Happy Belated Thanksgiving

Sorry it has taken me so long to get these pics up. We hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving. We had the opportunity to go to Pine Cove for our Thanksgiving. It was great being with family and we always love being with Pine Cove family, too. Granted it was very cold and it rained an entire day, but we still had tons of fun. K did pretty well. She didn't sleep very well at night. For some reason she got mad at us for sleeping right next to her and not getting her up at 2am every day. Thankfully, Deedee and Papa would take care of her early in the morning, so we could get a little more sleep. K wasn't too sure what to think of all the people in the dining hall, but she loved Cove Kids and loved getting so much extra attention.

K now pulls up onto any piece of furniture and is a bigtime talker. The other day I took her to the church nursery and for the first time she started giggling and jabbering with such excitement. I think it was really encouraging to the nursery workers. I just love that she is so excited to be around other people and especially loves being at church. I love watching K's personality come out. I think she is gonna be such a people person.

Having Fun!

K's cousin, C, came over last Saturday. The girls had a ton of fun together. They really like squealing back and forth to each other. There were only a few incidents where K got mad at C for playing with a toy she wanted. She especially got mad when C had the book, "Pat the Bunny". But the minute C put it down, K didn't want it anymore. Oh, the difficulties of being a baby.

When K got up from her nap, C joined her in the bed for some fun playtime. C tried running back and forth across the bed, and K was just so happy to see everyone in there waking her up (as you can see from the picture below). Thanks, Uncle Jeff for all the fun pictures you took!

Happy Fall!!!

We took K and her cousin to a pumpkin patch here in Houston. They weren't quite sure what to think of everything. K just wanted to eat and lick any pumpkin she could get near.

We also dressed the girls up for some cute pictures. K is a pumpkin and her cousin is a flamingo. I was surprised that K let us keep the head piece on. What a good little pumpkin!

Go Mavs!!!!!

A story was written last week in the Houston Chronicle about Adam and his Cross Country team. Here's the link if you get a chance to read it.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4439528

What I Learned Today

I was reading a book the other day and came across something I had never realized before. In Genesis 2:9, it says that God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the middle of the garden. At first glance that might not seem that significant or you may ask yourself "Why would God put something He didn't want them to eat in the middle of the Garden, let alone in the Garden at all?". Well, I am certainly a believer that God has a purpose for everything He does. He does nothing by accident, and this tree in the middle of the Garden was no accident. Think about it. With the tree in the middle of the garden, they walked by it several times a day, probably. They were daily tempted by that beautiful fruit (Genesis 3:6 tells us that it was "pleasant to the eyes"). With every passing, Adam and Eve had to make a conscious decision whether or not to obey God, and maybe that is exactly what God desired. He didn't want a creation whose only choice is to obey Him. He wanted a creation that would consciously make the decision daily to obey Him as a result of their love relationship with Him. So maybe there is some good that comes out of living in this nasty, sinful world. We are bombarded daily with choices to obey or disobey, and each time we choose to obey we are bringing Him the worship He truly desires.
"Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams."
1 Samuel 15:22

Beach Trip

I am very slow at updating pictures. Here are some pics from back in August when we went to the beach with my family. K really seemed to love the beach, but it was hard trying to keep her from eating the sand. Next year should be a little easier. But she really liked playing in her little pool on the beach. It kept the sand out very well. I totally recommend it to anyone taking a small child to the beach. She also took a few short naps in it.

Arkansas Vacation

Sorry that it has taken us so long to update our blog. Things have been crazy around here. Here are some pics from our vacation to Arkansas. We got to see tons of family and had such a great time.

K with all of her cousins.

K with her Aunt Michelle.

K's first boat ride on Norfork Lake in Mountain Home. She had a ton of fun in the water as you can see. Unfortunately, an hour later was when I broke my arm.

Happy 4th of July

On the day our country celebrated its freedom, K celebrated by trying rice cereal for the first time. She did great! As you can see, she seemed to love it.

Here she is in her red, white and blue.

Dallas Trip

A few weeks ago we got to go to Dallas. Oh, what fun we had! Thanks, Kelly, for hosting us. We had a blast hanging out with everyone.

K loves going to church.

K with her cousin last weekend. K is getting so close to sitting up on her own now.

She also loves her feet!

Thanks for Visiting!

Here are some friends that came to visit us last week. Funny how we haven't seen most of them in over a year and they all come to visit in the same week. What a blessing to have such great friends! Kelly, Melissa, and Sam, we loved spending time with each of you. Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Giggles McGee

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K just started giggling a few weeks ago. Sorry, but this video is a few weeks old. It took me a while to figure out the video thing again. Hope you all enjoy.

3 Exciting Years

Yesterday, Adam and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary. As tradition, we watched our wedding DVD and reminisced on that wonderful weekend. We loved being reminded of the vows we made to each other and watching how much younger we looked just 3 years ago. We also loved seeing all of our special friends and family who were the ones who truly made that weekend so special. Thank you, again, to all of you who came to our wedding and gave us such special words of blessings and encouragement. Your presence was testimony of your love for us, and we greatly appreciate all that each of you has meant to us over the years. The sad part of watching the DVD is that we were reminded of all the people that we don't keep up with very well and for that we apologize. Sometimes our hearts ache for the days when we all got to hang out in college or high school - what sweet times they were. So to those of you that we don't see or talk to very often, know that you are often in our thoughts and even our prayers. We are thankful for all the ways you have blessed us over the years, and we pray that we will be able to catch up with you soon. Much love.

K's Dedication

K was dedicated to the Lord at church this past Sunday. It was such a special service as Adam and I promised to be K's primary faith trainers, and the church body promised to support us in raising a godly daughter. I teared up almost as badly as I did when I said my wedding vows. We are overwhelmed by the task, but we trust in God's faithfulness.

What a girly girl!!!!

K and her cousin "played" later that afternoon. And I put "played" in quotes because it consisted of K staring at her cousin and her cousin trying to grab K's face. We've gotta keep an eye on those two.

K shares her giggles and smiles with us. What a sweet face. I never get tired of looking at her.

Congratulations!!!!!

Congrats to the new Morton Ranch High School head Cross Country Coach!!! We just found out 2 weeks ago, but it was made official today. Adam is so excited because he finally gets to coach a sport he loves and knows how to coach well. For those of you who know Adam, you know that he is a runner at heart, and this is the reason he got into coaching. He is passionate about it and will give it his all.
Adam, I am so proud of you and how hard you worked to get this job. It has been nothing but the Lord's blessing on your life. Praise Him!! I know that you will do an amazing job, but more importantly, I know that God will receive the glory from every success you have. Words just don't describe how proud of you I am. I love you.

Picture Happy

Today, I put K in her exersaucer for the first time. She loved it!!! She is finally holding that head up better.

We went to Pearland yesterday for dinner, and we couldn't resist another photo shoot with K and her cousin.

Proud Pappas!

K was sticking out her tongue a lot yesterday, so I had to take a picture. She's just too cute with that tongue out.

Happy Easter

Here we are after coming back from church. I promise K was really great until we got her home. She needed a nap.

After her nap we put that bow back on for a picture. Thanks Grandma for the bow! Everyone at church loved it.

And finally, here K is in her bonnet that her Great Grandma made for her. I love having a girl!!! It is so much more fun than dressing up my baby dolls.

Thumbs Taste Good!!!

Yes, we have a thumb-sucker!!!! WooHoo! Now when she starts to cry, most of the time she will eventually calm herself down by sucking on her thumb. This has made for much better nap times. Oh, and yes, you do see red hair on that head. Who would have thought that we would have a red head? Even her eye brows are red.

Isn't she beautiful!

I just had to add this one! Don't you think she could win some cutest baby award?! Well, her mama and daddy certainly think so. We love you, K.

Spring Break, Baby!

Here are some pictures from our time in Austin with Lacy's family. Jeff finally got to meet his little niece and Mimi got to meet her great granddaughter. It was such a fun time and K was loved on a ton. Our little girl is truly blessed because she came into the world with so many people loving her already.