I'm a blogger, I think!

Wow, well here I am trying to figure this whole thing out. I'm sure it will take a while but here it goes.

The Watney family is doing well. James will be 3 this month and is quite the character. In one word, he is extreme. He is of course a very active boy who can't sit still for a second. His favorite things right now are all cars and trucks. He especially enjoys crashing all of them into each other while making the destruction sounds! If you're looking for a quiet place, our house is not a good choice. His favorite time of day is playing golf in the backyard with Daddy. James naturally has his own set of "real" clubs as he calls them and can, with a full swing, sail the ball across the yard and onto the putting green. He follows that up with a "nice shot"! Watch out Tiger! He is also developing quite a healthy love and protection for his sister, Julie.

Oh Julie girl. What can I say. One look at her and you heart just melts. She is really establishing her personality and coming into her own. Although with her brother as her mentor, she is becoming rather "wild" herself. She is a fast crawler and can "chase" after James around the house which she loves. The two of them laughing together is a great sound! She is rather particular however. When crawling on carpet she will stay down on her knees, but when she moves onto the wood floors, her knees come up and she starts walking on her feet with her hands still on the ground. It makes me think if a stinker bug with her bum bum in the air. Just a matter of time before she will be running down the hall, yikes! You might think we don't feed this girl enough since she is so little, that is until you see her eat. She literally uses both hands and one after the other puts food into her mouth. I'm not even sure she chews it! She's our bottomless pit.

Josh and I have had a busy year. We celebrated our 8th anniversary this past January! Wow, that old saying is true, time really does fly. Josh is doing well in his job. He earned "top dog" this past December in his region. He is so good! Last fall Josh was asked to lead a big ministry at our church. We call it "First Touch", all of the greeters, ushers, people with the bulletins and all the answers to questions of guests. With our church growing at such a quick rate (we're up to 6 services), you can imagine how many people are on this ministry team. Josh does an amazing job of organizing, communicating, motivating and leading all of these people. God is using him in a great way!

As for me, I am just trying to keep up. My teaching job will be finished in April, yipee!! I will be able to focus on the things I love, my husband and kiddos! God is so good as He continues to bless us and provide for us in ways we never would have imagined.