Update: May 2013

Again, it's been a long time.  Blogging has gone by the wayside since we had Elsie.  So have many other more important things like sleep, exercise, cleaning, laundry...I'm sure it's just a season, right?

Anyway, here are FINALLY some new pics of our kids. The bluebonnets were all over central Texas a few weeks ago.  We love them, though they don't last long!

 Jude and Greta went to an open house at Camp Mabry (Airforce base) with Troy a few weeks ago. 

  

Things are pretty usual around here.  Since I've last posted, we visited Spokane for Christmas and had a wonderful time.  Jude turned 5 in January!  He has enjoyed pre-K this year.  He attends the school where Troy works and we are loving the university model.  This coming week will be his last of the year.  It has absolutely flown by! I am still working with the high-school students at Troy's school doing college advising.  I love the work, though it's a lot to balance.

We stayed in Austin and did home projects over spring break.  Also during spring break, we finally decided that it was time to apply to adopt our fourth child!  It will probably be another year or so before we bring him home from Ethiopia.  So for now, you'll see the mass of paperwork that's been keeping us busy in our "free"time.

 

 

If you want to follow our adoption story, please see our new adoption website: ethiopiatoaustin.com.

 

Also, my mom is currently visiting!  I will not make any promises, but I have the best intentions of posting fun pictures of her visit soon!