We've Moved...Again!

Wanted to let ya'll know that Austin is our new stomping grounds...we love it. Jewellyn is breathing a sigh of relief to have "creature comforts" within 5 minutes of the new place, and savoring every hill and geographical variance. The boys are great...jumped right in to their new school and scouts, and love hanging with all the neighbor kids. Nick's growing by leaps and bounds, literally, and sports "smurf hands" constantly because mom is playing school with all her stamps, inkpads, pens, and paint. Poor guy, doesn't stand a chance to be 1.5 years old...she hasn't taught under kindergarden age! Scott loves his new job - the people he works with are awesome and he is finding daily challenges to grow.

So it goes...

We didn't end up back in California like we originally thought (Houston was supposed to be a 2 year stint), but God has a way of doing that, doesn't He? He has taken us on this new adventure, and we are grateful to be here.

Of course, we are committed to keeping Austin weird, which for us, shouldn't be a hard task...

Pinewood Derby

It was Matt's big day. The Cub Scout Pinewood Derby!


Sam came with us. He wants to be a Cub Scout next year.


Matt and I spent 2 weeks working on his car.


Our hard work paid off. 1st place. And best paint job.

Football Fever.

It's playoff time in the NFL. Ben and Matt are playing flag football at the Y.


Matt and Ben celebrate together after a game.


Sam comes the games and cheers his brothers on...and otherwise hams it up.


Even Nicholas gets into the act. This was taken just before he took his shirt off and revealed his body-painted torso.

Various Recent Pics...

We went to Mountasia for the twins 6th birthdays.

We celebrated our outstanding mini-golfing scores.

Here's Sam at the Frio river. It is! He was!!

Here are they boys at our river cabin.

We stop at the playground after church. We are giving up on getting all four to pose at once.

Ike

Ike blew through our neighborhood. Here are trees bending in the wind as the storm arrives.

Another shot of Ike's arrival.

The boys go into the house to wait it out. We all spent the night in the master bedroom away from the windows.

The view from the backyard. Off to the west, it's peaceful. Behind us, the storm is moving in.

Gustav Arrives

We greeted Gustav by hitting the practice range. It looks ominous, but so far hasn't dropped much rain on Houston. We'll see how it goes. Our prayers are with the people in the storm's path.

Hook 'em Horns!

Matt and I made a road-trip to Austin Saturday to see the Longhorns take on the mighty Florida Atlantic Owls. We went to my cousin Julie' house and went with her friends to the game. Matt wants to be a Longhorn, so it was really fun! We've never seen so much burnt orange in our entire lives. We drove all the way home after the game, listening New Orleans residents call WLL-AM (New Orleans 50k watt radio station which comes in clear at night) and describe what route they were taking out of the city. Here are some pics.