Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Life in Texarkana

Hi All,

Seems like we are getting settled here in T-Town. We've been here about six weeks or so now, and it seems like we've been here much longer than that.

Carrie continues to chip away at all her little projects on the house. She is trying to get them all done before she starts keeping kids. I don't know if she is going to make it, but she sure is trying!

Zachary has been a huge help since moving here. He is a huge help with the baby, as always, but is becoming quite the little painter while he is at it. He helps me with whatever project I'm working on, and jumps in there when Carrie is working on something too. He'll be quite the handy Dan by the time he gets married! (which we are praying is a VERY long time away!) :-)

Samuel is, well, he is, I guess......just plain HUGE! Man this is one big kid! He isn't fat, just tall, heavy, and strong as an ox! He is gorgeous, just looks so big to be just shy of 15 months. I just can't figure out where he might be getting his size from. :-) He is cutting four molars all at once right now, but maintains an even keel most all of the time. He is such a good baby, just like Zachary was. Samuel isn't quite the traveler that his bubba was, and he hates getting his diaper changed to this day. He is quite an amazingly good baby though. Don't get me wrong, he is bad to the bone when it comes to doing things and grabbing things he isn't supposed to! Of that there is no doubt! He is just a well adjusted bad baby! :-)

The church is going great! We are six weeks in now, and God just continues to bless and bless and bless. I am so fortunate and blessed to be a part of what God is doing. I continue to be humbled at what God is doing around me. Many have said, and I agree there is such a sweet sweet spirit in our church. I pray God continues to keep it as such. We are quickly running out of room in our current meeting place, so make that a matter of prayer if you will. We need a place to call our own, at least something we can afford to rent that will give us a little more space and some additional rooms to use for nursery and children's church. Thanks in advance for those prayers!

Here are a couple of recent pics of the little man. Don't have any new ones of the rest of the family. I guess we are all just too busy:

Oh yeah, I'm a mess!

I think I should replace these gaudy Gold balls!
(he lost these permanently soon after,
they don't go real well with my flat screen tv!)

Hey, this almost fits!!!!
I love my new room, and Mommy finally got rid of this purple paint!
Now my room is a good old boy blue!
(well, half of it is, Mommy isn't finished yet!)
Thanks Mommy! :-)