Happy Birthday, My Love

This weekend was our 4 year anniversary and Bryant's 28th birthday! We are definitely celebrated out, but have had the best weekend! I'm thankful for my sweet fella! :)

I often go without telling B how much I am thankful for him...so on your 28th birthday here are...

 28 reasons I love you so....

1. You never get off the phone without saying, "I love you"
2. You always share your food, dessert, etc...especially when I've ordered something I don't end up liking
3. You can't go into a gas station without coming out with some kind of candy
4. You will randomly break out into song (or dance) at any point in the day
5. Your laugh is contagious and is heart warming (even if its the highest pitched sound I've ever heard!)
6. You love my family like they are your own
7. You give selflessly and expect nothing in return
8. You will change diapers, wash clothes/dishes, fix bottles, do late night or early morning feedings and not complain
9. You have to have coffee and Enya when you do the checkbook (it makes me smile every time)
10. You love a budget...I pick with you, but am secretly so jealous you know how to work EXCEL :)
11. You load my car with all my stuff every morning before work
12. We talk everyday after school while I'm walking to my car
13. You love your family and want to make them proud
14. You have become the reader in our family, I love that you love books
15. Our weekly date night is watching The Office....we laugh at each other, laughing at the show
16. You trust me with everything
17. You will eat anything I cook....no matter what it looks like or tastes like
18. You are a neat/clean freak - but you always tell me not to worry about the messes I tend to make
19. You watch the craziest shows on TV, but I always end up getting addicted to them with you
20. You have an incredibly compassionate heart
21. You are OK with wearing wrinkly clothes
22. You lead our house and our family
23.You love on our little boy constantly and it melts my heart
24. You have a silly and a serious side....you can go from one to the other in a matter of seconds
25. You love a Boyz to Men song, and will always get down on a knee to sing
26. You have been my best friend for the past 9 years
27. You are someone I want William to be like when he grows up
28. You love God more than you love me

I'm thankful for each day I get to spend with you, and look forward to many more!
Happy, Happy Birthday, B!

The days of April

A picture is worth a thousand words...

4 months of pure sweetness...what a blessing we've been given.

sun, sand and lots of WIND!

Well...our beach trip didn't exactly go the way we had in our mind. In fact, William's toesies didn't even land in the sand!
We got down to Panama City Beach Friday night and decided to walk down to the beach....B and I were so excited to just put our eyes on the water! We loaded little man up in the carrier and headed that way....all to hear little man gasping, yes gasping, for air! It was so windy he couldn't catch his breath!

We woke up Saturday to a beautiful sunshine...and hurricane force winds....well not really, but they were bad! :) We figured the only way to get on the beach that day was to get a tent where W could hang out, and breathe! Looking back, we should have known this would not be too bright of an idea. But did I mention....we haven't been to the beach in forever and were desperate to spend a day soaking up the sun!?!?

B loaded up all that we would need for the day, as I turned my precious child a chalky white with sunscreen. We decided B would head down first with the "stuff" and set up the tent and little man and I would come down after. Please picture B with a tent, a cooler, a bumbo seat, 2 beach bags and a diaper bag...yes we were "that" family! :) About 20 minutes later, B walks back....defeated. The wind won, and although he laid his body over the tent to hold it down, it wasn't happening! No beach for us! Sunday, we loaded up the car and realized the winds were non-existent...of course! We decided we would at least go back down and let W see the beach, sand, etc.....but bless his little heart, he slept through it all!

We are going to Hawaii this summer to see my brother and sister-in-law...so until then, we will wait for another chance to be beach bums!