Saturday, March 14, 2015

Tennis Genes

A love for tennis runs deep in my family and is something we can still share even in our older ages.  My parents joined me in Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open while the kids had to stay home due to commitments to the winter season.  It was a fun time as usual.  I caught lots of tennis stars.  Here are a few:

 
Roger Federer

Jelena Jankovic




Caroline Wozniacki


Marin Cilic


Alexander Dogopolov

 
Sasha Vickery

Madison Keys and her coach Lindsey Davenport



Simona Halep


Victoria Azarenka




Numerous selfies











 




Donald Young

 
Eugenie Bouchard

Svetlana Kuznetsova


 
 








Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Higley Life

Tennis and teaching keeps me busy! 




 Here are various projects in my classroom from the first semester.
 


















 
Always trying to keep the students engaged!
 

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Ringing in the New Year

After a nice Christmas here in Arizona, we followed my parents back home to California.
 
We met up with my brother Daniel for lunch in downtown SLO -



 and then hit the usual tourist traps - Santa's House and the Mission.






 
On another day we met up with my cousin Hayley and her two kids, Maddie and Mason.
 

 
We had lunch in Los Osos and then walked the Elfin Forest.





Here we all are for a family selfie!  Morro Rock is above my head to the right.

 
Family reunions continued coincidentally one evening for dinner at my brother's restaurant - Firestone Grill.
 
Here is my brother and I with our cousins Michelle and Lydia.  You may recall Lydia was one of our bridesmaids!


My brother along with my cousin Michelle.
Me and my dad with Michelle's husband - Todd.


 
My mom, Sienna, and I with my cousin Lydia.
 

 
Sienna with Lydia and my cousin Michelle's oldest daughter - Jennifer.


My guys and I with Lydia.


 
My cousin Michelle's entire family (Jennifer, Rebecca, and Shelby) along with Lydia, Sienna, Rob, and I.
 


It was so cool to see them all!
 
 
While Sienna and Spenser were at the movies with my brother Ken, Rob and I stole away to Avila Beach.
 
 





 
It was a bit chilly, but we made time for a quick selfie-stick photo shoot.
 
It was a short yet sweet trip and now we're back in Arizona, ready to start our 2015.
 
Happy New Year!