Nine years and holding.....

So nine years ago today, I said "I do" and life has been nonstop eversince. Phillip and I married when I was 18 and he was 19, just babies and fresh out of high school. I look back now and think of how much easier our life would have been had we waited, but that only reminds me that those hard times are what made us who we are. The day that we got married we literally had 15 dollars in the bank and an apartment that we had no idea how we would pay for. Yet by the grace of God we have always found our way. I like to say that I "raised" Phillip, but honestly we raised eachother. We learned how to do all of the grown up things together and were there for eachother when we failed. I know a lot of people out there do not quite understand our relationship and how it works, we pick at eachother constantly, we always disagree, and we are the butts of eachothers jokes, but we are truely the only people in the world who get eachother and would lay down our lives for each other without a thought.

I proud to call him my husband and thankful for this life God has blessed up with. It is messy, it is loud, it is always on the edge of disaster, but it is ours! I love you grand-daddy long legs.

Like Mother like Daughter

We had a great MNO event called "Mamma Says", we all brought our moms and shared old stories, food, and lots of laughs. It was so sweet to read some of the things that my mom wrote about me. She truely is the person who loves me most in the whole world. She is my biggest fan and truely sees no flaw when it comes to me, which I know is amazing. Now, having kids of my own, I can truely start to understand how she feels about me and feel so blessed to have her.

She is not your typical June Cleaver and I am glad because that is no fun! She is my momma and I would not trade her for any other in this world!

Go DEVON!

Well, my friend Devon has finally made the leap into the world of transcription! I am super proud of her and glad that she is getting a chance to work with my company. She has worked really hard to finish up school early and is overcoming her fear of the dreaded ESL (English as a second language) doctor! I wish her all the luck in the world and am currently on call for a minor breakdown!

PS Greg, don't be taking all her new dough, we need that money for girls nights out!

America's Next Top Toddler!

Avri had her little friend Harper come over the other night and they decided it was time for a fashion show. Swimsuit addition, of course! They were so funny prancing around and posing. It comes so natural don't you think?

My little scholar!

I am just overwhelmed with what a great year this has been for Isaac. It started out rocky, but has quickly turned around! He has yet to make less than 100 on his spelling tests, which are pretty hard might I add with words like glisten, predict, and frightening. He had some trouble in the beginning with correcting grammar in the sentences, but today brought home at 95! I am just so proud of him I cannot stand it!

Keep up the good work baby, somebody has to pay for mamma's future remodeling plans!