Samuel is starting to take after his parents at seems.


Both sets of grandparents report a heritage of climbing. This gene apparently skipped over Sydney, but I suspect we'll find Samuel up a small tree in a couple years.

We've been busy looking for a new house the past couple weeks. We've got a couple in mind so far though they all have their minuses, of course. We'd like to have an offer accepted by July 30 so we can start Sydney in a new school if needed, but we'll see what happens. That means we need to get packing soon and readying our house to show. Yuck!

While Samuel decided to bite on Merrie's arm during church this morning, she noted it actually hurt just a bit. He was being his Indian persona ("Bag of Snakes") while we tried to get a picture once we got home, but you can see a hint of white on his gum when you look at the large version of the pic.

Samuel is not fond of grass. While Sydney ate it right up (literally) as soon as we put him down in it at just under 8 months, Sam cries. He's gotten better in the last few weeks if he's just standing in it but still cries if you set him down. He does like swinging though.

We celebrated 12 years of bliss by looking all over the county for a potential new home and trying out Cheeseburger in Paradise for the first time. It was pretty good.


We also dedicated Sam.

"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord." (1 Sam 1:27-28)

Samuel turned 9 months today on his paternal grandmother's birthday.


Still no teeth but cute as a button. You can see the family resemblance by checking out Sydney's page, which I haven't updated since he was 3! Poor kid.

Work has been fairly busy which wasn't expected so that's good. It will keep me from gutting our house though. However, we are considering just moving to a different one. We've seen one and have at least 3 others to check out. We'll see what pops up in the next couple months. I'd like to either be moved before school starts again in mid-August or decide we're staying here so I can get at least some major projects done this summer. We pray that we're following God on this.

We'd recommend reading 'I Promise' by Gary Smalley if you're married or will be. It submits the greatest thing required for marriage to succeed is security. No amount of communication or relationship skills will help if both partners don't feel secure. We've been enjoying it this past week.

Happy Mother's Day!