It's Fall!

There is so much to blog about since our last post, but for now, I have to share a sweet moment Oliver and I had today.

It is a beautiful, 70-degree, windy day in Austin, so we have our windows open. Gusts of wind blow in Oliver's windows, causing his bright yellow curtains to billow with air. Oliver was winding down for his afternoon nap, so we were reading in his rocking chair next to his window. Oliver regularly became distracted by the moving yellow fabric and would turn his head with a look of fascination. Sometimes, the curtains would blow over his head and he would touch the fabric in wonder. It was so fun to observe his exploration of something so common to us as wind.

I didn't get a picture of us in the chair, but this is the scene:

A New Addition

Only a few months after settling into our new house, our baby boy, Oliver Matthew Schwarz was born in April!

It has been a joy to kiss on the little guy and welcome him into our family.

A New Home

In traveling, it can be unsettling to not have a home base. Because we had put everything in a 5x5 storage unit, we didn't really have a place we could return to as "home." Thus, as we traveled in 2010, we continually affirmed that our home was where each other were.

When we moved back to Austin in late November, we started looking for a house or apartment, a place to settle and raise our son. Our first meeting with our Realtor was on Tuesday, November 30th and six weeks later, we were moving into our first home! (temporary home, eternally-speaking)

God truly blessed our search and our find, as the house is larger than we need right now. We are excited to share it and for others to be blessed by it.

Our two favorite aspects of the house are:

1) the big backyard with a deck and mature oak and pecan trees

*For local friends, expect to come by for pecan pie in the fall!

2) the dining room location: in the center of the house

(We want our home to center around fellowship and meals with friends and family.)

If you are in Austin or traveling through, please know we welcome your visit!