Hello all...

This blog is mostly for those of you that don't get to see us on a regular basis. Here's just a little update on our lives here in Texas.

Zack started seminary and I started teaching once again. It is the best and worst part of the year to me. I love the weather. It reminds me of when Zack and I first met and started dating... sweet memories. Believe it or not, I love spending time just me and Andrew, but for those of you who know me, you know that I hate being alone and most importantly, I LOVE spending time with Zack. I miss Zack... we still get to spend a lot more time together than most, just not as much as we were during the summer and/or before he started school. It is so important to the both of us that Andrew gets his time with both of us, so when Zack gets home from work or school, we fill Andrew's evening with fun. That leaves Zack's time to do homework for when Andrew goes to bed, which is usually me and Zack time. :( I just keep reminding myself, "this is only for a season." I believe that we have an incredible future ahead of us... one that we can't even dream of, and God is using this time to make me into the wife and mom that He needs me to be.

Andrew is growing up so fast. He is almost 18 months old... WOW! He wakes up every morning with something new. His words are getting more and more clear and as he babbles off with his full sentences, we can sometimes catch what he's talking about. So cute! He is very likely to tell us "no" quite a bit throughout the day. "Do you want to go night night?" "NO!" "Do you want to play?" "Yeeaahhh!" This are my favorite series of questions that I like to ask him. Watching his facial expressions and hearing his little boy voice is so fun to me. Zack and I always marvel at this little human that lives in our house along side of us. He is no longer the little baby that depends on us for everything. I mean, I know he still depends on us, but he wants to walk everywhere, not be carried. He wants to throw his own trash away, feed himself with his own spoon and fork, get into his highchair himself... he is becoming Mr. Independent. So sad, but I know that it is our goal in the long run; to teach him how to take care of himself and to eventually let him venture off on his own to do the Lord's work. He goes for his 18 month well-check at the end of this month. I will post some updates on his size then. He IS growing, slowly, but he is.

I have left you all with some more recent pics of our little guy! Enjoy!