Law, Medicine, and Child Psychology

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Aggies For Christ Come to Baytown

The Aggies for Christ came to Baytown in January, led by Lans Martin. Lans and his sister Megan are well known to us from New Braunfels. They were amazing kids, and have grown into incredible young adults, and such wonderful leaders for the Lord. The kids really enjoyed having the Aggies around! Three girls stayed with us, including Megan, Lans' girlfriend (now fiance'!)Melissa, and Clare. Our neighbors kept Lans and his roommate. The Aggies did the usual skit show, which was great, but aged us 'ole Ags as we sat on this side of the show! Macie received, er, gave her first kiss to someone other than Mommy or Daddy... a quite handsome little dude, Caleb Cox! Scott and Alli were in for the fun, too. Wonderful weekend!

Girls' Night Out

Aahh...no kids, no cleaning, no laundry...just us girls and food! I love these girls! As you can see, it took Val and I a few takes to get a good picture...And Jen just kept snapping away, and laughing...

Cuteness

I love taking pictures of Macie. I know I am biased, but I think she is pretty cute! I love the picture of her hugging Grammy. I think, at least for now, she looks alot like her Daddy.

Little Helper

Finally! I have a helper with all the laundry! Whew! Macie really loves to take each and every piece out of the laundry basket, whethor it was folded or not...but she hasn't quite learned to put it all back! However, as it can entertain her for as long as 20 minutes, I guess that's a fair pay-off!

Finally, Some Sun!

We enjoyed some outside time at some point in January, amid the day after day of rain and cold yuck!

Preschool Time

We enrolled Jack in preschool 2 days a week for this semester. He is loving it! I think it's really good for him to have some social time, learn some structure, while having things taught with Christian values. Callie and I are able to get some good schooling done on our own, too!

Bath Time

Sweet brother and baby sister!

Dress-up Time??!

Ok, I know I will get flack from my father-in-law for posting this picture, but, oh well! Since I use the blog for my "scrapbook" so to speak, I had to put this bit of history on here...While Jack is very much "all boy", he does still like to play dress-up with his big sister, and Callie takes full advantage of that! I do have to say these occasions happen less and less, as he dons the fireman and army costumes more and more....

Bryan

Bryan graduated from law school in May 2009. He took his Bar Exam ...and passed!!! He has finally started putting all of that studying into practice, and is really enjoying where he works. True to his usual ways, he has succeeded in finding a workplace full of other sports fanatic guys, and is already plugging in to all sorts of fantasy teams, etc...However, I am also very happy to report that there is also a mens' Bible study conducted by his collegues every other week...isn't that incredible?! We are so proud of him and his accomplishments!

Callie

Callie is 8. She is smart, funny, stubborn, and VERY in love with stuffed animals, horses, art, and jokes. She is very meticulous--a definite perfectionist--must have got that from her dad! She likes to play outside, play softball, and collect rocks. She has already had a lot of orthodontic work, and has been very brave through it all, sporting her "Aggie colored" rubber banded braces with pride. She is a good big sister, though Jack doesn't take to her "mothering" very well! She has done super in school, and we are very proud of our firstborn!

Jack

Jack turned 6 in November. He is so adorable--funny, crazy, sweet, lovable, and quite possibly one of the most stubborn, competitive kiddos I've ever met! He is all boy--loves baseball, monster trucks, cars, super hero stuff, and trains. He runs super fast, but often falls, usually hitting his head in yet another place. He is a rule-follower, to a fault, and loves his structured routine. He is also loving, kind, and thoughtful. He loves attention from Callie, but usually goes about getting it by being the typical "pill" little brother. He is so sweet to Macie, and she adores him, and we do, too!

Macie

Macie is such a blessing. She is an odd combination of a fireball, extrememly stubborn, yet sweet, and almost always happy. She is constantly smiling and loves to cuddle. She definitely has Daddy (and Mommy!) wrapped around her sweet little finger. She is friendly to anyone she meets, and so far seems fearless--sometimes a scary combination! She insists on being a "big girl" and the very old age of 3. She loves baby dolls, Jack's cars, running everywhere, and being the center of attention. She runs the show with Callie and Jack--and she knows it! She is so fun, and we love her!