5 months

I took these pictures a couple weeks ago and just haven't had a chance to update my blog. Here is our littlest man at 5 months old. He is so very precious. He almost always will flash his big beautiful smile anytime anyone looks at him. He is growing so very fast and trying so very hard to crawl. He is not crawling, but can manage to get clear across a room via...scooting, pushing, and rolling. He is also sleeping through the night on most nights that is. He is loves to be held and requires lots of attention that we are more than willing to give. One of the things we love about Warren is just how he takes everything in. He always looks at every thing like "woa...that is soo cool." His eyes are always so wide open as he explores this world.

When things get quiet at our house...

you know Wyatt is doing something he probably is not supposed to be doing.

This is where I found him...totally in his element. He is naked ( a personal preference of Wyatt's), drinking milk (an addiction I think), and twirling Warren's hair (a comforting habit). Life is good. I am just super thankful he didn't decide that Warren wanted out of the crib!!!

Pictures by Papaw

During our visit to Oklahoma last month Russell's dad took some pictures of the boys for me. He did a great job. Taking pictures of a two year old and a 3 month old is NOT easy. It requires a great deal of patience...thanks Rick! This first one is my favorite of them together even though Warren isn't looking. don't know why I like it so much, I just do. He took a ton, and narrowing them down to my favorites is hard, but here are my favorites!
Wyatt is 2 1/2 and Warren was 3 months in these pics.

This one really captures a little bit of Wyatt's personality...I love it!

What a pretty boy he is!

He is still flashes that beautiful smile of his ALL the time. He is such a happy boy!

A Trip to the Tulsa Zoo

Me and the boys before our day at the zoo. Warren was in the middle of a sneeze!

Wyatt was excited about seeing the lions.

Don't remember what they were looking at, but it is a cute picture.

My monkeys!


The best part of the whole day was the train ride. We waited till the end to ride it....he was sooo excited as you can tell in these pics:

Family Update--It's a long one!

There have been a lot of changes in our family’s life that I have not really had the time to update on here. Russell and I have felt God moving us on from our ministry at Central. After a chance meeting with a pastor of a church in Greenville, TX and an invitation to come candidate for a position we felt led to resign our position at Central to seek God’s direction in our lives. We resigned not knowing for sure what the future had for us…but just trusting God. After a couple weeks of visiting Family Fellowship in Greenvile Russell accepted the High School youth pastor position. We are very excited about what God is doing! Saying Goodbye to our students at Central was difficult, but knowing this is all part of God’s plan seems to make things a little easier. His plan is always better than mine. So as far as the details we are trying to sell our house and Russell is commuting to Greenville everyday. We will be living in staff house that will not be available for a couple of months so having our house is a blessing right now. Our last Sunday at Central was actually July 12…so we have had some time off to enjoy together as a family. We have tried to make the most of our time by visiting family in Oklahoma, and spending time with the boys, and lets just say Russell has had his share of fishing this last month. I am really behind on my posts….so I am going to try and play catch up this week. So here are a few pictures of a little day trip we made to Splash Kingdom in Canton, TX:
(these are in the opposite order I meant to put them in)

Hair Cut!

Yes. I broke down and did it. It was just getting out of control and always looked so uhh....messy or is that even the word? My best friend, Audra, who is a hair dresser in Oklahoma cut his hair for me and she did a great job. He was not even three months old yet, but it looks SO much better. We measured it on top and it was 3 inches long! Everyone has given me a hard time about cutting his hair so young, but hey it's my kid right? I had this done about two weeks ago and think he could already use another one.

Come on tell me it didn't need to be cut!

Wyatt and Audra after his first haircut....so handsome!! oh yes and she is adorable as well!

Hooked!

While trying to get the hook out of a fish's mouth Russell hooked himself this morning. I am so very proud of him....He didn't pass out! Thanks to Dr. Pierce we didn't have to wait for hours in the waiting room. He just took care of it in his office.

He had to cut off the hook from the lure. This picture shows a the broken off hook still in his thumb.

It's out!
I think Russell will be okay....Wyatt is taking care of him by kissing his "owie" quite frequently. I am so glad he can take such good care of his daddy! :)

I think being hook is a right of passage for fishermen. It happens if you do it enough I guess. Here is a picture from a couple weeks ago. Two of my favorite fishermen!