Miles, Smiles and Giving Thanks!

Purple ice cream and coloring a cow purple at the Purple Cow in Dallas.

Tate is on the move...in his walker at least! Crawling looks fun, too, but he's not quite there!

Fun on the four wheeler and the Reid's!

Emily Kate, Joshua, Noah and Chandler loved sharing this with Parker! Bradley and I got a chance to take a ride too.

The Bat Cave!

Taterbug!

The boys playing while JuJu and I got ready! Parker was treated to a short video on his "baby" tv that morning. He thought he was a pretty cool kid!

Thanks, JuJu for the batman cave! (At least it doesn't roar like Snake Mountain ;)

Waiting for JuJu to arrive. We had a great visit while she was here. We played, shopped, cooked, and enjoyed every minute! Daddy had a great time in San Fran with Reed and Amy. The retreat was wonderful!

Dutton in concert at FBC Amarillo

My boys loving each other!

This is what we've been up to the last couple of weeks! Snow is falling, the house is decorated for Christmas, and the boys are taking a Sunday afternoon nap. All is well in this household and I am especially thankful for God's healing of Chris, BBJO, Granny, and Papa Great. November was a rough month with lots of family members and close friends in and out of the hospital, surgeries, cancer diagnosis...and the list goes on. The Lord is good ALL the time and I've definitely seen His hand in all of it! Hebrews 12: 2-3 begs us to consider Him and to fix our eyes on Jesus. May that be the message of Christmas and may our hearts be thankful for Him and the sacrifice He made all year long!

I saw The Blind Side this weekend with my man and I LOVED it! If you've read my blog you know that I LOVE to teach the students but I also love to DO SOMETHING and inspire them to to the same. This true story is a great picture of DOING SOMETHING...not just learning, reading, praying, etc...but using our hands and feet to love on people the way Jesus did while he was on this Earth. She got it; she did it; it wasn't always easy; people mocked her...I won't spoil the movie but it definitely challeneged me to continue looking for ways to love Jesus by loving others...right here in my mommy world where the biggest events of the day are baths, walks, meals, and maybe a trip to Walmart! And it's not for my sake...but for His!