Christel and Neal's wedding!

Christel and Neal came over last night...we are so excited about their wedding and their future together! They asked the kiddos to be in their wedding...the kiddos were really excited, but by the time i decided to take a picture, they weren't in "the mood"....imagine that! =) But sally kept saying, "princess dress...princess shoes" and wesleygrant kept saying, "I am so excited i get to be a cowboy"....the things kiddos say....but we are so excited and honored! We love you two! I promise to put them through "bootcamp", Christel so that it will be a happy day when they walk down that aisle! =)

Celebrating Potty time!

Wesleygrant has been training on the potty for a while now...and has had so many victories! We claimed him officially potty trained...no more pull ups! We clebrated by putting all his underwear on our heads....they were clean...of course! yeah wesleygrant! we are so proud of you!! sally is next! and i bet will be there by next week, after watching her brother for so long...=)

Back from Sudan!

Our dear friends, the Ramirez's and Jackie, just returned from Sudan this week. We had a dinner with them tonight to hear all the stories and celebrate all that God is doing there...and will do ahead. They brought us all very meaningful gifts...the kids were awesome! Sally put her african dress on right away! and of course her pink crocs...she'll be sporting this at church sunday for any of you austinstoners who want to see her in person! it is great! Thank you wonderful friends! We love you guys and are so proud of you!!

Theresa's 30th Birthday!

We celebrated my friend Theresa's 30th birthday- austin style! She just moved here this summer and we celebrated her birthday all day with austin treats and new friends! Love you theresa! Happy birthday again!!

Tawfik and his family

One of the students who came to visit karis at her birth, brought his family back for dinner. He and his wife have 4 children. Tawfik is from Lybia, Africa and his wife fromBulgaria...they are muslim. Tawfik is a student at the university. The evening wasn't quite as we'd "planned"...meaning me and stew kept having to take care of kids or answer important phone calls...but thankfully our friends, Joey and Krystal Shaw were there. We hope to have them again and truly talk more with them!

Sally's dance for her Grandpa and Great Grands!

This video is for Pa and Pepaw and Memaw....sally's grandfather and great grandparents. They love country music and my grandparents are very involved with a cowboy church that has taught us so much about community. We were watching some country music...forgive us, Pa, for not knowing who the famous one was...but sally and wesleygrant loved dancing to it! It was so hilarious! We often tease about our kids being "city kids" when they go visit their grandparents in the country. But even so, I believe there is a little "country" in them! We accidentally deleted a video of both kiddos....so Sally's will have to do for now...until next time! =) We love you Pa! We love you Pepaw and Memaw!!

Baby Karis

6 weeks old and 10lbs!

Karis continues to grow and become her part in our family! She is more awake and the kids love to hold her. Many have asked how the "transition to 3" has been....depends on who you ask...but I would say much easier than 2 was....i don't really know why. perhaps the experience or just once you have "crazy"...adding more "crazy" doesn't really change anything. =) Stew would say it has been harder, but that is b/c this is the first time he has to take care of 2 kiddos. He is having the "transition of 2" while I am the 3. So, I guess either way, we prove that 2 is a little harder to adjust than 3 has been. But even though each day is new discoveries, we really can't remember our life without Karis.