Long Time, No Post...

The hard part about keeping a blog is that you actually have to update--it doesn't keep itself up. So, at the request of Robin Teakell, here goes.

We took a road trip to West Texas last weekend, and if you have never travelled with a 7 week old, understand that you have about 3 hours from the time you secure the child until all pandemonium breaks loose and screams can be heard from cars in the passing lane. That being said, McKenna had a pretty good trip. Abilene is a good stop for us, and we are fortunate that Chelsea's parents live their and they don't mind us coming, especially bringing the new addition.

It was in Abilene where McKenna made her first Rosa's trip. Because her inheritance is tied to her liking of Rosa's, she was on her best behavior and we enjoyed some mighty fine Mexican food.

After Abilene it was off to Andrews for a few days. We must have looked pretty funny with a fully inflated exercise ball in our Toyota Camry, but please understand, this child will only sleep if she is bounced a minimum of 500 times. It is then, and only then she can be transported to a final resting place.

Being in Andrews it is always good to see my church family and anyone else we might run into around town. Mom and Dad did not mind showing off their grandchild, and it was nice to turn over the reigns for awhile. Seeing my college roommate Will Mayfield and his brood of 4 boys gives me an incredible amount of admiration for the job that he and Krista do. Our hands are full with one, so I have a new appreciation for lots of parents.

We made it back safely to Coppell, and it has been a good 3-4 days. McKenna is only waking up once or twice a night, and everyone is kosher. The pleasantness and good spirits may all change when school starts back up in about 3 weeks and 12-15 hour days are upon us. Until then, we will continue to share MJ with our friends and family and take a few more pictures.

(Special thanks to Tonya Gelsthorpe and Kendall Jennings for looking after McKenna and for the pics!)