Today was the grand opening of the new worship center at our church. I think it was about 18 months ago that our pastor rolled out plans for expanding the worship center and today was the day we got to see the final results. An amazing amount of effort, time and prayer went into the whole process and it turned out really great. Those of us working the AV booth were a little worried with all of the new equipment but it all worked out...

For the third year in a row, I had the privilege of shooting Christmas photos for one of my best friends (Jeff) and his awesome family. Two years ago we went to a park and just let the kiddos play on the playground equipment. Last year I tagged along on their annual trip to select and cut down a Christmas tree. This year, the theme was football! It was the Titans vs. the Texans (with a Jet thrown in for good measure). Jeff has struggled...

Nathan has been a big fan of Goofy for quite a while now but ever since we went to Disney this summer, he’s been a HUGE Goofy fan. While we were there he just had to have the big Goofy hands which are pretty funny but he can’t do anything even resembling useful with them on. Kayla makes a beautiful...

Every year Amy and I say we should go to the Wings Over Houston Airshow and every year… we don’t. I’m not a line person – can’t stand to wait in lines. Traffic drives me bonkers. This year we finally just decided to go. I was right about the lines and traffic – both bad. Really bad. Like sit in your car 2 hours and barely move bad. Ugh. The airshow though? Awesome. Neat to see all of the restored vintage...

Late September in Houston – still low 90’s during the day which means it’s time for another trip to the Beylotte’s for some water fun. We’ve had a couple of “lake” days with them this summer and we always have a blast. Good friends, good fun, good food. Both Kayla and Nathan have grown so much in the last few months in many ways but their water ability really stands out. The cheapo pool we put up...

So, for the first time in 8 years I don’t have any kiddos at home during the day. It sure doesn’t seem like 8 years. Where does the time go? Kayla is now in third grade and Nathan is in Kindergarten. Sure, Nathan had pre-school 2 days per week last year for a few hours but this is different. Gone all day. I miss him. So now I’m trying to adjust my schedule – you know, working when people are supposed to be working...