Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Happy Birthday Chris

Thirty-four things I love about my husband in celebration of his thirty-fourth birthday!
1. He loves Jesus

2. He loves me

3. He loves our kids

4. He cooks better than I do

5. He laughs really loud

6. He makes me laugh

7. He makes our kids laugh

8. He is passionate about training others to study their Bibles

9. He completed a seminiary degree while working full-time and procreating at a rapid pace (he started school with one 3 month old baby and finished with 4 kids ages 5 and under)

10. He loves me in spite of myself even if he only eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for 2 weeks straight.

11. He is content to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for 2 weeks straight

12. He has no fear of lizards in the house

13. He provides endless nights of entertainment through sleepwalking and sleeptalking

14. He knows all the lyrics to "How 'bout a Hand for the Hog"

15. He thinks it's cool that he grew up with a waterbed with black satin sheets on it

16. "The last thing I want is a 40 hour week and a mediocre marriage"

17. He dreams big

18. He loves people and assumes the best about them

19. He forgives with the blink of an eye

20. He coaches my little ones in tee ball

21. He takes the children on dates

22. He prefers to be with his family rather than out on the town

23. He submits to authority

24. He is unwavering in his faith

25. He wants his neighbors, the plumber, and the air conditioner man to know his Jesus, and he tells them so

26. He makes incredible castle bunkbeds with his bare hands

27. He is one hot water-skier

28. He has a great East Tennessee accent

29. He crawls in the closet with me when I hide there to cry

30. He loves me when I'm irrational

31. He takes me to hotels when there are little baby mice in my lingerie drawer

32. He makes sure there are never, ever, ever again baby mice in my lingerie drawer

33. He thinks I'm funny

34. He is the most tangible example of the love of Christ I have ever come across on this Earth
I love you Honey, Happy Birthday!

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Farewell Fall

We have had an exciting, activity-filled fall here in the WARM state of Texas! As native Tennesseans, we find it hard to reconcile the fact that temperatures continue to rise into the 80's this first week of December! Do you think that perhaps I can continue to keep this blog updated once a season? A pretty lofty goal, I know!

David, already trying to fill his big brother's shoes
Noah and his typical grin

Lily playing catcher in her first t-ball game

Alan proudly riding his bike around the neighborhood

Katie and her favorite outdoor activity, climbing trees

Katie and Alan goofing off on a hayride




We are looking forward to winter, who knows, perhaps it will even snow this year!!