June - October, 2010

It has been months since I have updated our family blog!! I'm including a few favorite pictures from this summer and early fall.
The girls are growing and learning new things daily! Today I took McKinney upstairs for a little alone time (something we all need at times!) and when I came downstairs Elizabeth started to climb up the stairs to their room. I could hear her up there giving toys to McKinney so I called to Elizabeth to come downstairs. Elizabeth walked to the stairs and, with strength in her voice, said, "No! McKinney sad". She was comforting her sister. I love how they look out for one another. It's precious!!!
This evening we drove to the square to pick up the Square Foot Gardening book (we are going to get our beds ready and our goal is to have a spring garden this year!) at Square Books (just wanted to say square again!) and as we passed Ajax and Elizabeth said, "Go eat at Ajax!".
Everytime we pass the bank I hear, "Pa-Pop! Bank!" (lollypop)


McKinney at our back door...she was looking at Daddy through the window.

Elizabeth on our porch swing.

Jonathan on the square. This pic was taken for his bedroom!

These next pictures were taken during a little trip over to Enid Lake.




Jonathan is enjoying his 2nd grade year at Regents. His class recited the first verses of Romans 12 in chapel a couple of weeks ago and it was a sweet reminder to me of how blessed we are to have this school for our children.
Last weekend we got a babysitter for the girls and took Jonathan to his first Ole Miss football game. We loved it!
We are settling into life here in Oxford and are thankful for the community here as our friendships deepen and things become more familiar.