Our Wee Little Wii Player :)

Wii teach them young around here ;)



Joshua patiently waiting for his turn to bat on Wii Sports...



Jack teaching his little brother how it's done

Homeschooling

And then there were five...

So, I've been MIA from the blogging world for the last couple of months, adjusting to being a mommy to three! Is anyone still reading out there?

Sweet little Joshua Edward was born on July 17th at 5:35 pm. He weighed 9 lbs, and was 20 inches long. I literally spent that entire night awake, becuase I just couldn't stop looking at him.

It's been a fairly easy adjustment, with the exception of a couple of sleepless weeks early on. In so many ways, we feel like Joshua has been a part of our family forever. Samantha and Jackson adore their baby brother, and are very protective of him. Joshua already loves his big brother and sister, too. He smiles and coos everytime they talk to him, and when he is fussy Sam is the best at calming him down!

He is sleeping well, and on a good schedule. During the day he is pretty much awake for an hour or so, then sleeps for an hour. This makes it a little difficult to be out and about right now, so I am looking forward to him spreading out that awake time a little! At night he is sleeping from 9:00-4:30, then again until 8:00am - most nights. Definitely not a bad sleeping schedule for a 2-month old! It took me a little longer to get him on a schedule than the older kids, I think it had just been so long that I forgot how at first!

We are amazed at the ways God has blessed us with such a happy little family!

Belly Shots

Brian took these pictures after church this week. You can probably tell that I'm really tired, and ready to have this baby! Ignore the messy school room in the background ;)

Beauty

Play Ball!

Jackson is loving baseball, and he's pretty good too!!

Take Me Out To The Ball Game...

We had a great night at the Memphis Redbirds game this week! We went with our friends Pam and Alan, Patti, Angela and Nathan. The kids had a blast, and daddy was very sweet and bought us all the yummy baseball treats we wanted! It was the perfect night to be at the game, not too hot or cold. Of course it helped that we had a suite with an amazing view ;)

Special Treat...

It's amazing how excited 2 kids can get about being allowed to drink the leftover few inches of Coke, when all they normally ever drink is milk or water!

Aunt Kellye...

We're missing Aunt Kellye today. So, the kids picked out these pictures to post -

The Big Surprise

This video wasn't taken on Sam's actual birthday, but right after her birthday party a few weeks before. :)

Finally an update!

Ok, so our life has been completely chaotic these last few months and I haven't updated my blog.

The main reason I've been so out of it lately is that we're expecting a baby!! I am now 29 weeks pregnant, and we're expecting Joshua Edward to arrive via c-section around July 10th. We have some great 3D ultrasounds pictures, and I will have Brian scan them in for me to post later.

Sam and Jack are VERY excited about Joshua coming. Sam is planning all the ways she wants to help take care of the baby, and Jack is planning all the boy-like things he wants to teach him!

Samantha had a great basketball season, and we have now moved on to Jack's baseball season. We LOVE watching our kids play sports!!









































Sam and Jack recently met their favorite actor, Jason Earles -



































I am still reading the book "What He Must Be" - and I still plan to post a review as well as discussion questions as soon as I finish it. Usually, I am a very fast reader. But between this pregnancy, homeschoolinng and the kids being sick earlier this year, I just haven't had the time to read that I normally do.

Find a Husband? Bulid a Husband?

I am currently reading the book What He Must Be...If He Wants To Marry My Daughter. Soon, I will participating in the Find One, Build One blog tour for Crossway publishing. You will find my review of the book, along with a few discussion questions. So check back!

http://www.amazon.com/What-He-Must-Be-Daughter/dp/1581349300/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235490134&sr=1-1

For Immediate Release

Contact: Michele Bennett

michele.lee.bennett@gmail.com

February 12, 2009

Find a Husband, Build a Husband?
Texas Pastor Advances Controversial Role for Dad in the Dating Process

Wheaton, IL—“I am convinced, says pastor and teacher Voddie Baucham, “that one of the most crucial questions I face is, ‘Whom should my daughter marry’”?

Baucham is not your typical father or your typical pastor. At 6 feet 3 inches tall and 300 pounds, he looks more like a linebacker than a Bible teacher. But Baucham has been recognized as an expert on the subject of family life and gender roles by sources as diverse as state homeschool conferences and CNN.

Advice could hardly come at a better time. The latest Census data show that “married with children” is no longer the norm in America. At last report[1], there were more adult men and women living alone than in a traditional family. Add 12 million single parent homes to the mix, and it becomes clear that Americans are not doing marriage well when they do it at all. Is there anything that the church—or the family—can do to mentor a generation of Americans largely ill-equipped to select a mate or sustain a marriage?

In his February 2009 release from Crossway Books, provocatively titled What He Must Be: If He Wants to Marry My Daughter, Baucham contends that this search for a husband must begin with dad. His premise, which requires the father’s conscientious involvement in the search for and even the training of a future husband, is undoubtedly countercultural.

Baucham notes: “We cannot expect young men in our culture to turn up as ready-made husbands. Our culture is broken. As a result, young men are broken. They do not have the tools they need. This is not always due to a lack of spiritual commitment. It is usually a result of a lack of teaching and discipleship. They just don’t know what they don’t know. As a result, fathers have to consider the possibility that they may, in a very real way, have to build their own son-in-law.”

The success of Baucham’s previous book, Family Driven Faith, and the demand for his lectures—which took him to Zambia, Germany, and Northern Ireland in 2008, as well as to scores of pastors conferences and churches across the United States—suggests that his message is taking root.

Crossway’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Geoff Dennis, recently discussed the success of Baucham’s message with Christian Retailing magazine: “In person and on the printed page, Voddie Baucham’s message is compelling and relevant. He speaks with passion and authority about something that matters to all of us—the family,” explained Dennis.

Baucham’s book hits store shelves on February 28, 2009. Crossway will be sponsoring the “Find One, Build One” blog tour during the first two weeks of March. Contact Michele Bennett (michele.lee.bennett@gmail.com) to participate. Contact Angie Cheatham (acheatham@crossway.org) to schedule an interview with Baucham or for more information.

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[1] Fields, Jason and Lynne M. Casper. 2001. America’s Families and Living Arrangements: March 2000. Current Population Reports, P20-537. U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC.