6 years

Today is our 6th wedding anniversary. After looking through our wedding pictures tonight, I just had to post this. This picture has always been my favorite. No matter how much time passes, I can look at it and know exactly what we were feeling. The photographer called to us just as we were jumping in the car to go to the reception and we were so crazy excited. Not just "oh, we are really married"...but "here we go!"...kinda like jumping out of a tree when you are little...you are scared but you just jump anyway. We had NO idea what we were in for! I'm just so thankful that we had enough sense to trust God, to know where to look for His lead. It's so amazing to look back over these years and see that in all of the good times and the struggles we have had, God's perfect timing and grace have been there. This picture reminds me that He is faithful. How great to know that He has a plan for our marriages??! Boy am I thankful that we don't have to figure that out on our own!










P.S. I just have to brag on my honey- Friday, he secretly planned a trip for us to Natchez (I've never been). We stayed at the Monmouth Plantation. BEAUTIFUL! It was the perfect quick overnight getaway. Mint Julep's, candle-lit dinner, the best french toast ever! It was wonderful!

Orange Beach

Sweet Boy!

I promise---this child cried until I put her shades on!!!....She is going to be an optometrist for sure :)

LuLu's

Teething Question....

I'm praying that Ainsley is running fever from teething and not something else, right before we go to the beach. SO- I was just wondering in all of the mommy experience out there....What is the highest temp any of you has seen with teething???? Both of mine have always had a little fever. It's just hard to tell with Ainsley because while she was cutting all of the other teeth, she was also sick with those yucky ear infections. This little monkey is now cutting her 5th and 6th tooth up top!!!

Lil Red School House

Last night Noah had his end of the year program.  He stood by his best friend Jake (actually I was informed that his name was "Jakester") and they did a great job.  Here's a little snip of Noah's favorite song, Baby Bumble Bee....

Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Sarah have been so good to my little man this year!  We are going to miss seeing them every day....(I'm sure Ben REALLY will because Daddy Day Care starts Tuesday!!! HA!

10 Months

Success!!

Today was a big day for us.  For some reason, my child has only halfway participated in potty training in the last few months.  At any given moment, I might find him naked "watering"my flowers but that was the end of it.  Anyway, today after tons of bribing, we had "success"!!  Of course Noah remembered every thing we promised him, so Ben had to take him to where else but wally world tonight to get "big" markers, new swimmies, and a Thomas the train ball.(healthy parenting, right?)  Tonight must have been the night to go to Walmart.  Ben said he saw lots of people we know, and my sweet big boy had to tell them all just why he was at walmart.  So- I need to say thanks to all of you that cheered him on tonight and congratulated his proud daddy!!!  (yes, this is our life now :) )

Rejoice!

"May your mother and father be glad. May she that gave birth to you rejoice."
Proverbs 23:25












Happy Mothers Day!