Snyder Trip

Well we traveled to Synder this weekend to see Tyler's parents and brothers and our sister-in-law and their son, Hudson. We hadn't seen them since Christmas so we were eager to get to. We LOVE going to Synder. There's something about getting away from the place you live all the time and getting out in nature in the middle of nowhere with family. No cell phones, no traffic, no jobs....just relaxation and fun. Tyler and his dad and brothers fished on their pond and Haley went on walks and jogs and got to watch movies and play with Hudson and have good talks with Brooke and Peggy. We played the game Sorry one night and Brooke beat me. She beat me in this other game too. I hate losing. Oh well, I plan a rematch next time.
When we were leaving Synder Sat. evening we came across three little wild pigs eating corn that Mr. Steve had put out by the pond. They were so cute!
I know most the pictures are of Hudson, but he's just so adorable I have a hard time not taking his picture.

Haley's mom and sister come to visit!

Haley's mom and big sister came to Clovis last week for a visit. Becka (sister) had never been to Clovis before and it was Dee's (mother) second time to visit. We were all on Spring Break so they came for 5 1/2 days. It was alot of fun and they helped us decorate our new house. It was really nice to have some help and advice on where to hang things and where to put things.
They helped Haley decorate Tyler's office at the church and it looks so much better and he actually likes being in there now!
We went all over Clovis to all the shops we could find ( consignment stores, antique stores, Big Lots, Hobby Lobby, Goodwill, etc.) It was sweet to get to be with them and do things we used to do all the time when we lived closer.
I think they both enjoyed their stay and liked Clovis. Another wonderful thing they got to do, was hear Tyler preach on Wed. night. He did a great job and it was so great to have my mom and sister there.
One day we traveled to Amarillo and ate at Johnny Carinos and did some browsing around. Then on Thursday we took these pics outside on our back porch before we took them to the airport to fly home.
Thanks mom and Becka for coming to see us and help us so much!!!

College Friends come to visit

Haley's good friends Emily and Cassie came through Clovis on their way to California yesterday. They stayed with us and were the first to be our overnight guests in our new home. We had such a fun time catching up and laughing about college memories. It was a sweet blessing to have some old friends come and visit.

Spring Break fever

Well, we celebrated Tyler's 28th birthday this Sat. by jetting out of town and traveling to Denver City to visit Steve and Peggy and Mitch. It was very nice and I think Tyler enjoyed getting away from Clovis for the weekend for a change.

His mom and dad bought him a really nice, comfy recliner when we went to Hobbs, NM to shop. We also got a new couch and loveseat to go along with his chair. We are super thrilled to finally own our own matching furniture!!! It's suppose to be delivered to our house within the next two weeks, so we don't have it yet. As soon as we get it I'll be sure to post some pics.

Spring break is next week for Haley. We are going to pick up her mom and pregnant sister in Lubbock from the airport on Sat. They are staying for 6 days! I'm really thankful they are coming to see us and help me fix up our new house better.
Next Thursday we're going to Synder for the Easter weekend to visit Tyler's family. Brooke, Blake, and Hudson will be there! We haven't seen them since Christmas. We are so eager to see them!

Youth ministry is good. Tyler is preaching through the book of James on Wed. nights and has been enjoying getting back to expository preaching. He has been doing his Greek and really getting into it. He'll preach his second sermon from James this week.

Teaching 3rd graders in Bovina, TX is going well. They are very strong-willed children, but I enjoy being with them every day. Although, I am looking forward to Spring Break like I have never looked forward to it before! My kids took the Reading TAKS test last week, so I am praying they all passed. Now, we are preparing for the Math TAKS April 29th.

Anyways, that's our update. Hope everyone is doing well that checks up on us through this blog. Leave us a note or shoot us an email if you have questions or want us to post something specific. We love everyone and miss you guys.

Our first snow at our new house

It snowed last night and we woke up to our yard covered and white. Haley didn't go to work due to icey road conditions. Tyler did since the streets weren't bad in town. Tyler took these pics before he left for work.

Our new home

Here they are finally: pictures of the inside of our new house. We aren't getting the internet at the house yet, so that's why it's taken so long to get these posted. Plus, we've been busy organizing and getting settled on top of our jobs we go to every day, so we've been real busy. Hope everyone enjoys these..I'm not the best photographer, so maybe they'll motivate some of you to some visit us and see it in real life! :)

Moving in with the help of Steve and Peggy (Tyler's parents) and our good friend Ivan (a deacon at church)