Ten Years

Friday marked mine and Chris' tenth wedding anniversary. Wow! Suddenly, we're not newlyweds anymore (and I don't feel so young anymore, either)!
I've heard people say that marriage keeps getting better and better, and I really believe that's true. All the experiences we've shared in the last ten years continue to solidify our relationship and make it stronger. God continues to bless us with laughter, friendship, and love. Here are some photos from our wedding and highlights from the past ten years:

We spent our first Christmas as a married couple at Disney World...

2004- Celebrating 5 Years in Aruba

The Day Nicholas Was Born

Our Eighth Anniversary, Dec. 2006
(I had just found out I was pregnant with Daniel!)

The Day Daniel Was Born, Aug. 2, 2007

Our Tenth Anniversary,
Taken just before dinner last night! (Chris surprised me with flowers.)

Picture with Santa

Unexpectedly, we ended up at the mall tonight (Our planned trip to "Bethlehem Walk" was a bust- it was so busy that there was no parking!), and decided to let the boys visit Santa. Daniel started out crying, as he usually does when I hand him off to someone else, but eventually smiled when the photographer played peek-a-boo with him. Nicholas was delighted and told Santa he wanted a Transformer for Christmas. On the way home he said, "Dad, Santa sure was a nice man."

Why you should never ask a three-year-old a hypothetical question...

A recent conversation with Nicholas:
(This was at the end of a very frustrating day, during which Nicholas antagonized Daniel repeatedly.)
Me: Nicholas, when will you learn to be kind to your brother?
N: (thinking hard) Probably in a couple more days.

Despite the frustrations, I believe these two are becoming the best of buddies. They definitely enjoy loving on each other for the camera! Here are some recent photos:


And, a few of Nicholas in his Buzz Lightyear costume that I bought at Target for $4 after Halloween!

THanksgiving

My dad came to visit from Mississippi for Thanksgiving this year. The boys had fun with Granddad Randy. Here are some photos from Thursday and our trip to Maymont on Friday.

(Playing football in the yard while waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to be ready)

















Everyone loved feeding the goats!