So Cute as Parents!

Still My Dream to Meet This Guy

Happy Birthday, Partick Dempsey!

I'm no journalist, BUT....

Everybody is having a field day snickering at Tim Tebow every time he kneels to pray after a game. The radio announcers even did a "Tebow" as they signed off in the studio and were cracking up as they did it.

The thing that gets me is, Tim Tebow is doing this quietly. It's not as if he's purposefully finding a camera to kneel in front of....The cameras find HIM! And later snicker and make jokes about it.

If that were a Muslim who were praying, we wouldn't DARE laugh or make jokes....Because that would be disrespecting and offending their religion. Yet, it's okay for the media to do so to a Christian who quietly takes a moment to kneel? I think not.

Our media needs some brushing up on what it means to be respectful and non biased.

First Words....

Today, Mom and I were talking about how several of Kimberly's friends call her "Kim." This REALLY gets under Mom's skin. Growing up, NOBODY, was allowed to call her Kim....Mom would say, I didn't name her Kim, I named her Kimberly." Kimberly is a lot more lax about it than Mom is (especially after getting married) and occasionally, we do hear friends of hers calling her "Kim" and all eyes instantly go to Mom, who's giving Kimberly, "the look."

For me, Everybody calls me "Nat." In fact, very seldom these days do I hear, "Natalie" and when I do, I always wonder if I'm in trouble. Everyone asks why I can be called Nat, but Kimberly can't be called Kim. We always smile as we share that story.

Being born two and a half months early, I was very tiny (not even two pounds) and very sick. My Grandpa (aka Pop) called the day after I was born to check on me and the first words out of his mouth to my Mom were "How's that Nat?" and it stuck. We tell everyone Pop gave me the nickname. And 99 percent of the people I know, call me that.

As we talked about it, I smiled, and blinked back tears as I thought about how cool it will be if those are the first words out of my Pop's mouth when he greets me in Heaven one day...."How's that Nat?" My answer will probably be muffled as the two of us cling to each other in an incredible hug, but my answer nonetheless will be, "Now....I'm perfect, Pop!"

To The Greatest Woman I Know.....

Happy Birthday, Mom!

WE LOVE YOU!

2011: A Look Back

With 2012 just hours away, allow me to look back at a few highs and lows of 2011...

All of the family was healthy!
• Lexi and her Knockout softball tournament team played in several tournaments (and placed first in a few of them!)
• Austin began playing baseball....SO much fun to watch HIM have a blast!
• Lexi (finally) lost her two front teeth....Right before Christmas!
• Michael W. Smith's latest album "Glory" hit shelves....And it's incredible!
• I met another person that'll be one of my BFF's for life....Jamie, you rock!
• Keith Caldwell went Home...Miss him so much, but look forward to our reunion one day!
• The movie "Courageous" hit theatres and is still one of the best movies I've ever seen!
• Read the book "Heaven is Real" in (almost) one sitting....INCREDIBLE book!
• Randy Turner came to our church as our new Minister of Music- Love him! One of these days he's gonna get an entry all his own here-- you need to hear more about him!
• Liz and DK welcomed their baby girl Jordan Leigh into the world!
• My childhood best friend, Sally and her husband welcomed their second child, Jackson Wade into the world!
• Raised money for March of Dimes and "Team Kyle" for the second year in a row!
• I got up at 3:00 in the morning to watch the Royal wedding!!! STILL addicted to ANYTHING having to do with Kate and William!
• Rookie Blue!!!!! Good gracious, I LOOOVE that show. Click on the "Rookie Blue" tab to the right of this blog to read those entries...Can't WAIT until June and for season three to begin!
• Texting dates with Diana as we watched Rookie Blue together every Thursday and squealed over the Sam/Andy scenes!
• Going to a MercyMe concert with the Neville's!
• Ricki Lake and Derek Hough on Dancing with the Stars....LOVED THEM!!!
• Galveston vacation!
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2....WOW!
• Kyle Chandler FINALLY got his Emmy for Friday Night Lights!
• Friday Night Lights—One of the few quality shows left on television ends, but it ends well and ends on top!
• Flashpoint continues to WOW me every week and is second, only behind Rookie Blue in being my favorite shows!
• SHSU Football goes to the championship….Jan 7th. Eat ‘em up, Kats!
• Got to see the Nutcracker Ballet for the first time!

I have no idea what 2012 holds, but I move forward in confidence knowing that WHATEVER the coming year has in store, God's got it covered!

I wish all of you all of God's best in 2012....Let your light SHINE!

Belated Christmas Wishes

I know it's late, but.....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year....

From Our Family, To Yours!