Happy Anniversary to Us!

I know I did an anniversary post in November, but that was for our decade of being together. This post is in honor of our wedding anniversary, 8 years today! March 6, 2003 was a memorable and amazing day on a beautiful, tropical island with an intimate wedding ceremony where we became Mr. and Mrs. We both still have such fond memories of our wedding away and wouldn't change it for the world! We went against the grain and did not have a big wedding at home, but instead escaped all the chaos and wed in the Caribbean and it was everything that we wanted and more!

I love this man more than I can even put into words. I am beyond amazed at the life that we have created together and the three beautiful children that have turned our family of 2 into a family of 5! I was lucky enough to marry my best friend and very happy to say that after 8 years of marriage, he is still my best friend and the absolute love of my life! I can only look forward to many more anniversaries to come and thank God every day for sending Stephen into my life!

Fun Evening with Friends and a Surprise!

Steve has been super busy at work and that is a good thing, but it has left the kids and I with some free evenings and tonight we thought what better way to spend our evening without Daddy, then at the mall with friends! We met Mrs. Yvonne, Mary and AJ at the mall for some McDonald's and then some playtime at the playcenter in the mall and had such a fun time! The kids were so excited to see each other again and always play so well together. They are all old enough (minus Hayden) now to remember each other and look forward to spending time together, they are friends! Yvonne and I got to enjoy a relatively low-key dinner, where we were able to chat, while the kids had their own conversations. Then we ventured over to the play area and let the kids burn off some energy. It was a great time!

Now for the surprise! To my total shock, Abigail got her ears pierced!! Again, Abigail does not handle pain well. I have been asking her to get her ears pierced for over a year now and everytime she would respond with "No way, I am not going to put holes in my ears!" So, I had pretty much accepted the fact that I was most likely going to miss out on this experience and she would do it when she was 16 and out with friends, and that made me sad! While we were leaving the play area, we walked by Claire's and I half-jokingly asked her if she wanted to get her ears pierced and she responded with a very enthusiastic "Yes!" I thought she must not have heard me correctly, so I asked her again and the response was the same. Yvonne and I looked at each other with wide eyes and very hurriedly made our way to Claire's before she could change her mind! I made sure they had two piercers available, filled out the paperwork, and got Abigail all set. She picked out a pair of purple studs and although she looked nervous, she did not waver in her decision. Mary held one of her hands and I held the other and Mitchell stood in front of her telling her what a big kid she was now. It was all very sweet and special and I know I will never forget it!

Getting ready to pull the trigger!

Pretty girl with pretty earrings!

So, our night of fun with friends, also turned in to a monumental day in Abigail's life (or at least in her short almost 6 years) and definitely was a moment that I will always remember!