECT. D'Loopy loves her 10th Anniversary T-shirt quilt. I chased a Skunk! Kait's in Choir; her concerts are impressive. She's playing the guitar again! Hudson Bend loaded ALL the kids on buses for a Day of Service. Abbie turned 15 and got her Learner's Permit! Watch out Lakeway! Go LT Football! CBH reunions are so much fun! Abbie is in Debate -- she has to wear a dress! Kait built a roller coaster -- very fitting for a teenage girl! I played with Rocky!

We hope you had a great 2015 and are wishing you a Fantabulous 2016! May God Bless You!

Love, Breck & Co.