Slice of Life

This March has been a busy one for us...




Celebrating the first day of Spring!

 

Kylie began her spring soccer season!  She is playing for the Butterflies again this year - same wonderful coach and teammates.  She seems to "get" the game a little better and especially enjoys defending the goal.  We are in the second semester of her preschool year with Classical Conversations.  It has been a good year educationally & socially.  Now we are in R&D mode as to what we will choose for kindergarten.

 



Sportin' the pink hair - a creative use for sidewalk chalk!

Avery has been battling sickness for a long time now - a chronic low-grade infection that traditional medicine wanted to treat with repeat rounds antibiotics every few months.  Thankfully, we have found a naturopath doctor that has helped us treat the causes rather than symptoms only.  For the first time in over a year Avery is free of her cough and allergy symptoms.  We are taking relief in her new found health and humbled by our dependence on the Lord's benevolence and guidance.  Societal advancements, such as modern medicine, lead us to believe we are in control of our own destinies, but this year of mysterious sickness has reminded us how small and not in control we are.


The Grown-Ups

Philip left early in the month to teach a short screenwriting course at a boarding school in Germany. From there he met the G2 team in Bulgaria to work on final touches of THE SAVIOR. The littles and I snuck in a visit to KiKi & Pop's house while Dad was gone.

When Philip returned I attended a 3-day workshop in Dallas for doula (pronounced doo-lah) training.  A doula is a childbirth assistant who provides support and education for expectant parents before, during, and after the birth.  Also, I ran my first 10K this past weekend!  That's 6.25 miles and I did it in 1 hour 5 minutes (a good time for me!).  It was Tyler's annual Azalea 10K which supports a local Christian foster home called The Children's Village.

Winter Beach Day

One sunny, winter day at the beach...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finding Fossils

Lately the girls have really been into a show called Dinosaur Train. 

It teaches all sorts of facts about how dinosaurs lived and how we have learned about them via fossils.

So, when we came upon a pastuer scattered with "fossils" at the farm,

we could not have stumbled upon a BIGGER adventure!
 

**note: these fossils were from a bull who died of natural causes years ago**

We now have a pelvis and a skull in our backyard flower bed,
as well as a vertebrae on the bookshelf :)

Yes, wearing this in Texas winter.

So proud of her discovery!

 

 

Not so sure...

Under inspection

 

Avery Noble is Three

 

Avery

{wise council}

Noble

{noble one}

 

January 8, 2010

3:23 am

7 lbs, 8oz

 

 She is "a mind maker-upper that makes up her mind."

~ Dr. Suess

 

She is our "heritage from the Lord,

yes the fruit of the womb is His reward."

~ Psalms 127:3

 

She is our "treasure - and a cause of sleeplessness."

~ Ben Sirach

 

 

She is
"a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles
that come from
deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious and your love for her knows no bounds."
~ Barbara Cage

The Holidays in Review

Thanksgiving...

 

{Texas} Christmas...

Adventure in the woods

 

Galveston

 

{Kentucky} Christmas...

Such personalities

 

All the littles

New Year's...
                                the flu found us.



Christmas Wishes

 

We are looking forward to the holiday season and getting to see all the "cousins".  After time with our Texas family, we'll be roadtripping out to Kentucky where we'll be with the great big Dorr clan! 

We pray each of you enjoy this holiday season,

 and take time to reflect on the Lord's goodness and mercy in 2012.

 

 

"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

Isaiah 7:14

"He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David..."

Luke 1:32

 

Wishing each of you a very special Christmas season, full of

love, family, and Jesus.

 

Just a {holi}Day

It's just one of those normal days that happens to be in the holiday season.  We've passed Thanksgiving, but haven't put away the thankfulness.  We're not yet to Christmas, but enjoying the advent season.  Sitting on the back patio with the girls, I found myself overcome and particularly grateful today for the many blessings we've been given.

 

 

 

"A thankful heart prepares the way for the Lord"