Psalm 24

Click on this link: Psalm 24 by Sons of Korah to listen to one of my favorite songs. I can usually be found singing this at the top of my lungs when no one else is around.

Let me know if you like it too!

Homemade Crawfish Boil

As you've likely read by now, Matt and I like cooking special foods every few weeks.

So for the first time, I bought live crawfish at my local market and we had a good old-fashioned crawfish boil on our kitchen table

I really enjoy most seafood, and I really really enjoy eating crawfish! I've eaten it a few times before and enjoy how interactive it is. I think Josiah might have wanted to play with the crawdads too :)  

San Antonio!

Matt and I recently went to San Antonio to help Matt's Dad at a car auction.

Matt Josiah and I had a good time looking at the unique vehicles!

What we didn't realize....FIESTA was going on at the same time in San Antonio. So to the Riverwalk we went!

Josiah continues to do well on all of our short trips...as long as he gets a heavy does of playtime!

Saturday morning we had brunch at the botanical gardens of San Antonio and the view was gorgeous!

Little man was amused at the table...staring at his arms apparently :)

In other news, I would like to recommend some of the most solid Bible teaching I have ever heard. If you click on Truth for Life by Alistair Begg, it will take you to a website where you can listen to teachings on bible passages. Having listened to these teachings for sometime, I can highly recommend them to you. The preacher/pastor himself is not what is special (though his humor does make listening enjoyable), but its the power and simplicity of the gospel that is prevalent in his messages. I hope you will check it out and start listening.

One last thing that I had to share...

Matt is chewing gum! In all the time that we've dated and been married, I have never seen him chew gum. Picture worthy....oh yeah.

Pictures

Nobody can deny that he's his father's son!

When I see this picture, it makes me think of the Godfather :)

We took a rest stop on one of our recent trips and tried to put sunglasses on the boy.

Josiah has quite the personality and loves being played with and talked to

It's all Greek to me!

Matt loves different kinds of food and one of his favorites is Greek cuisine. So a few Mondays ago we made an entire Greek meal, complete with chicken/veggie kabobs, hummus, homemade pita bread, and for dessert.... baklava.

This is baklava. Which is what Matt calls his new favorite dessert!

Baklava is a Mediterranean dessert made with phyllo dough, honey and pecans. So Yummy!

Homemade Hummus Dip! (What's not pictured is also the homemade pita bread!)

This was the veggie kabob, Matt was busy preparing the chicken kabob.

Success! Matt and I try to make an extra special meal at least every other week. So be looking for more posts about upcoming food nights.


In other news: Matt caught 2 baby cottontails in our back-yard while mowing the weekend before Easter, but sadly we let them go back into the wild :)

How does your garden grow?

Spring is here and we are super excited to start our garden.

Matt and I found a neat gardening technique in our local coop magazine called "Keyhole Gardening" and we wanted to try it this year. It was developed for South African climate to help conserve water, use leftover kitchen scraps and is supposed to be a very efficient garden type.

Matt and a few helpers have contributed to building the structure of the garden, made from recycled concrete chunks and mortar.

I have started our seedlings in the house and some of them have grown so much already! I planted spinach, squash, peppers and green beans so far. Look at how they have grown!

Not only have my plants grown, but little man is also growing at a fast pace. At Josiah's last Dr's appointment (2 months old), I found out he was a whopping 12 lbs already. Dr was quite impressed at how alert he is---as are we! He has been so much fun. Here are some recent snapshots of him.

J's first ride in a swing!

Josiah loves his jumper at home. Thank you Aguirre family!

In other news, Matt and I went for a mini vacation to the Texas State Railroad, and Josiah did so well on the trip! He enjoyed looking out the windows and trying to focus on the trees as they whizzed by.

More than anything...I've experienced growth this past year. Matt and I celebrated our one year anniversary over a week ago and already I have seen the Lord do amazing things in me, in Matt and for His Glory. Watching things grow is so rewarding!

El Sol

El Sol De Mexico is one of our favorite restaurants in Bryan. You can't beat the value. $2.75 for a full Breakfast plate that is traditional Mexican food. Scramble eggs and bacon, beans, tortillas and hash browns. If Matt and I weren't trying to lose the added 'baby weight', we'd eat here every Saturday.

Matt and I enjoy finding local mom-and-pop restaurants.