My lovely singers doing one of their favorite acts. IMG_0026.mov

The kids are practicing drills for a “tomato warning” – gotta love storm season in Texas.

My sweet Katie has learned how to send text messages to me through Mommy’s iPhone. While not always well timed, they are truly the bright spots of my day. They never cease to bring a smile to my face and warm my heart. Just now, I received the following: “Katie. Here. Daddy. R. You. Playing.…

“Rocks and Sand” by Stephen R. Covey Here are some good words to remember and live by. A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2″ in…

“Although he was outnumbered 3 to 1, our hero single-handedly outsmarted the tiny trio. In less than 20 minutes, all 3 were sound asleep and our hero emerged victorious from the scene. Tune in tomorrow and watch as our tiny mastermind trio attempts to overthrow their local government and replace all their regular milk with…

You’re just so incredibly creative! You have such a wonderful imagination! You can pick trees off of an apple tree while taking clothes off of the hanging rack to fold! And match up husbands and wives who have been missing each other terribly while matching up socks :-)! And not to mention how cute you…

“I can do it all by myself!” time! 🙂 … Boy it’s cute to see you getting ready for the day all by yourself! Oh, and the dresses you MUST wear! 🙂 Love, Mommy

You’re so cute when you purse your lips, hiding a smile while trying to ask something serious like … “Can I have more candy please?” or when you get so upset you yell, cross your arms and immediately say “I go to timeout!” and all by yourself you go to sit under our Cross. 🙂…

The other night, Katie said, “Can I stay up past 8 / 7 Central?”

“No, Daddy. It’s not ka-jamas, it’s pa-kajamas.”