Paige Tunes

One of the things that I love about Paige going to school at our church, is the fact that she's learning Bible stories and Songs and loves to come home and share them with us. Last year she came home and told us the whole story of Jonah and the whale....we were quite impressed.
She's always singing about the B-I-B-L-E, or how God has the "Whole World In His Hands". But, yesterday she started a new song. McKenzee looked at me with a puzzled expression and asked "Why is Paige singing about Pink Dr. Pepper in her socks???" After a few listens I finally deciphered that Paige was singing "I've got peace like a river in my SOUL!" ....or at least her version of it....she even knows the other verses "Joy like the Ocean" and "Something like a Mountain". My friend Tanya, who is the First Baptist Academy Director, said that Paige sings her class to sleep every day during nap time..........I have no idea where she gets THAT from????

Edee's First Halloween

Edee is apparently LOVING
her first Halloween!!!

Our Future Teacher

Well, we've already done the aptitude test and learned that Paige is destined to be the family's next teacher. Her favorite playtime activity is lining up her "class" and reading books to them. It's pretty amazing. She has actually memorized several books almost word for word and loves reciting them to the class. She even stops, periodically, to scold them...."No ma'am, No hitting!!!", "You need to share!!!"

Alice-Ann's Shower

I'm a little tardy with this post, but welcome to my life.....I feel like I'm chasing my tail 24/7. This was a shower for our sweet friend Allison (whom we lovingly refer to as Alice-Ann). She and Wendee were college roommates and did a great job of keeping Steen Hall and the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority House entertained on a daily basis! I'm proud to announce that Allison and her husband, Randy, welcomed their precious baby girl, Clara Beth, last week. We are so happy for you guys, Allison and Randy!!! Can't wait to see precious CB in person!

Boot Camp 08

Youth Boot Camp - Sabine Creek Ranch

I wish that these pictures would come out bigger, but this is as large as they will go. McKenzee and I spent last weekend with the church youth group at our annual Fall Retreat. This was McKenzee's first official activity since she promoted to the "Youth Group". We had a great time. The theme was "Boot Camp-Back to Basics". Everyone wore camo all weekend, and had a blast. We had a 10 event obstacle course that the kids absolutely loved. The picture on the left is of all the adult youth leaders who attended. I am in the brown t-shirt in the center of the front row. The picture on the right is McKenzee doing the balance beam over the water. The guys in the water were successful in knocking her off twice before she made it back to shore. We had 130 kids and and 25 adults, and it was an awesome weekend!