December 2012

Twenty months of negative pregnancy tests

Two causes of infertility

One to two percent chance of having a baby on our own

A handful of people praying fervently for us

One surprise of a lifetime

 

God is faithful.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,  to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.  

Ephesians 3:20-21

Weekend Update

Russell graduated on Saturday.  Now for the first time in 10 years there isn't a Webb kid at Baylor.  I think it's sad, but I'm sure my parents' wallets are rejoicing!  :)

I honestly don't think anyone was sure it was really going to happen until we heard his name called.  We have this term, "classic Russell" that we use a lot in our family.  Example:

Brad, the morning of the 5K we all ran a few weeks ago:  Where is Russell?

Mom:  He forgot to register in time.  Then he forgot to ask off work so he could at least be here to watch.

Brad:  Classic Russell.

But lo and behold he finished his BBA degree with majors in finance and entrepreneurship, and he even did it on time!!  I'm really, really proud of him.  School was not his forte.  But he toughed it out, worked hard, studied abroad twice, and lived to tell at about it.

On Saturday the whole family celebrated his accomplishment:

Congratulations, Russell!  We're so proud of you!

P.S.  He's on the job hunt.  If anyone knows of anyone looking for a new business/finance graduate, please let us know!

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Then on Sunday, my parents and Remy's parents came to town and we all went to church with Brad & Remy to celebrate Tucker's baby dedication.  Afterward we went out for a Mother's Day brunch.  It was a nice day for pictures... and you know I can't resist... so here are some of my favorites:

He is getting so close to walking!  He can easily stand by himself, and at Russell's graduation party he even took two steps.  My guess is he'll be running around by Memorial Day.

Oh my word that boy is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Community Garden

Kolby and I bought a plot at a nearby community garden this year.  It's just a few blocks away from our house, about halfway to the library, so we were already walking right by it almost every night.  We figured why not take a stab at it.  Even though we've basically killed everything we've ever planted at our house.  You know us, just a couple of green thumbs.

We went in on this $38 investment with Kassidy and Derek, who happen to also live a few blocks from the garden.  We cheated and started off with with small plants rather than seeds.  But it paid off because everything is still alive (knock on wood).  Most of the plants have grown A LOT since we planted them the first week of April.

We went for a salsa garden theme... lots of tomatoes, tomatillos, jalapenos, a bunch of other peppers, and cilantro.  We also planted rosemary, okra, a couple of strawberry plants, and two cantaloupe plants that are absolutely going to take over the whole plot before all is said and done.  

We've even had our very first produce (a poblano and some tiny jalapenos):

Last week we decided the poblano was finally ready to be picked.  This picture makes me laugh because you can see Kolby's handheld radio laying on the ground.  No evening walk is complete without listening to the Rangers game in the background  :)

Here's to a summer full of garden-fresh produce like this little beauty!