Beautiful weather, football, and meeting the President of Baylor Linda Livingstone!

Cade's Baptism

As parents you have so many great moments with your kids.  But today was the best yet as Cade was baptized! He was baptized at Champion Forest Baptist Church during the 9:30am service by Pastor Brent Johnson.  We are so incredibly thankful for the people who have mentored him along the way. Cade accepted Christ into his heart during VBS in June, but today he makes his public show of faith.  We just simply could not be prouder of him.  He was surrounded by people who love him and it was a moment we will never forget.  To celebrate we went to his favorite restaurant, Shoguns after church.

Caelin finished another soccer season!

So proud of Caelin as she wrapped up her soccer season today. She had quite the support group out there...Goooooo Stars!

Veteran's Day and Cade's performance

Cade did so well tonight honoring our Veterans's.  He was had the opening line in the performance and proudly said, "On Veteran's Day we remember those who have died protecting our country."  I teared up several times knowing that he was personally honoring several of our own family members who proudly served and some that were POW's.  As we celebrate Veteran's day in 2 days, I want to say THANKS to those people and families who gave the ultimate sacrifice.  Happy Veteran's Day to all the brave men/women out there! My family makes me so proud, from war medic/POW to the reserves. Our veterans come home with scars and memories we can never fathom or understand. I know all the Veterans served proudly and yet it still came as a sacrifice to them and their loved ones.  Happy Veteran's Day and I pray everyone honors those who have served today with your thoughts and prayers.

 

Time to recharge...

These past few weeks have been crazy busy for us. Life has a way of getting so busy that you forget what it is all about. So, as we usually do when this happens, we head to Grapeland, TX. Most have no clue where this is, which is even better. Ha! This is where we can connect with each other, enjoy the great outdoors, no cell phone coverage, Bear can run free outside, houses can be left unlocked, and truck keys can be left on the front seat of the truck. This is how we all wish life still was...our little slice of Heaven down here on earth. We fished, had bb gun competitions (of course I won on accuracy, but Charles got points for his dive rolls and antics), cooked hot dogs/S'mores, watched movies, played games, nature walks, sat by the fire, and watched the moon rise over the lake. It was a perfect way for God to set our priorities back and remind us that everything is ok. The BEST part was that almost every picture we took (using 2 cameras) had orbs in them. Might sound weird to some, but I always think this is my Dad smiling down. We laughed cause we just couldn't get them to go away from some of our pictures! 

Caelin documented history today at school!