What's going on....

Things are a little crazy around here with school and all the other activities that we are involved with.

Kelsey just finished up a driver's ed course which met EVERY day Mon-Thurs. from 4:30-6:30 for FOUR weeks! We are very glad that is over. Now she will schedule some "drive times" and get some more practice and when Februrary rolls around, she can get her license. She had her permit from Guam for almost 6 months when we moved back, but when we had it switched over, they started the "time line" over again, so she has to wait 6 more months. It will give her more practice time which is a good thing, but she is really ready to get her license! School is very time consuming for her. She is taking 2 AP classes and also has to have a Physics class which has already been very challenging. We could use your prayers over her school year for sure!

Adysen and Allie are still enjoying school and they are both taking gymnastics and playing soccer. Although it keeps us busy running around after school, they love them both. Most of our Saturdays are spent running back and forth to the soccer field as they rarely ever have games at the same time or even close to the same time. I haven't taken my camera to a game yet, but I'm sure I'll do that soon.

Maddox is still adjusting well to the family. He has had some challenging stomach issues, but we are working on those and they have improved. He still amazes us with how smart he is. I took this picture Saturday night. We had movie night and the girls sat on the floor with a bowl of popcorn. Of course, he ran over all excited when he smelled it and coudln't wait to have a bite. I said "Maddox, NO!" one time and he laid down and watched the girls eat it for the rest of the movie! Amazing!!



Kelsey and I had fun doing a little shopping and deocrating for Fall last night. We missed the changes of seasons SO much in Guam and have really been looking forward to Fall this year, so that made it especially fun for us!




Of course, we had such gorgeous Fall weather last week and now it's back to feeling like summer again, but oh well.... it will get here eventually!!!! :) HAPPY FALL!!!!

Welcome to the family, Maddox!!

We are proud to announce a new addition to our family.... a sweet 7 month old black lab/mix puppy named Maddox.



As many of you know, I am not the biggest dog/animal lover, but the rest of the family is, so I am outnumbered!! :) We decided to look for a dog that was a little older this time as we have done the puppy thing 2x before and it has been challenging for us. We answered an ad on Craig's List and it all just fell together.

Maddox belonged to 2 young girls from Lubbock who got him from a rescue agency after he was left on a porch in a box at 6 weeks of age. They had a house and room for him, but have since moved to an apartment in Dallas and just don't have room or a yard for him anymore. They took exceptional care of him - his teeth and coat are just beautiful and he is a very trusting and loyal dog. The girls were SO sad to let him go. They told us that they had received many calls in response to their Craig's List ad, but that Jason's was the first message that they had responded to - they didn't like the sound of the other people's voices! :)I have kept in contact with them via email and even sent soem pictures so they could be assured that we are taking good care of Maddox.

He has been SO sweet and gentle with the girls who are head over heels in love with him of course. He is up to date on his shots and is house trained which are 2 of MY favorite qualities about him!! :) We are amazed at how calm and well behaved he is and he is also very smart and easily trainable. He fits right into our family and acts like he's been here forever!

Here are pics of 3 girls and a Dad who are very much in love.....