Old Friends Are Always the Best!

If someone had told me in early elementary school that the boys I was growing up with would marry women who would become life-long friends to me, I never would have believed them.   We went to the mountains for the weekend to relax and reconnect.  For me, this was the first time I'd really been able to spend time with these girls since moving back.  I really almost didn't go because (surprise) I was tired and overwhelmed by the stress of getting me ready and DM out the door to Mimi's.  David came to the rescue and organized the entire house on Thursday to make sure I made the trip.  And I was beyond blessed to have been back with these encouraging friends.  In so many ways, each of us is a unique individual, but we share a rich past and hopefully, an even richer future.

Our View

Our pet in the cabin

No pictures of me this time.  I was the one behind the camera this year.

It's Almost Time!

Oh, Happy Day!

It's not every day that we get to spend the day with the Bell / Entrekin clan!  Amy and I have lived in different states for years now so it is pretty exciting when the Bells roll in to town (Shhh!  When you live out of town, you try to keep it quiet when you roll in, but I had to share a picture of the four of us!)  Without Amy helping me through parenthood, DM might have died by now!  And have I mentioned her family is FULL of PERSONALITY!  I was so excited for DM to get to spend time around this lively crew!  She loved it and so did I!

While Grandma was here

A few pictures from DM's week of FUN!

Rest and renew

We've been on a little jaunt south of the border to San Jose del Cabo to celebrate our anniversary!  It was a great time and a beautiful town we'd never been to.  The food and views were amazing!  And oh, how heavenly it was to sleep!

And our amazing babysitter for the week even greeted us with a home cooked dinner and flowers when we arrived home!

We go out of town and . . .

. . . She finally takes off!

Before I was even pregnant, David and I often discussed how important it was for our marriage for us to continue to get away as a couple after we had a child.  Before leaving last week for our first big "childless" trip, we both agreed DM would walk while we were gone and we were right.  It broke my heart to not be home for her first steps but at least she shared them with her Grandma, who was gracious enough to fly across the country to care for our little love!

...The Greatest of These is Love...

Ten precious, unpredictable years that man could have never orchestrated alone.