Pumpkin Patch

Here are a few of our favorite pictures from our time at the pumpkin patch in Seguin.

Grams and Grandad's Visit

Joshua's parents came to town this weekend for a look at our Seguin life. We gave them the grand tour of Pape's pecan house, a few historical markers and a trip to Gruene. Lots of food and fun is always to be had when Grandad and Grams a.k.a."Gramsies the Great" come to town! :) Thanks for stopping by and joining us for a weekend tour. Miss you already!

Backyard Baseball

Our cute little sportsman.

Swing batter batter, swing!

Sydney enjoyed her big sister duties of retrieving the ball and setting it back in place on the stand for her little brother.

Independence Day Parade

Fields of Seguin

Here are some pictures I took today to give you an idea of the beautiful surroundings of our town. The Texas sky was gorgeous today with a crystal blue background and white pillow clouds.

Pape Pecan House

I took the sprouts on our first field trip in Seguin to Pape's Pecan House.
They ship out hundreds of thousands of pounds of pecans every year from this tiny little shop.
With a nutcracker museum and with the hopes of finding a new favorite treat from this unique shop the sprouts and I were ready for the trip.

I loved the signs in the window that say "Please drive slowly, our squirrels don't know one nut from another." and " Welcome to the nut house."

The entrance is behind the rather large squirrel.

Apparently it was a little too bright outside for the sprouts.
Check out that sound structure of the bench. :)

Posing with the giant nutcracker

So many fun goodies in this shop that it made it hard to choose what to purchase this time around. From local honey that looked the color of molasses (the color I found out is determined by the type of flowers the bees pollinate from) to honey butter and a variety of nuts, pecan oil, jams, jellies and salsas.

We ended up trying the blueberry nut honey butter (a new favorite) and the Texas Wild salsa. As you can see by the jar of salsa it was a big hit!

Joshua and I are going to treat all of our guests that come stay for a visit with some goodies from our home grown store. That's a promise!

Our New Home

Here is the house that God has provided for us to live in after we finish the PC.
The rent house has 3 bedrooms, living room, bath, kitchen, garage and a big back yard.
It's located in an established neighborhood in old town Seguin and is across the street from the public library. Won't that be fun to walk to story time on Wednesday mornings. =)

This is a picture of one of the bedrooms.
I love the fact that the house has no carpet but only hardwood and tile floors.
Perfect for little kids.

Here is a picture of the big backyard. It has so much potential for the Jordan kids and any others we pick up or who visit along the way.
Can you see the sand box, pool, hide and go seek, grill, swing set, freeze tag and football being played out here? Makes you want to come and visit us doesn't it? =)

Thank you Amy for taking the pics for us!

Seguin Texas

We had a great time on our trip to Seguin the first weekend of August to see our church family once more before we left for the PC. They showered us with love from a BBQ dinner after church to a basket full of snacks and fun things to take to the PC. But what blessed us most of all has been their excitement and joy for us to come and be a part of their church family.
We are looking forward to our internship there.

Seguin is known for it's pecans.

Town square fun with Dad.

Sydney, Aunt Laura and Juan Seguin.

Juan Nepomuceno Seguin

October 27, 1806 - August 27, 1889

"I embraced the cause of Texas at the report of the first cannon which foretold her liberty; filled an honorable situation in the ranks of the conquerors of San Jacinto, and was a member of the Legislative body of the Republic.."
Personal Memoirs of Jaun Seguin

Pastor Bob and Noah Athan.

2 peas in a pod.

Pastor Bob's adoring wife Cindy Odom.
Manicurist is one of the many hats she wares.