Hello everyone! I'm back! I have been so extremely busy with a new house in a new city with a new baby! I hope to spend more time blogging and sending pictures now, especially once we get our office set up and I have everything in its place again. Still living out of boxes and bags, but soon we will be set up. We love our new house and our new life here in Houston. We have made several great friends who have made us feel right at home and we have wonderful neighbors that are very friendly and welcoming. Cody really likes his work and gets along well with his colleagues.

I just got "with it" and am now on Facebook. Still have no idea what it is or how to use it yet, but I am signed up. Some day my life will get organized. So, if any of you want to connect with me there, feel free to do so.

I am loving the baby stage again and it seems like Noah gets cuter and cuter each day. He is so mobile and walks around holding onto the furniture. He just got his first tooth last week so he smiles this huge, lopsided, open-mouthed smile that just melts my heart. He laughs alot too and it is fun to watch him crack up at the squirrels chasing each other around the yard. He loves the outdoors and lying in the hammock with us. It has been really cold lately, but just warmed up today. With the drop in temperature he developed his first yucky cold but is almost over it. It didn't help that he got his immunizations on Monday and that brought a fever and grumpiness to the mix. He was up several times in the night on Monday and Tuesday and Cody was in Dallas for a conference so it was rough for us all. Even with all of that, he still was smiley most of the time. He likes to give hugs and is more cuddly too. What a doll!

Taylor is doing well in school and is in the Christmas play at church that is coming up. She will be 16 years old on Monday. When did she grow up so fast? She is driving with a permit now, which was scary at first, but isn't so bad now. She does a good job actually. She has lots of friends, of course, since she is so friendly, and is busy often. We have to make time to spend as a family now. We can sure tell that we are back in America since everyone is so busy all the time. Well, I need to watch a movie with my family and then get to bed. We are going to IHOP and then to the zoo with Tay for her birthday tomorrow.

Hope you are all doing well!