The Girls' 1st Aggie Football Experience

We took the girls to the Spring Game and they really enjoyed it. Afterwards there were fireworks and Joy was completely AMAZED....

The Ultimate Tent

Daddy makes the best tent, see Joy peeking out through the "lookout station". What great Saturday morning fun...

Anna Kate's changing fast...

Day 1

1 Week

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

Joy be 2!

Yes, "Joy be 2". We are trying to teach her correct grammar, but surely she will learn in time. She's quite entertaining with some of the things she says now. She recites most of her alphabet, leaving out "D" & "E", sings one of us Happy Birthday at least once a day, in addition to many other words we struggle to interpret. She is probably praying that God will help her parents learn English.

These are some pictures that Kimberly took yesterday while she and Lane were here playing.

She's not a baby anymore....

Joy loves swinging!

Drawing in the dirt...

Having fun with Mom

Macawoni on His Back?

Ever wonder about some of the unique sights moms see? Here's one. I left the room briefly while Joy was eating lunch and came back to see this.

Hmmmm. "Joy, how did that macaroni get on Buster's back?"

"Buster Boy have macawoni on his back???"

What My Girls Teach Me About God

I tend to think of myself as my girls' teacher, but in some ways they are mine. There are things I've learned about God's love that I would not have known otherwise had I not had Joy and Anna Kate. I've learned what it means to love someone because they are made in your image (Genesis 1:26-27). I've learned that no matter how my girls behave, my love never changes and so it is with God. I've experienced the awesome wonder of watching them sleep and getting tears in my eyes because I love them so much and they are mine. Sometimes I sing a quiet song over them. God says He rejoices over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17). One of my greatest pleasures now is watching my girls take pleasure in life.....whether its Anna Kate (3 mos) enjoying the mobile over her baby bed or Joy (2 yrs) having so much fun hunting for Easter Eggs. I have said many times how parents shouldn't spoil their kids with too much stuff, but now I've experienced the great temptation to purchase something you think they will enjoy....we just love to see our kids have fun. I really think God does too (1 Tim. 6:17)! And finally, I realize that God created us so that He could enjoy a relationship with us. He didn't need us to work for Him or bring Him the remote control, or rub His feet. It was purely out of the perfect love of the Trinity that the human race was created. That's why we had our little girls....so that we could love them, experience a loving relationship and then let that love be passed down to future generations. And finally for now, my heart swells with joy when my girls enjoy each other's company. I love it when Joy makes Anna Kate grin that large toothless grin. I now know a little of how it must feel for God when His kids get along too....how good & pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity (Psalm 133:1).