The Celebration...

A few days ago I pulled out my wedding dress...a special someone is borrowing it...but before I sent it her way, I let MW try it on...little man wanted in on the action and fussed about not getting to wear the dress. T's mom came to the rescue with one of T's shirts...so I guess the kids had their first official wedding...why am I seeing a million pics of Jennie J. in a wedding dress posing in front of her fireplace??? :)

Lookin' good...

MW dressed herself for ballet...needless to say, I pray I don't forget how precious these days are!!! I mean, I NEVER would have put that together. I did help a sista' out by tightening up those "pink tales."

Oh how we celebrated last night! The big 28 for my man!!! A cookies and cream yogurt pie from TCBY. Mmmmm.....

And the pie was fabulous!!!

And the kids LOVED licking the candles.

And they loved the pie...

A lot...

Perhaps a bit too much. Little man was NOT happy when told "no" he could not have a third piece. (Let's not forget what happened the last time he ate TCBY...)

After the little ones were down and the dishes were done and it was time to turn in, I opened the back door for whatever reason and these lovely little roses greeted me. You might notice someone (MW) had tucked some faux roses in with the real deal...

And lest I forget...we went for a walk as a fam a few nights ago...for the first time ever, MW wanted to walk and push her doll stroller. Just so you get the full picture...I'd already bathed the children and MW had picked pink polka dotted footies to sleep in...so she slipped her brown and pink cow girl boots over the feet and off we headed...now, I neglected to mention that she outgrew the pajamas a few months ago...really, I hope I NEVER forget the image of that precious little girl with her baby tucked soundly into the doll stroller...pink footies on...fitting slightly snug...and the clickety clack of those gorgeous cowgirl boots...TOO CUTE! A neighbor saw her, got a good chuckle, and simply smiled at us and said, "have fun!"

Happy Birthday Baby!

How do I sum up how amazing and wonderful you are????

Quite frankly, there is just no way. 

I've been in love with you since the ninth grade...smitten with you. Like...I stared at you in Mrs. T's English class...and I only stayed in band 'cause you were in band...and I thanked God every year I got put on your side of the field in marching band ('cause I could stare at you while pretending I was watching the drum major)  and I'm still amazed I didn't get kicked out of band...since I can't read music or play any instruments, nor could I then...you made working at Chick Fil A glorious - like really, if you were there, I couldn't wait to get there!

You amaze me.  Constantly. 

I admire you for the incredible man that you are. My heart smiles in the mornings when I walk through the house and find your Bible sitting out, because I know you spent time with your heavenly Father. What an example you are to me! 

My heart is blessed as I watch you with our children. I adore the ways you pour yourself into them and desire to teach them to honor God. 

When we married, you were charged with loving me as Christ loved the chuch and laid Himself down for her...you have done that well. You have loved me well. You have died to self in the ways you have loved me. You are a Godly man. 

I am so proud of you for being manly enough and having the courage to stand for what is right, no matter the cost...no matter what others have thought of you. 

I admire your courage and strength in admitting your weaknesses, confessing your sins, and humbling yourself before God in repentance. 

You are talented beyond measure. You constantly amaze me as you dream up these amazing ideas and figure out how to build them and make them beautiful. You have the mind of an engineer and the creativity of an artist. I love that you pay attention to your craftsmanship and that I have total confidence that when you do something, you do it right. 

I love that not only do you dream up your own ideas and execute them, but when I dream up an idea, you add your own fine touches to it and you make it a reality. The work of your hands amazes me. You amaze me. 

I thank God for you. I treasure you. Thank you for the ways you lay your life down for me. You point me to Jesus. 

Thank you for being a courageous man of commitment and honor and integrity. 

Thank you for choosing me to share your life with. I am honored. 

I thank God for your life and I thank Him for the many ways He has drawn you closer to Himself in this last year. 

You are a warrior, my warrior...fighting the good fight!

You are a good man.

I have tremendous respect for you. Respect that grows daily. Thank you for being a man of integrity and honor!

I am deeply in love with you. 

Happy Birthday Baby!