Gavin's Graduation

It happened, he did it!  Proud mom moment for me!

When you get the honor to watch the baby...

I think she likes the space we made for her!

Nap time at Mimi and Pop's 

I do, I promised

I take you
from this day forward
for better, for worse
in sickness, in health
for richer, or poorer
forsaking all others
till death do we part

how many of these we have honored?
how many of these we have failed?

once, you refereed to us as an entity
and I believe you are right... with this one true thing!
even you and I do not know how to undo all we have done well,
and done well together!

the scares we have left in one another over the years are deep.
they changed the map of our life, for not just us, but our family.

but still here we are, together!

so I will celebrate this!
our quiet sustainable love for each other's backs.
the decisions we make to stick to each other.
the love and work we put into our home, and now grand babies.
how we know each other's bodies like the cars we drive.
yeah, we are there.

we said our vows in the rain with total strangers.
our eyes welled with tears from the emotion.
However we have learned that love is not always emotion.
real love can be far from romantic, in fact it is very messy!

the vows may be the foundation, a compass to propel us forward together when life happens.
maybe we don't get to know what is coming, but we have been given the gift of keeping each others story.  Not only do we get to keep the other's story, have a front row seat at it, we have the unique gift to enhance the story, or sadly take from it.

there are many people who get to keep our story, our parents, our siblings,
old radio friends, our children each of them knowing and seeing a specific part of who we are or were.
but you my True Companion, know my story best.
you even know the things not spoken.
you know my hearts desires and all its broken places.
and yes, I do believe that I know yours too.

fifteen years we have been together (that is at least 3 car leases)
we still have a lot of story left to make together!
Lets make our stories great ones!

Happy 14th Anniversary Eve Babe!  Me Lvoes You the Most!

Can you even, handle all this cuteness?

Can you even, not feel your baby fever kick into high gear?

Can you even, not feel your heart melt?

Can you even, wonder what life was like before this beautiful soul?

 Little Miss Kinley's 3 month pictures!

She likes car washes with Pops!

 She likes Baby Einstein! 

 She loves her furry brother Remy, who is her protector and guard dog! 

She loves watching the cooking channel with her mamma!   

She loves naps in her daddy's arms.  

Loves her mobile! 

Turns over from her back to her tummy!

Mad loves her bottles!  

She is sly, just look at that face!

She has a voice and knows when to use it!

She is so precious!  

We love you baby girl!

Facebook starts with an F and ends with a K for a reason

Dear Facebook,

It's not you, it's me!
There are so many things that I deeply love about you!
I love that I can text my best high school friends a memory or photo from our past.
I love that I can check out what my kids are doing!
I love the memories that you remind me of when my kids were once little.
I love the relationships that you have helped me keep, from both time and distance.
On the other hand I hate the relationships that you have helped others maintain!

The stalking, bulling, temptations and reminders of things that no longer are.... are too much for me!

So for now, I am taking a break.
I hope we can still be friends. 
I would love to catch up with you every once in awhile.

I do still love you!
I hope you understand!

(message me if you want my number or email.  will check fb from time to time.  taking a summer break..or maybe longer).

Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (Official Music Video)