Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Hello Blogworld!

Our AT&T air card arrived yesterday and I am back in business! I've missed you all, my five readers :) I'll start with a little recap. We are now all moved and settled in the country following Lena Kate's great birthday party with mostly family and a few great friends. Then we celebrated Christmas with the Bowen's in San Antonio. Lena Kate's Uncle Trent and Aunt Nancy were great hosts and we had lots of fun. Then then next day we loaded up and headed down the road away from the big city. We are all enjoying living outside of the city or even a town for that matter. It only takes us 5 minutes to get to town (Mathis).

Lane has started his new job and seems to be liking it. I love that he comes home and is more chatty than he used to be, I know this is a good sign for us all! We are so very thankful and blessed that God presented this opportunity to us. Lane is such a good husband and really takes care of his girls.

Lena Kate is loving looking at the window at the cows and the last few days we've actually been able to get outside since the weather is finally warmer and not raining. We go for lots of wagon rides down the road. Even Missy seems to have taken the move in stride. We have a nice closed-in porch that she stays in when we leave. I haven't left her outside yet since I'm afraid she might venture down to the road and get hit or stolen...she's a sweet dog and although she's not a thoroughbred by any means I'm sure she'd hop in with anybody that pet or more likely fed her!

Lena Kate is growing up so much. She is little miss independent. Some of her favorite things to do, other than wagon rides are to drag around any basket she can find, especially ones as big as her.
She also loves her singing doggie toys. When she is hungry she tries to go climb in her highchair. Fortunately she has also decided that she really likes milk-YEA Lena Kate! She is still a small fry and could handle gaining a lb or two. She is a chatty thing too....her phone is always near and she likes to get it and say "OH, Oh, OH!"...then waves bye bye...like they can see her.
We've been going to church nearly every Sunday since we've been here. Lena Kate is a handful to keep quiet during the service, but this last week Mrs. Pat had the nursery so she and Lena Kate played as well as her helper, granddaughter Casey. Lena Kate was just grinning away when I went to pick her up. She hadn't missed me....which was great and I really enjoyed the sermon. I'm guessing she'll be running down the aisle to children's time really soon. It is nice to really feel at home in church again.

Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks. We had a special visitor come to our new house a few days late. Lena Kate was NOT a fan this time around!...but still got some fun pictures. Tomorrow, outside pictures and a preview of our little house...which we are really enjoying.
Poor Santa...all the kids that were under the age of 5 were not so happy to see him. The Brown girls...or formerly Brown girls came over to help get us moved in and then came back because they heard Santa was going to stop by. It is so nice to have great friends/family that are willing to help with the dirty tough job of moving! Not a happy face:(
Stepping it out in her mud/rain boots she got from Nana Teri and Papa Alan...these are cousin Charles' other grandparents. They are sooooo sweet to all of us and we just love them!
That's my little country girl...she loves to carry around rocks and big dirt clods....she's definately not afraid of dirt.
Ok, who's going to pull me now? Missy, can you grab hold?
More tomorrow!

4 comments:

Angie said...

I'm loving those pink boots!! She is adorable!

I love the last pic of her in the wagon, and John Deer too....so fun, our wagon is red.

Have a great week!

Anonymous said...

AHHHHH!! I feel much better now! I was truly having blog withdrawal! I can't wait to see LK (and her parents) again! Maybe we can come dow sometime in February.

jules said...

Looks like she loves it in the country. We have always lived in the country, I wouldn't have it any other way.

LeAnna said...

Yay! We've missed you! Loved the LK pics, the one of her and Santa is just crack.you.up. adorable! I posted my tiramisu recipe, btw, I think it was you who wanted it at one point!
So glad ya'll are settled in and enjoying where you're at, nothing better than that!