More Catching Up...

We celebrated Valentine's Day with Papa Jim. I made him one of his favorite meals - meatloaf and baked potatoes. We all also enjoyed chocolate covered strawberries for dessert.

The boys had fun opening their little Valentine's baskets - we got them a new Diego DVD, a cars t-shirt, some books and a cute little duffel bag filled with play-doh and accessories.

"Mommy's Little Sweet Hearts" helped make me a really sweet card on the computer and got me some really yummy candles.


Jimmy and I got to go on a date, too! We actually spent the entire day together while Papa kept the boys. We had a wonderful lunch AND dinner AND a full day of uninterrupted conversation together. Thank you Papa for letting us get away! It was much needed!


When we took Papa to the airport we stayed in a hotel. Bryce and Drew LOVE the water. We had a really fun 2 days!


Drew has NO fear of the water. He will jump right off the side of the pool without hesitation. He will hold his breath and swim under water for a few strokes. And with a noodle under his arms he swam across the pool! He is definitely ready for swim lessons.


Bryce, on the other hand, is much more cautious. He loves to jump into the water too, but he's not as comfortable swimming around.

Walking Down Memory Lane

Dear Grandparents,

We love you all so very much. Thank you for loving us like you do. Here's a few precious pictures of the times we've spent together over the past (almost) 3 years. Happy Valentine's Day!

Love,
Bryce and Drew
(posted in alphabetical order)

We Love Our Grandparents!

(our only photo with all 6 grandparents - we are 7 months old)

We are SO VERY BLESSED to have 6 wonderful grandparents! We love each and every one of them so much. It's sad that we live over 2,000 miles away but we are so thankful for every moment we get to spend with them. Thank you for...

Loving us

Playing with us

Reading to us

Swimming with us

Bathing us

Feeding us

Dancing with us

Singing with us

Spending time with us

And most of all for...

Praying for us

We love you so much. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Love, Bryce and Drew

Check back for a SWEET walk down memory lane with each set of grandparents!

I've Been Pimped!

For Valentine's Day, Jimmy gave me money to get my blog designed. What do you think? Jennisa is so creative. If you need a fresh, new look for your blog, check her out. She was inexpensive and easy to work with! http://www.jennisajoy.blogspot.com/

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!