Our Fun Family

It’s no secret that we like to do a lot of cooking in our house.  What can I say, we like to eat!  One thing that I am a little sad about is that I have not been very good about keeping the girls in the kitchen with me lately.  We get so busy, and I get in such a rush, that it is just easier to not have them underfoot.  Or, it’s the rare time when Brenda and I are able to talk undisturbed for a few minutes while we are working on making dinner.  I really need to figure out a way to strike that balance better.  While Grace and I were away for the weekend on our Father Daughter Camp Out, Gram gave Brenda a wonderful gift by keeping Hailey overnight on Friday.  This gave Brenda a blissful, kid-free night on Friday and a Saturday morning to sleep in and do whatever her heart desired.  I was so pleased that Gram shared these pictures with me, because it really did make me proud to see Hailey (at the ripe old age of 3) helping Gram make pigs in a blanket.  For those who may be unfamiliar

This past weekend, the Men’s Ministry from our church, Hill Country Bible Church – Austin , sponsored the first of 2 weekends that make up the annual Father Daughter Camp Out.  I have been looking forward to Grace reaching the right age for this opportunity and we were both really excited to go this year.  Camp Peniel , in nearby Marble Falls was our host as somewhere around 230-250 men and daughters descended on camp for a fantastic weekend.  We could not have been more blessed.  Everything from the weather to the campsites to the food to the activities were all beyond our expectations.  Our family took a weekend camping trip last weekend, and with a favorable weather forecast for our father daughter campout, I had decided to break out the tent and forego the travel trailer.  Since the camp was providing the food, and it was going to be just Grace and I, I just couldn’t justify all the work of packing, hauling and setting up the trailer.  I am so glad we took our tent, the nights we