Awe

Nathan and I have been watching a dvd series by Paul Tripp about parenting. Its been AWESOME. We still have lots to watch, but have really learned a lot so far. One thing that we are really being intentional about is showing our children the awe of God. At this point in our lives, that means talking about God's creativity and love, all in toddler terms, of course. We talked with Owen about God being Creator, and how he made us, the sun, and food. Its funny how Owen has now taken the idea of God and put it into lots of conversations. This is one that happened last night, little booger...

Owen: more apple juice!!
Me: you can have some with dinner, stop asking please.
Owen: God made apple juice.
Me: thats right!
Owen: more apple juice!
Me: stop asking! you can have some with dinner!
Owen: God made apple juice.

and on and on and on.... silly, sweet boy.

whoopsy daisy

After a long drive through the night on Thursday, arriving at home around noon on Friday, Nathan and I decided to do Chilis for dinner. I wasnt cooking and we had a gift card, PERFECT! So, we were sitting at a booth when Owen pointed at a man at the bar and yelled "Noah!" I was a bit confused until I realized that the man at the bar had white hair and a beard. Yup, Owen has a Noah and the Ark toy with a similar looking Noah, and the Noah in our Storybook Bible looks the same. I couldnt punish him, he was just making an observation! However, after saying it a few more times, we had to shut it down :) It may have been one of my favorite parenthood moments so far. Kids do the darndest things :)

Ranger Boys

I love having boys. I have come to the conclusion that my body makes boys, and if we have more children in the future, theyll all be boys. :) I LOVE it. I love the trains, the buzz and woody toys (thanks aunt marla!), and i love the baseball. Nathan is hoping that Owen is left-handed so he can be a baseball lefty. Im thinking soccer for O, but whatever he wants to do is fine!

Caleb is in the 97th percentile for height, so who knows what he'll be doing! He's very active, but hes much more of a mommy's boy than Owen. He will sit in my lap and hang out for an hour, which Owen will only do with daddy.

Both boys love to watch the Rangers and Owen can notice a TEXAS shirt or hat from across the room. Here is a quick pic of the boys hanging out on the couch, watching baseball.



Nathan is going to attempt to take Owen to a minor league baseball game sometime in the next month. I'll let ya know how that goes!

Birthday Goodness

I have made such incredible friends here in Austin. Ive never had such a wonderful community where I can be myself and be loved unconditionally. Praise God for Providence church and the other awesome people in Austin! Here are a few pictures from my birthday dinner at the Hula Hut, my favorite!

:)

my little wiggle worm-

The Joys

I have the best kids in the world. Just sayin. I love them both so much. What a joy they bring into my life! Here is a picture of Owen and Daddy playing "bunny rabbit." Owen gets under the laundry basket and pretends hes a bunny, and Daddy feeds him goldfish. Hilarious.




Today was Owens 3rd day of school, and it was community helper day. He wore a firemans hat.. isnt he precious?!

Trying a Tri

This last weekend I completed my first triathlon, the 2011 Danskin Tri. It was so much fun! I did quite a bit better than I thought I would do, though I rolled my ankle at the beginning of the run. I havent decided if Ill be a die-hard tri competitor, but I definitely plan on doing a few more this year! Some friends are even trying to talk me into doing a half marathon.. ugh. We'll see! Here are a few pics of the event. My neighbor, Megan, is the lovely lady with me who convinced me to do it!