Remembering 13 years

Today, June 13th, Dave and I celebrate our 13th year of marriage. I thought I would make a list of some of the high lights of the past 13 years.

1st year-1998-1999-our first little rental house in Gordo that we worked on so hard to make a home. Bible studies with the sweet students from Gordo.  Going to Grace Church in Tuscaloosa and making some lifelong friends.  Oh...and we can't forget the air conditioner never working... :)

2nd year-1999-2000-we bought our first house in Oxford, both of us had new teaching jobs, WOW...what a year that was.

3rd year-2000-2001-we got a new titles.....mommy and daddy.  Abigail Grace was born.

4th year-2001-2002-another baby girl....Erin Rebekah was born, and Dave began seminary at New Orleans.

5th year-2002-2003-and another baby :)  Samuel David, our baby boy was born, we lived in the little apartment in Alexandria, and learned to manage 3 babies together.  Dave began full time ministry at Hill Crest.

6th year-2003-2004-bought a new house in Weaver, Dave went to Germany on his first overseas mission trip.

7th year-2004-2005-busy raising babies, working....ahh the simple life.

8th year-2005-2006-started homeschooling. Abby's first year of school.

9th year2006-2007-Dave's graduation from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Erin's first year of school.

10th year-2007-2008- Began leading the college ministry at Hill Crest, went to Disney world with Ken, Ann and the boys.  Samuel started school.

11th year-2008-2009-became a part of Grace Fellowship.  Dave started teaching at Donoho.

12th year-2009-2010- so much happened this year, but the main thing was that we learned what the words we said on on our wedding day "in sickness and in health"  really meant. We went to Hawaii with the Donoho Band and Choir, I had major surgery, Dave was diagnosed with cancer.

13th year-2010-2011-we tag teamed school in Houston, lots of family time, watching God heal Dave through his fabulous doctors.

It been a happy 13 years of marriage Dave...I love you more and more I look forward to many, many more years!! Now...here are some pictures of us through the years.

12 Days

Well the countdown is on.  12 days until we arrive at our home!!  We are excited...and a little sad.  We have gotten used to our routine in Houston.  Dave is doing great.  He is looking forward to getting back to work.  He is finished with the Lovenox shots....HOORAYY!!  He is so glad to not have to get those anymore.  Plus the fact that they were super expensive.  He will be on another blood thinner until surgery. 

We have started packing up some of our stuff.  Oh my oh my how did we get so much stuff out here.  I guess having people bring a bag or box of things here or there over 8 months really adds up.  It is hot hot hot here.  But I hear its hot hot hot at home too. 

So that's a quick update of what's going on with us.  :)

DONE

We are DONE!!!! with school that is. We had a couple of marathon days of Science and we finished last Friday. Dave took the kids to buy some good chapter books this week so their brains don't turn to mush over the summer.  Over the next 3 weeks we are planning to make another trip to the space center.....our last chapter of Science was Astronomy, so we thought it would be a good educational trip...shhhhh.  don't tell the kids it's educational :)  We studied the History of the United States this year, so we are going to visit the American Cowboy Museum....how fun does that sound?  :)  We are also going to the Holocaust Museum.  We will be home in 20 days...wow.  So we've got alot to do over the next two weeks.

Last few minutes of the school year caught on camera :)

Pictures from the past week



Birthday cupcakes at a friends house on Sunday night.




Look at all those sweet kiddos.  Our kids love these kids.



My beach babes!!

They found a coconut in the ocean.

Big chocolate bunny in the candy store.

He had a great time swimming in the ocean. He kept begging me to get in, I just couldn't get past all the seaweed....yuck.



We took a boat tour in the Port of Houston last week.



The countdown is on!!  23 days until our Uhaul will pull into our driveway.  We are super excited about coming home.  Dave is doing great, but he still has some issues with neuropothy. 

Happy Birthday Abigail Grace

Today is Abby's 11th birthday. There is so much I can say about Abby. She has always been my little sidekick. She looks and acts just like her Daddy. Over the past year she has started to look like a big girl. The mascara she wears may have something to do with that. ;) She is just as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside. She has just completed the 5th grade. She love music. She loves rollerblading. Every night at around 7:30 she has to take one last skate around the apartment complex. :) She was such a big help to me while Dave was sick. She is becoming quite the little cook. She can go in the kitchen and just about cook anything. She loves baking and decorating cupcakes too. She is beginning to really know who God is. I can hardly believe she is 11. Time really does fly. I look forward to seeing what she will become...but right now she can just be my little girl.