Ava's Shoes

Our daughter loves shoes. Loves them. It was one of her first words. She gets fussy if you don't put on a certain pair she wants to wear that day. Several times a day she brings us shoes to put on her. She also enjoys wearing other people's shoes. What is especially funny is that she will put them on herself and come walking in wearing them with a big grin on her face. Here are a few pics of her with Jacob's shoes.

Jacob's Birthday

Jacob turned 5 last week. Shannon posted some pictures on Facebook on the his actual birthday, but here are some more. Also, as a matter of record, Jacob on his 5th birthday is 3' 9' (45 inches) tall' and 42 lbs. For what is it worth, that puts him in the 86th percentile for height and 59th percentile for weight. This gives him a BMI of 14 which is in the 22nd percentile. When you have more inches than pounds you get low BMIs. I have a healthy, tall young boy.

Calm before the Storm

Claudette, far too sissy of a name for a possible hurricane, has made landfall near Destin, Florida, an area we considered moving to instead of Orange Beach. Good choice on our part! What is interesting is that all though we are just over an hour a way from its center, the weather last night and this morning has been super calm. No rain. No wind. That will of course change, but we are not in any danger from this tropical storm. We will keep our eye on Ana and Bill and any other goofy named tropical storms. Our first hurricane season in the Gulf is here.

The Best News Ever

This extrememly busy season at work is nearing an end. End of August and September should see the waters part. I expect to write more here then, but I have to share the most wonderful news. Last night around 6:20 at the dinner table, Jacob prayed to receive Christ as his Lord and Savior! I will write more about it later, but it is obviously a wonderful event to the say the least. He is young of course (1 week shy of 5 years of age), but I truly believe it was a genuine decision. I am still stunned by it. Like all conversion experiences, it is a fascinating story. Amazed, amazed amazed.

Busy, busy, busy

The business of my work life has prevent too many blog posts. Today, Erik and his family are visiting us for the weekend. Sunday, I am driving to New Orleans to catch a flight to Austin for a meeting on Monday which I will fly back on Monday night, thus not getting home until 2:00 AM or so.

I have several cute pictures on the camera I want to upload when I get a little more time. Things should slow down when this month is through. All good.