Amaria the Nazi

In the spirit of Seinfeld & The Soup Nazi, we constantly refer to Amaria & each other as some sort of Nazi. If I don't change a light bulb as soon as it goes out, Amaria is all over me--she has been dubbed the Light Nazi. If I wake up in the morning--even though I may still be laying in bed--but I haven't brushed my teeth, Amaria will let me know that I have bad breath--she has been dubbed the Toothbrush Nazi. And don't even try to wear something that doesn't match--Amaria The Fashion Nazi will let you know.

So we've been using this stuff for a while now & never really thought twice about it. But, she stores that kind of stuff in her mind forever. So today, on the way home from church, Amaria starts on Heidi about Heidi needing to get her haircut. After a few minutes of going back & forth on the need, or lack of a need, for a haircut, Heidi finally dubbed Amaria The Haircut Nazi.

Amaria's curiosity finally got the best of her. "What's a Nazi?" she firmly asked.

Heidi went through an explanation of how a Nazi is someone who is always trying to dictate different things & control people, usually without having any authority to do so, etc.

After the brief explanation, Amaria's response convinced us that she understood. "Yep, I'm a Nazi!"

I hope this story doesn't get retold by Amaria to anyone else. I can only imagine how she would tell it, but more importantly, I don't know how we're going to be able to explain this one!

Thanks for reading, & God bless!

Where does the time go?

Today, my baby (who is going to turn 5 next month), has her pre-school graduation. And Cambree is 5 months old today. It seems like just yesterday that we were welcoming our first child into this world & now she is going through her first ever graduation ceremony. We got Amarai's progress report for this semester of school last week & we are so proud of her & thankful for the educators at First Baptist Church--Georgetown.

On an adult note, Heidi & I have decided to get into Children's Ministry. We will be working with 2nd graders on Sundays beginning in the Fall, & I have also signed up through the church to join a mentor program with Pflugerville ISD. We are nervous about this new endeavor, but know that God will be there every step of the way to guide us. We have a training on Sat. at the church, so please keep us in your prayers as we venture down this new path.

Thanks for reading & God bless!

Movie Watching

Heidi just asked me if the Netflix had come in. I said it had & Amaria immediately asked if she could watch it. I explained to her that she couldn't because it was a 'grown-up' movie. She said, "I can't wait until I'm a grown up so I can watch that grown-up movie. What kind of movie it is?" "It's a movie about a battle," I explained. She then gives me a thumbs up & says, "Good choice." Sometimes I wonder if she is 4 or 14.

On the go...as always!

If we ever stop going, our girls are going to freak out. I don't think they know what it means just to hang out at the house. It's going to be hard to convince them we aren't gypsies once they learn the definition of gypsies.

Here is a run down of the last week or so:

Friday, 4/23--we load up the family & head out to Hallettsville for a short camping trip with great friends. We usually stay out there all weekend, but we had to leave early.

Sat, 4/24--tear up camp, but help boil 120 lbs. of crawfish before we have to leave. Leave H-ville at 3:00. Get home in time for Heidi & me to clean up, give instructions to babysitter, & hurry to downtown Austin for the Hillsong United concert.

Sun, 4/25--church on Sunday morning, small group on Sunday night.

Wed, 4/28--drive out to Conroe. I have a training early on Thurs. morning, so we use Wed. night as an opportunity to catch up with some friends.

Thurs, 4/29--training in Houston until 1:00, drive to CS for a short stop, & then on to P-ville. LONG day!

Fri, 4/30--spend that night at a block party with some great friends from church.

Sat, 5/1--get up early & drive to EC. Hang out with my dad for a while, but then it's time to head to Sugarland. We have a wedding to attend in Sugarland at 2:00. Reception follows, we get back to EC about 9:15 that night.

Sun, 5/2--stop off & see my grandma before we leave town. Head home because we have to get to cooking...ribs & brownies are needed in Georgetown that night. Around 4:30, we head up to Georgetown to watch a dozen people from church get baptized in the San Gabriel River.

Don't ask me when we'll stop, or even slow down for that matter. Life is truly too short & we've decided that we have to live it to the fullest now because tomorrow is never promised....& we are so blessed to have 2 girls who enjoy it as much as we do. This summer is going to be even crazier, but I can't wait. Life is good!

Thanks for reading, & God bless!!