Wild Weekend!

This past weekend was our first opportunity to really spend time together just as a family since we've been back in TX. It was great! Chris, my lovely spontaneous husband, calls me on Fri and says, "Let's go to Six Flags tomorrow." OK! He gets great deals on stuff through his job, so this isn't the huge hit on the wallet that it could be! So we get up Saturday morning and decide to get some yummy breakfast before we leave town. Herschel's in Palestine has fabulous breakfast, so we were ready to scarf some down! Joshua, however, had another plan. He whined the whole time, got syrup and eggs on my clothes, and poked me in the eye with a syrupy fork! Great way to start the day!

Then we're off to Arlington. Caleb is soooo excited! He went to Six Flags with MeMaw and Papa during the summer, so he's pumped. Finally, we make it! We didn't think it would be very crowded since it's not peak season, and Fright Fest hadn't started yet. So not true! Not only was it season pass member appreciation weekend, but there was some HUGE muslim family celebration thing going on! TONS of people there. Caleb didn't have to face long lines last time, so that took some getting used to. Joshua will not go back until he's bigger! He thinks he's a big kid and should get to ride everything that Caleb did, so we had some breakdowns there. It really was a super fun day! Caleb is big enough to ride some "big boy" rides, and he was so excited. He even got to ride the Judge Roy Scream! Chris said he was scared at first, but was cackling after the first hill! My boy is fearless!

Then we stopped by the Parks mall for a second so I could go to Lifeway. Next door was Halloween USA, so we went in and got costumes! Caleb is going to be Bumblebee (transformers), and Joshua is Batman. So darn cute! They had to try on the costumes as soon as we got home!

Sunday we spent the day with my family. Dad's birthday was Friday, so we had a big dinner Sun evening. Love my mommy's cooking! It's always nice to hang out with cousins and grannies (and I guess my brother) too! It was a great weekend!

Settling In

Can't life ever be a little "uncrazy?" It seems like it's been neverending chaos since we left Arkansas in August! Finally, though, we are at least settling in our new home. Boxes are unpacked (except for a couple in the office!) The house is actually seeming like a home with stuff on the walls and things back in their familiar places. Caleb is just amazed that his stuff followed him all the way from AR! Such a sweetie! We were saying our prayers the other night, and he thanked God for our new house. Heart melting!!! He and Joshua LOVE the new place! There is just so much room for them to roam, both inside and out. We're loving the backyard (complete with fort/slide/whatever it happens to be to them that day!). I imagine we'll be spending lots of time out there as the weather keeps getting nicer and nicer. It's been weird coming home at night with no agenda. I told Chris we spent more time together last week than we had in years! No meetings, no visitors popping in, just us hanging out as a family. WOW! It was great! We even had family over all day Sat, and Chris's dad popped in last night. It's so nice to have family close again.

Now to figure out where we need to plug in and serve. You guys out there can pray that God will lead us to the church where He desires us to serve. We've visited a couple of places: one totally traditional, the other totally not. Of course, we're not exactly traditional people, so we like the other one, but we don't want our preferences getting in the way of God's plan! I'm just ready to settle in to that area and get to working! Caleb doesn't take change well, so this different church every Sunday is not good for him. Joshua could care less. If there are toys there, he's cool! I just don't want Caleb to dread church. I worry about that with him. He did ask me the other day why his daddy wasn't preaching anymore. So we had to have the talk about Daddy having a different job now but that didn't mean that he didn't love God anymore or anything. He did decide yesterday that he likes to see people get baptized. The church we were at yesterday had 5 baptisms, and Caleb got this huge grin on his face each time. Then we had the talk later about what that means. Don't think he's ready to understand that yet, but one day.....

As for the rest of our lives, we're settling into work and school comfortably. I love my job! It's great, I have great students, a great schedule, and great coworkers. Chris is enjoying his job, as well. He just has a bit of a commute to get there. Caleb has decided he likes school now. He told me (AGAIN!) this morning that he was not going to cry anymore because he likes going to school. He's made some friends, too. He's my shy child, so I worried about that. Joshua is just Joshua. Too cute, always up to something! He's staying with Chris's mom right now. I have him on the waiting list at Caleb's school, but this works for now. He's getting to bond with and get spoiled by his grandparents! Maybe now that we're settling down, I'll be more apt to blog.....