Thanksgiving 2010

So thankful for this awesome family...that has been entrusted to me!  What a tremendous blessing and priviledge to call them my own. 

And to know my Heavenly Father feels the same way...well, that's just incredible! 

Vaca Recap

While on vacation, we stopped to pose with a poster of some very famous characters in our household.  Buzz and Woody are like, SO COOL and June 18th is a very big day this year.  HUGE!

And then we like ran into FAMOUS people characters.

We spent the day playing here.

I kinda tricked Baker into going on this ride with me and my bro-in-law.  He HATES heights.  And this drop is only like 84 feet.  But, he still talks to me so it's all good.

We ate.

And we ate some more.

Best of all . . . we just got to be together, in the sunshine - and without any babies needing us for 5 days!

A Night to Remember

Baker and I celebrated our 8th anniversary this week. 
I decided to share how incredible our evening was with you. 
(Aren't ya'll on the edge of your seats now)???

First, he brought home these beauties.  Flowers are a very rare treat in this household and I love, love, love it when they are a surprise.  Why I wasn't expecting flowers for my anniversary, I'm not sure, but anyhow.  Probably because he surprised me by making reservations for dinner.  This meant not just traveling down the street to a local place.  Reservations = forethought.
HUGE BONUS POINTS!  HUGE!

Then, he gave me a wonderful card.  Baker gets the BEST cards.  He can walk into any store, with a minute to spare and find the most absolute, wonderful card fit for the occasion.  Probably my reason for scoring him bonus points with reservations.  He actually planned ahead.  Moving on.  Oh yes, my card . . . had a picture of two bare feet on the front. 
The caption read:
I love the days when we never get around to shoes . . .
When all we get around to is us.
(Ahhhhh . . . sniff, sniff - (told you he picks the best cards))!!!

Then we had reservations on the waterfront at McCormick and Schmicks. 
They personalized our menu's just for us!

By the way, I had the chef's recommendation and boy was it tasty!  So much, that I inhaled my dinner and waited while Baker proceeded to eat the remaining three quarters of his plate.  No kidding.  I think I made olympic record time.  So, I decided to use the restroom.  At which point I ran into a family friend that goes way back.  Probably since I was born way back. 

HUGE Hugs. 

I can't believe it! 

How are you?

Why are you here?  We are celebrating our anniversary!

Which anniversary? Our 8th.

It's Mr. M's 50th birthday and so we are celebrating together. 

And so to conversation continued.  In the restroom. 

Until our men were wondering what on earth had happened to us.

So we parted ways with promises of whomever was leaving first to stop by the other's table to show pictures of my little girl (who's middle name happens to be the same as Mrs. M's).

We got dessert. 

We got the bill.

We paid the bill . . . or so we thought.

And then our server came to our table.

Those really, really nice people, she says as she looks over her shoulder, just paid for your dinner.

Baker and I just stared at each other in shock. 

Oh my goodness! 

Are you kidding me?

So of course there were more hugs.  Huge thank yous.  And lots of showing pictures of my babies.

It was an unbelievable evening.  One we will never forget.  An evening that was truely heaven sent!

To My Husband

You are passionate and insightful.

Loving and discerning.

Wise and purposeful.

Hardworking and genuine.

You are a strong leader.

You are a caring father and your children adore you.

You were made for me and I for you.

I love you and am so incredibly grateful for our 8 years of marriage.

The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.  My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. 

Isaiah 32:17-18.

A Little Bit of Summer

Date Night

Blueberry Picking
(with a help from Uncle Brandon)

Sibling Pool Time

Baby Girl @ the Park

Daddy & Luke @ the Park

Who's High Maintenance Now?

Baker and I went and saw the new(er) Transformers movie. Revenge of the Fallen. Very cool. You gotta know the story line, or else you probably won't like it. However, I grew up playin' not only with baby dolls, paper dolls and the like, but with Lego's and Tonka Dump Trucks too. And I remember having Transformers in the house. Pretty sure I played with those too. Anyhow, Baker wants a new Camaro now. Honestly. And boys say girls are high maintenance. PA - LEASE!!!

Say, "HELLO!"

That's right folks. A Nordstrom card. It's not a visa card. A DEBIT card. Baker and I worked and are continuing to work hard to not spend on our credit card (we only have one) and we finally paid it off this year. Woo Hoo! So, after having a garage sale last month and making a little cash, I was able to do a little shopping. I also finally convinced Baker that while using cash is good, getting rewards for using cash (in the form of a debit card) was worth it. Okay, maybe I didn't convince him. More like tell him several times once a month for the last several months how great it would be to get this little green card. But whatever. Anyhow. I received my card in the mail today. And when I opened up the envelope, at the top of the letter it said in big green letters, "Hello!" And it just wouldn't be right if you didn't say it like Jerry Seinfeld. Right?! Because after all. . . I'm classy like that.

A Little TV and a Little Reality

I found a new show that I am seriously giddy over. NO JOKE. I seriously can't wait for the next episode and would re-watch the ones I have already seen. Royal Pains. I. Luv. This. Show!!! A cute concierge doc, people who have money to throw around and a romance story all woven throughout each episode. Simply splendid. USA channel on Thursday nights. Totally worth your time. BTW - (I'm so behind, but whatever) I finished watching the last season of Gilmore Girls and was seriously let down. Not sure if it was how the series ended or because it ended. Probably a combo of both. Let's just say that I liked Luke but I completely believed in my heart of hearts that Chris and Lorelai belonged together forever. But that's just in pretend life. Here in real life, my husband and I are married. It's true. Facebook just notified him and confirmed that we are married. Don't you just love real life?