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.