I love being a Mom!

Don't you just love when you come around the corner and see this...little trucks lined up in a row.  Or get into bed and look over to see Princess Fiona hiding behind a picture frame.  I do!!!

They are such great little reminders I am a Mom, and I have been blessed with two amazing little kids.  

Summer is here!

Summer has begun!  We've loved spending every day at the pool.  I think Emma and Liam would both stay in the water all day.  We even enjoyed playing in the puddles while it rained Sunday..since it seems to do that every afternoon.  

We've also enjoyed a little roadtrip to Columbus to shop and just to get out of town.  The kids loved going to a Chick-fil-a with an indoor playground.  I long for one here.

And this last Saturday we headed to the Strange's lake for a great night of fishing, playing, meeting new friends, eating BBQ and some amazing worship.

This summer is off to a great start!!!

Liam's superhero party!

Liam turned 3 last month.  (I'm a little behind).  We had a great superhero party.  

I can hardly believe he is 3 already.  This little boy holds my heart!

A day to celebrate...twice!

9 years ago Brad and I stood in front of our family and friends and committed to love, honor and cherish each other...and to commit our marriage to the Lord.  We also celebrated Brad's 22nd birthday...It wasn't our plan to get married on Brad's birthday.  We tried every date around it, but we just couldn't get everything coordinated.  So, we figured at least this way, Brad would never forget our anniversary.

Of course it has made today a confusing day.  Which one do you celebrate more?  The birth of an amazing guy or the anniversary of your marriage to that amazing guy.  Not sure I do a very good job at either.  But I do hope he knows how thankful I am that he was not only born on this day, but that he also said "yes" to me on this day.

So, Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary! I love you, Brad!

Another year better!

I turned 33 last week.  I remember when that sounded so "old".  But I don't feel old.  Ok, I take that back.  Somedays I feel old.  I definitely have aches and pains that I didn't have 10 years ago.  Brad told me the other night about how his shoulder hurts a lot now...and I said, "Well, we're old!".  

But despite little aches here and there, I don't feel old.  Maybe a little wiser, though.  I still have a long way to go.  The Lord continues to mold me into who He wants me to be.  And I'm thankful for his patience and never-ending love every single day.  I can't wait to see where He takes me by the time I'm 43!

So, another year down.  Another year of an amazing husband, precious children, a self-less father, great friends...I am blessed!

I've got nothing

I just realized that it's been a while since my last post.  I often feel that I'm not witty enough or funny enough to really write anything very interesting.  And there hasn't been anything very exciting going on in our house lately.  And that can sometimes feel like a bad thing...but I know it's not.  I am thankful that my family is happy and healthy.  My kids love to have fun and are loving getting outside, now that it's warmer.  We're looking forward to Liam's 3rd birthday and celebrating the death and resurrection of our Savior in a few weeks.  Life is good.  And I couldn't feel more blessed.

Side note...my husband, who did not grow up in South Georgia, is quail hunting for the first time as I type.  He often says that he has no hobbies and struggles with the fact that everyone down here seems to hunt, and he doesn't.  So, he's on his first quail hunt today.  Hoping he's having fun and no one gets shot (there are a couple of other newbies with him, as well).  Maybe I'll post a funny story from that soon.

Snow in South Georgia!