Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees...

and the flowers and the trees, and the moon up above....and a thing called looove. :)

Actually this isn't about "the birds and the bees." It's just about the birds! We have a sweet, little family of birds on our back porch. The kids are in love!! It's so fun to see our kiddos get so excited about observing God's creation.

Our Doodlebug

Caleb had his first 'school program' this past Thursday. The 2nd grade put on a "Goin' Buggy Musical." They were the cutest bugs I've ever seen! Of course, I'm partial, but I really thought they did an awesome job. Caleb had one of the main speaking parts. We were so proud of him! We are going to try and upload some videos to share..... we just used our camera, so the quality isn't very good, and you will have to excuse the videography. :/ But hopefully you will still be able to see our little bug! (He's the one in the green t-shirt...on the back row and then on the very right)

4 months from today....

Four months from today, God willing, I am going to be on a plane that will land in Entebbe, Uganda.

8, 500 miles away from my home in College Station.

For someone who has never been out of the country, and really only been out of the great state of Texas a handful of times, this almost seems unbelievable.

In my circle of friends, going on mission trips to foreign countries is not a 'foreign concept.' :) ha! So, I almost feel weird about making a big deal about it around some of them. But for me, it is a big deal. A very BIG deal. A very exciting, scary, wonderful, life-changing deal.

I have a feeling that there will be many more posts to come about this journey to Africa. Many more posts indeed.

So, for now, I am praying for these next four months. For God's peace and provision for our trip. And for God to prepare my heart and mind for what I will experience when I get off that plane.

Our Little Firecracker turns 3!!

On Friday, our baby turned THREE YEARS OLD! My youngest child, the baby of our family, is now, no longer a "baby"; she's not even considered a "toddler"; she is now officially in the age group of "preschool". I have to mourn a little. (moment of sighing and tearing)

Adelyn Lively Skow is a wonder. Her middle name could not be more appropriate. She is FULL of LIFE. She makes my job, as a mother, so challenging.....but I would not want it any other way. She brings so much LOVE, so much JOY, so much LAUGHTER, so much ADVENTURE to my life. I love that our first two children were answers to prayers, part of our plans. And then our third baby, was just a gift that God chose to give us, the best kind of surprise. And she continues to surprise almost every day....


Happy, Happy, Happy Third Birthday, my sweet, sweet baby girl! I love you more than words could ever express. You are my beautiful little firecracker!!

Celebrating with Donuts!

Thank God for our great Presidents! It was so good to have an extra day, with everyone at home together. As a way to celebrate the day, we decided to try and make homemade donuts together....from scratch! Surprisingly, we enjoyed great success! The donuts were D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S! We were very proud of ourselves, so we took lots of pictures!

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!! We have the best time together...and we can make some pretty killer donuts!! :)

Brushing her teeth

This is my sweet, wild, wonderful, crazy baby! When I saw her brushing her teeth, in this outfit she put together, I couldn't help but take some pictures! She is such a mess....I love her to pieces! Her personality shines like the sun. Adelyn Lively, you make me crazy, but I am so, so crazy about you.

My Hero

I love my husband. He is so awesome. Dawson is truly my partner, in every sense of our lives...in parenting, in cooking, in cleaning, in managing our crazy lives...he is my partner. When I am crazy, he is calm. When I am sad, he is comforting. When I am joyful, he celebrates with me. He works hard to provide for us; he is an incredible listener; he finds joy in serving God's people; he is very patient and gracious with everyone; he is funny (even though I still think I'm funnier :); and he is the most loving, caring, involved father you will ever meet. I am so, so very grateful that God gave him to me. I can not imagine my life without him.

Just wanted to give the man a shout out... :)