James, Erica, Eliana and Landon: Welcome to the Family!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Welcome to the Family!

We are thrilled to announce the birth of Seth Christopher Houghton, who arrived today at 9:14 a.m., weighing eight pounds and measuring at twenty inches in length! Everyone is doing well and Clayton is especially glad to have a brother!

"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord:

and the fruit of the womb is his reward"

(Psalm 127:3).

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh how precious!!! What an adorable baby and the family picture is great! Praise the Lord for this blessing indeed!! Enjoy Seth!! One more cousin for Eliana to enjoy! And she will be the BIG cousin!!; May 16, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Rebekah Downs said...: Awww...he is so adorable! Tell Rob and Jessamy "Congratulations" for us!; May 17, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Julie said...: Congrats! What a sweet little Boy.; May 18, 2008 at 7:49 AM

First Grade Facts ~ Eliana

Six years (+5 months)!!
Is 48" tall, at least, and seems to grow about an inch every three months!
Current favorite things: Landon, baby dolls, tea parties, books, music, playing with her cousins, daddy's work truck, going to the library, dressing up, horses, dogs, and trying on shoes
Loves to be outdoors
Favorite snack: chocolate chips and "crack opens" (aka pistachios)
Has memorized/is memorizing the books of the N.T., Luke 1:37, Ephesians 6:1, Ephesians 4:32a, 1 Thess. 5:16,17, Phil. 2:14, Psalm 56:3, Acts 16:31, Psalm 34:14a; Prov. 20:11a, Is. 43:5a, Phil. 4:13, Ex. 20:12, 1 John 4:8, Psalm 34:13a, Prov. 15:1a, Heb. 13:17a, 1 John 1:9, Col. 3:20, Prov. 4:20, Eccl. 9:17, 2 Cor. 1:11, Gen. 1:1, and so many more that it's hard to keep up with these days - praise the Lord!
Eliana's strength is reading and we are certainly enjoying her reading to us, to her brother, but especially seeing her read her Bible. Eliana has lost four teeth now, and is transitioning well into the first grade.