Friday Favorites..

Well, lets wrap up this week with a few Friday favorites, shall we?? Actually it is more just a variety of pictures that need to be posted, so we will just throw them in this random post.



No rhyme or reason for this picture, except for the fact that Cars and Drake are wearing matching colors. In my mind, that calls for a picture. Now if it were Lincoln and Drake, forget it. Too much work getting Lincoln to smile. However Cars, well, he is always up for a picture.


Thiago has had to go out of town for a few nights the past couple of weeks, which always leaves me wondering what to have for dinner. I don't like to go all out, cause lets face it the only two that eat when Thiago isn't around is me and Carson. And Carson isn't even real consistent. So whats a mom to do...waffles with strawberries and cream. Yep, they were loving me that night.



At preschool, when it is someone's birthday they get to fill out this little poster about themselves and bring a birthday treat for the class. Carson has a summer birthday so they just gave him a day in May to bring it. He was oh so excited. For some reason he loves this kinda thing. He basically carried it around for a week before it was time to take it to school. At one point I was chasing it down our street in the wind cause it got away from him while he was outside. Carson was near hysterics.


Thiago volunteered us to help clean the church one night. We left Lincoln with my sister and just took the sleeping Drake and Carson. Carson thought it was AWESOME. Can you tell??? Here he is checking out the podium.


My cute grandma...no holidays get past her. We receive cards for Valentines, Easter, Mothers Day, Birthdays....even anniversaries. Sweet lady, made my day!


Have you all tried the new strawberry lemonades at Mcdonalds. They're good. Helped me through cleaning day. Made scrubbing the toilets seem not as bad.


Asked for a smile and this is the sad little face I got.


Doesn't he know that just makes him all the more irresistible. I had to squeeze him up after that, he loved every minute of it.


And then theres this one...he is sunshine to my soul. Pure joy.



And people wonder how he got his black eye. Monkey child. Honestly. I am a little nervous for Thiago to see this post. I think I am going to get into trouble for taking a picture of this instead of reprimanding him. Thiago does NOT like when Lincoln climbs our furniture. Couldn't help it, it was funny.


I love the rain. A week straight of it. My babies had to spend the night in the garage, I was worried it was too cold for them.



However rainy days for these babies means popcorn and a movie. All snuggled on the couch. Cute.


We did get one day of sunshine (and crazy wind).


Time to enjoy my moms gerber daisies...


and fun with the cousins.

Come on sunshine!!!!

Happy Weekend.

8 years!

"Oh How The Years Go By"


Just starting out..

2003


In our time of trouble, We only had ourselves
Nobody else, No one was there to save us
We had to save ourselves


2004


And when the storms came through, they found me and you
back together
And when the sun would shine, it was yours and mine
Yours and mine forever


2005


Oh how the years go by. Oh how the love brings tears to my eyes.
All through the changes, the soul never dies.
We fight, we laugh, we cry
As the years go by.


2006


There were times we stumbled. They thought they had us down.
We came around. How we rolled and rambled. We got lost and we got found.
Now we're back on solid ground.


2007


We took everything, all our times would bring.
In this world of danger, cause when your heart is strong
You know you're not alone, in this world of strangers.


2008


Oh how the years go by, oh how the love brings tears to my eyes.
All through the changes, the soul never dies
We fight, we laugh, we cry
As the years go by


2009


If we lose our way, any night or day
Well, we'll always be
I'm there for you and I know you're there for me


2010


As the years go by
You know you're not alone
In this world of strangers


2011


Oh how the years go by, oh how the love brings tears to my eyes
All through the changes, the soul never dies
We fight, we laugh, we cry
As the years go by.

8 years love, can you believe it?? Who would have thought all those years ago, there we were two little sixteen year olds. On again, off again, then on again and back and forth. Til the day we decided this must be the real thing. May 17, 2003 was the happiest day of my life, knealing across from you at that alter. Knowing you were mine forever and always. Then came along June 21, 2005, November 17, 2008 and finally January 24, 2011....the days I became a mom to those little parts of you. Now we are something so much bigger than just the two of us. Look at this little life we've created, look at these little spirits that have entered our home.

Heaven knows I love those kids, but there is someone in this world I love more than that. My life starts and ends with you. You are my whole lifes happiness. I had no idea all those years ago just what kind of guy I was getting. I can't believe how much I love you, how much I rely on you, how much I need you. There are so many trials and tribulations in this life, how grateful I am to know that my marriage isn't one of them. I have my flaws, you have your flaws...yet together we are perfection. We make it work, every day we make it work.

I love you more with every passing minute. My commitment to you grows stronger and stronger each and every day. You are my other half and the one that I am traveling through this life with.

I love you.
Happy Anniversary

Your girl.

The Melting Pot....

This guy...


and this girl...


are celebrating! 8 years! Tomorrow, May 17 is our 8th wedding anniversary. The craziness!!!


So we went here.


And it was divine, expensive, but divine.


We enjoyed each others company, while sipping a little of.....


coke, what else?? We laughed cause more than half of their menu consisted of alcholic drinks and we don't drink. We do drink coke though.


We start out with the cheese fondue. We switched things up this time and tried something new, next time we will just stick with our fiesta flavor. Its tried and true.


Then a citrus shrimp salad, which I loved but Thiago didn't.


Main course. A big platter of meats and vegetables.


That cook in this big pot.


This is obviously his favorite course. He appreciates that I am not much of a meat eater, more for him.


And then the little lovelies....


dipped in this.


Yum, are you all dying??


HELLO, this is my favorite course. This is the point where I then appreciate that Thiago isn't much of a sweets eater, hehe-haha, more for ME!


Next up, the movie Thor.


Before that though, we went and picked up this sweet, little, sleepy face. He was missing his mama BAD! I worked that day so he had been with Vovo all day, which means the dreaded bottle. He hates them, hates them. So my heart was breaking and I made Thiago go get him and bring him with us. He was a little angel throughout the movie, just like I knew he would be. Ate for about 10 minutes and then was zonked throughout the entire movie. Just needed some snuggles from his mama, this little guy. Oh, how I love him. Its an obsession really, he is an obsession of mine.


Me and my babe....


It was a good night.


Its been a good 8 years.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post. A little trip down memory lane. Unless, you could care less. If thats the case, then don't check it.