Happy 30th Birthday, Mark!

Madison finger painting - not a huge fan of the cold, gooey paint.

Madison with a mouthful of chocolate - she absolutely loves it!! (So, I don't regularly give her chocolate, but the doctor suggested it - the Amoxicillan was causing Madison to have diarrhea and an ingredient in chocolate stops that side effect! Who knew?)

I'm so sorry for the long delay in posting! But...we've had a LOT going on here.

First, Mark was just told that he is receiving a new position at Exxon and we'll need to move! We will be moving to Beaumont, TX...yes, big city, here we come. HA. It is a SMALL town - the smallest we've ever lived in, for sure. But, this is a great opportunity for Mark and we're excited about that. We both like moving around often. Which, our track record is every 2 years! New experiences, meeting more people, new houses I can decorate, etc. But, it is always hard to leave our dear friends. At least we will be within driving distance to our friends in Houston. Beaumont is about 1 1/2 hours northeast of where we currently live. Mark's position will begin April 1st, but Madison and I won't move for about another one-two months.

We have been VERY busy getting our house ready for sale. Planting flowers, mulching, carpets and tile professionally cleaned, organizing closets, etc. The house will probably go on the market this Friday. I will look for a house in Beaumont tomorrow.

Madison has been so sick, bless her heart, with a cold, ear infection and sinus infection now. She's been to the doctor several times, but is finally appearing to feel better. It's been a long road.

Mark and I also celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on March 13th. Our gift to each other is a kayaking excursion in the Caymans. Speaking of...we leave for Grand Cayman this Saturday!!! We will be there for a week and are SO looking forward to it!!! Our resort is on Seven Mile Beach and we know we'll really enjoy it. We plan to relax, snorkle, kayak, see the turtle farm, go to Stingray City, hike, etc. We're flying my mom down to watch Madison. Although we know Madison will be in excellent hands, we will miss her terribly!

Today is Mark's 30th birthday!!! I guess I can no longer say I'm married to a man "in his twenties" - ha. Madison and I gave him a watch. She fingerpainted a picture for him. We're going out to eat tonight with some friends. His coworkers trashed his office this morning with LOTS of decorations and pictures (I gave them) of him as a child and teen - so funny. They even had a cake with his picture on it - with a butt-cutt and mullet! haha.

Finally, please pray for my dear friend Misty and her husband Matt as they are in the process to adopt a little girl down in Panama. The Lord is awesome and has been moving mountains for them!