Titus Matthew...

Wednesday, July 27th at 9:01 am our family of 4 grew to become a family of 5! 

Titus Matthew came into the world at 8lbs. 2 oz. and 19 1/2 in long.  He is PERFECT!!! 

We are so excited about the newest precious gift God has blessed our family with.  Luke and Levi are adjusting to the idea of sharing their Mommy & Daddy with this little guy.  They love getting to help with him and run to check on him when he cries.  I am sure over the coming weeks and months we will have many stories to share about these "Three Amigos" but until then, here are some of my favorite pictures so far.

The proud Daddy

Our first meeting

All 4 of my boys! 

It must be love when Levi is willing to share Mater with Titus. 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 

James 1:17



New House!

A little over 3 weeks ago, we closed on our house north of Houston.  After much praying, waiting, and watching God work out His plan for our family we left west Houston and the city to move a little further out to a new part of town. 
Jonathan is working with a good friend of ours planting a church out here (http://www.c3magnolia.org/).  His official title is Community Pastor, but if you know much about church planting he wears many hats, as do all of the leadership.  He is also putting his Aggie education to good use, working part time with a local chiropractor doing his marketing.  He is really enjoying using his creative genius.
The boys and I are starting to build community with the other moms and their kids in our new church.  We are adjusting well and the boys seem to really love their new house!  As of today, most of the boxes are unpacked and we have just a few more things to knock out to really make it feel like home. 

I think our favorite aspect of the new house is the big back yard.  We won Tux over with lots of extra space and the boys over with their swing set.  We have already spent many hours enjoying the back porch (with ice cream of course!) and the swing set.  We're all looking forward to cooler weather so we can enjoy it more!

Now we're just waiting on the arrival of Titus Matthew!  Yesterday I was 38 weeks.  We go back to the doctor on Thursday to check on our progress.  We are all so excited about meeting Titus.  Luke & Levi have already tested out his crib, bouncy seat, and practiced throwing away diapers for me.  They really want to help Mommy (now let's see if that sticks once he gets here)!

 9 months down...just a few days to go!

Don't worry Titus, the crib is completely safe!

God has been so faithful to our family, and we are excited about the new adventure He has in store for us!  We are confident in our calling to make disciples, and can't wait to see how He uses us here in that calling. 

Family, Watermelon, & Freedom!

I realize that I'm behind, but I have a few excuses ready to dish out if you want to hear them.  Otherwise, I won't bother!  :)

I had to post our 4th of July pictures from last week.  The boys and I started the day making a homemade peach pie!  It didn't last long.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but the boys cut stars out to put on top.  They were so proud of their pie.  I think Levi was licking his fingers in this pic! 

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After naps, we went to my Aunt & Uncle's house to celebrate with our family.  The boys absolutely love going out here.  For Levi, he loves to ride Cookie (the horse), Luke just likes being in the country and outdoors! 

We had a blast celebrating our country's freedom with family from all over.  However, since all of Texas is currently under a drought with a burn ban in effect we celebrated with no fireworks, but a slip and slide for the kids....
















and watermelon for the rest of us! 

Luke learned quickly that this was "spitting" watermelon.  At home we usually have the seedless kind, so it was a big treat getting to spit those seeds out!

This is my grandpa, Luke & Levi's great-grandpa.  They inched themselves right next to Pop to eat their watermelon!  Loved this picture.

I promise I'll work on an update from the new house and baby Titus.  The count down until his arrival has begun.  We are just under 3 weeks until the due date!  Until then, hope y'all have a great week!

Rain, rain, please don't go away!!

Our family is in the middle of a move (so fun in the heat of summer & 35 weeks pregnant!) and I'm a little behind.  So this will be short and sweet.
Just before we moved we got a break from the heat and the boys were fully prepared to partake in God's blessing of rain.  Fortunately the camera hadn't been packed yet, so I stole this quick pic. 

I mean how cute are they!?!?!

Gig 'em Aggies

So my children are officially brainwashed.  I don't think we're at the scary creepy stage yet, but if you're not an Aggie you may disagree.  Before the twins were born my mom bought them an Aggie board book.  We have read it a few times since then, and they picked it up very quickly.  So in honor of the Aggie baseball team playing in the College World Series (even though they lost a tough game last night), here are the boys "reading" their Aggie book with Daddy.

Thanks and Gig 'em! 

Lazy Summer Days...

These past few weeks, the boys and I have enjoyed a few more cartoons than are regularly in our daily routine.  I have many excuses (33 wks pregnant, 99 degree heat, extra snuggle time, etc) but I think I'm just really becoming more of a sucker these days! 
In case you weren't aware, my boys love cars, trains, trucks, and really anything that has wheels and rolls.  So when we first introduced them to the movie Cars, they were hooked!  Currently they can tell you every character in the movie and do a great Lighting McQueen impression if you ever want to see it.  Here are a few of our lazy afternoon pictures...

The boys turned the TV on by themselves and are working really hard to open the DVD. 
I mean really, how do you turn down this ingenuity?

Luke got all his pillows and blankets ready on his own for his movie viewing pleasures!

My snuggler!  He brings his blanket and tells me "Cuddle." 

The boys have never been to the movie theater, but with the new Cars movie on the way we have our first movie trip scheduled!  If their reaction to the previews is any indication to how they will enjoy it, I think we're going two excited little boys. 

Houston we have a problem....

My current problem is being 8 months pregnant in this crazy heat!  We have already hit triple digits, and I'm not seeing any relief in sight.  However, if you're 2 I have the perfect solution. 
A few weeks ago we upgraded the boys small inflatable pool they used last summer to the "big pool" fully equipped with a slide.  As a result, many of our hot afternoons we have filled up the pool, eaten our popsicles, and splashed away.  They absolutely love it (and sleep so good those nights, which means mom & dad love it).  Now if they only make pools like this for pregos....  :)

I love that Luke gets stuck trying to slide down the slide on his belly.  Cracks me up every time! 

Hope you find ways to stay cool and enjoy this summer!!