Eight years ago...

I said "I do" to a super-cute guy with Clark Kent glasses and a philosophy degree.  I had no idea where our lives would lead.  I only knew that this man, in twelve short months, had become home for me.

… and now here we are … i had no idea our path would lead us to engineering and upstate New York and two precious little boys of our own.

Thank you for eight wonderful years … may God bless us with many more!

The anniversary French silk pie, whose decoration, much like life,
turned out a little more wonky than I had planned! :)

A Welcome Back Party

All of my posts lately have been on an approximate two-week delay … its just the way life goes right now.

So, two weeks ago, we enjoyed unseasonably warm temps here in upstate New York … we're talking 80 degrees in March!  unheard of!  record-setting even!  So, we got together with some friends for a walk, picnic, play-date combination at our favorite park.

It was a Welcome Back Party for Spring!  We've missed her so much!  And alas, she was not to stay.  Below-freezing temps every night this week.  Oh well.  Glad we took advantage while we could!

And it gave us a chance to take the new double-stroller out for its maiden voyage!  

An awesome Craigs List find and it worked great!

You can always count on Benjamin to find some sticks somewhere.

and the swings.

This is Joshua's thinking face.  He actually did have lots of fun, I just didn't get any pictures of that :)

Our Current Favorite Pronunciations...

just a glimpse into the hilarity that is daily life around here :)

gra-grebbi … spaghetti
meninit … medicine
ben-man-dryl … Benadryl
hanga-burger … hamburger
dina-duns … dinosaur
ger-zher … squirrel
werd-erd … world (As in, "Momma!  What in da werd-erd?!?!)
manna-moaner … lawnmower
Miss Sauce … massage (and refers to it like a person … "Mommy went to see Miss Sauce")
chack-up … chap-stick
base-ump … basement
ter-tert … turtle
We-wams … Wegmans, our grocery store