Happy Birthday to Jimmy

Yesterday, we celebrated Jimmy's 37th birthday. He enjoyed turkey hunting with a friend from church the day before so when I asked him what he would like to do he appropriately answered, "just spend a fun day with my family!"

The weather was a beautiful 85 degrees so he wanted to get outside and enjoy "World Fest" at Silver Dollar City. He received a Happy Birthday ribbon to proudly wear around the park...needless to say, it didn't stay on for long!

The boys had a blast playing in the kid's area. It was a 3 story building with foam balls everywhere. You could shoot the balls with air guns, suck them up with long vacuum hoses or feed them onto a ladder that traveled up when you turned the steering wheel. Our boys were fascinated by this.


Then we enjoyed the "Feet of Fire" show. Amazingly, Bryce was able to sleep on my lap with all the loud music playing!
Of course, no Silver Dollar City day would be complete without rides...my least favorite thing! Someone has to take pictures, right?

Jimmy's birthday dinner didn't quite turn out as planned. Drew fell asleep in the car so Bryce and I ate while J stayed in the car with Drew. Then we "tag-teamed" Jimmy so he could eat a nice "quiet" dinner. Then Drew woke up and wanted to eat, so we all sat together. It was kind of a crazy, long meal, but thankfully, our server was patient and we tipped her well!

We ended the evening with some yummy Marble Slab ice cream.

Happy Birthday Jimmy & Daddy. WE all love you and appreciate you so much. WE are so blessed to have you. You are the BEST!

FedEx

Did you know that there are some hidden symbols in the FedEx logo? Look really close.

There is an arrow in between the E and the x. There is also a spoon in the small e. Pretty cool, huh?!

Just a little shameless plug for the company Jimmy works for. We are so thankful for his job. Our hearts go out to the families in our country that are without work.

My 3 Sweethearts

Since today is Valentine's Day I thought I would share what I love most about my sweetheart. Jimmy and I started dating in the 9th grade. He told me then that he wanted to marry me someday. Thankfully, he held to his promise. We married 2 months after graduating college and celebrated our 13th anniversary this past August. Jimmy, I love you so much and I'm so thankful that your are my husband. These are the things I love about you most.

1. I love that Christ is at the center of our marriage and that you pray for us, our boys and our family every day.

2. I love that you are the "man of our home." That you lead by example. You set goals for our family, you think about our safety, our financial security and our comfort and peace.

3. I love that we are a good team. When I'm weak, you are strong, and vice versa.

4. I love that you are a good listener (when the tv is not on!) and you give really wise advice.

5. I love that you appreciate me, and praise me for being your wife, the mother to our boys, and that you love my cooking!

6. I love you for being the Daddy that you are. I love the way that you play with Bryce and Drew, the way that you smile at them and say "I am honored to be your Daddy!"

7. I love that you always look for the best in others. That you have a true interest in others and sincerely care.

8. I love that you are not afraid to show your emotions - even if means crying.

9. I love that you are so passionate about life. You give everything you do 100%. You are a man of your word and you have integrity in all you do.

10. I love it when you tell me "I adore you and I'm honored to be your husband."

Of course, I must include the other 2 sweethearts in my life! Bryce and Drew, Mommy loves you so much. I am so thankful God gave you to me and your Daddy to raise. You bring joy, laughter and smiles into our lives every day. You are good little boys and I'm so honored to be your Mommy.

1. I love it when we sit down at the table to eat, you both stretch out your hands to hold our hands while we pray and how you shout loudly, "AAAAAAMENNNN!" at the end.

2. I love that you throw your hands in the air and say "Yay, Mommy!" when you eat something really good I've fixed you.

3. I love when you hug and kiss each other without us asking you to!

4. I love when you wrap your arms around my neck and squeeze really hard!

5. I love when you give me kisses and blow me kisses.

6. I love that you love each other so much.

7. I love your smiles and giggles.

8. I love to see your excitement when you open a present.

9. I love that you say "moon" when you see the Nike logo!

10. I love that you both crawl up on my lap to read books even though it's so crowded!

Here's some funny video from a few weeks ago. The boys were really sick and had fevers...it's my only explanation for this one!