And the Fruit of the Spirit is....

As we were getting ready to go on a family walk this morning, I was putting my shoes on and Katelyn was sitting next to me. She began to sing this sweet song about the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). It is on one of her CD's that we listen to, but we haven't heard this particular song in quite some time. What is so fun about this song/CD is that it is a kid's CD that I bought for myself when I was in college to help me memorize scripture (it worked!), and now it is one of Katelyn's favorites! I love how the Lord sows truth into our hearts (and the hearts of our children) in such special ways. He is good!

In case you can't understand the words she is singing. below are the "lyrics" to follow along with the video. Click here to view the video!

And the fruit of the Spirit is joy
And the fruit of the Spirit is love
And the fruit of the Spirit is peace and patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness......gentleness and self control.

Katelyn's First Bowl!

No, Katelyn is not just now eating out of a bowl, but she did just have her first bowling experience at her friend Brodie's 4th birthday party!! She was such a cute little bowler, and she actually managed to hit a few pins while she was at it!

Don't worry, the balls were pretty light, and Katelyn is pretty strong!

They had this awesome "ramp" that little ones could hold the ball at the top of and send it rolling down the lane. Katelyn was a big fan of "the ramp."

And down the lane it goes...no gutter balls at this party, bumper pads all the way! Gotta love that!

Surprisingly, she was very patient when it came to waiting her turn. :)

Again, patiently waiting her turn...

3rd Annual Great-Granny-A-Thon!

We had another successful Great-Granny-A-Thon this year! As a reminder, this is a trip that involves me, Katelyn, and both of my sisters going to visit our grandparents in Beaumont and Houston (Katelyn's great grandparents...thus the name Great-Granny-A-Thon). Below are a few pictures as well as links to more pictures from the trip! Thank you Mom and Pop and Granny for hosting us again!

First stop--Beaumont to see Mom and Pop (my dad's parents)!

Katelyn loved pushing this little gardening stool around the back porch...

Next stop--Houston (Pearland to be exact) to see my Granny (my mom's stepmom)!

We went to play and have dinner at the home of one of my Granny's friends. She fixed a wonderful steak dinner and her pool/backyard was so fun and relaxing (with lots of water toys for Katelyn to play with)!

We also went out a boat in Galveston Bay (belonging to another one of Granny's friends!) to have dinner, watch the sunset, and enjoy an awesome fireworks display!

Links to more pictures:

My pics: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2BZNmLds1YsTi
Brittany's pics: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0UYtnLRmyZuQA

Katelyn's New Shirt!

Here is a picture of Katelyn proudly displaying her new shirt!



Due date: February 13! So....Happy Valentine's Day to us! :)

Happy Father's Day Dave!

I know I'm a little behind on this post, but better late than never, right? We had a great Father's Day! Dave's mom was in Arlington for some training, so we drove down to meet her at her hotel and headed over to Texas Land and Cattle for dinner! What a treat that was! We went back to the hotel after dinner and enjoyed walking around the hotel grounds. Thank you Granny for a yummy Father's Day dinner, and thank you Dave for being a wonderful father to Katelyn! We love you!

Dancing with Daddy

I've been dying to post this precious video! A spontaneous, pre-bedtime dance to one of Daddy's favorite songs....

*Just click on the play arrow at the bottom left of the video