Love BURNS Brightly

Let us always meet with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

-Mother Teresa

Dawn, 

Thank you for letting me be a small part of your day. You looked beautiful. Congratulations!!!

Sweet New Toy

Lincoln acquired a new toy and it is AWESOME! Jarrod's parents ( Grandma and Grumpy) got linc a bubble mower for Easter. Then let him open it early. Jarrod had one when he was little and my sweet mother in law started crying watching lincoln enjoy his new toy, just like his daddy did before. 

He played with it all day only pausing only to throw a few rocks in the pond and play in the sand box with scooter (Grumpy's cat). 

He's got a lot of grass to mow.

The whole crew came to watch lincoln throw some rocks.

love this boy

STICKERS

Lincoln found the sticker stash I have for him. The original purpose was to put on his potty chart every time he went to the bathroom, and well that's kinda at a stand still. Potty training is hard, and stickers are fun. So he thought it would be amazing to cover himself in the sticky goodness of robot stickers. He was not as thrilled to get them removed... :) 

Here he is screaming STICKERS. 

This fun memory went into the memory jar.

Like 5 Minutes.....

"Under water" is how my sweet love Jarrod would end that sentence. When describing our marriage it is always "like 5 min under water". He heard one of his uncles describe his marriage that way and well it kinda stuck and is now a little running joke between us. To be honest it really does feel like just 5 min and not all of it "under water" :) 

 Today is our 8 year anniversary. I can't imagine a better partner to tackle this crazy life with. He really is my best friend! I can't wait to see what the future holds for us as a couple, and for us as parents. 

This picture is from our first date. Yes I made my mom take our picture. I am so glad I did because this was the start of something GREAT. 

This is a picture from our wedding, just a few years later... 6 to be exact.

Hands down one of the best days of my life. 

This is us now, and could not be happier!! 

I pray we teach our Lincoln how important a partner is, and that it's the type of love you wait for. Then once you have it, you never let it go. 

Here's to many more years!!! 

The Humphreys

"Knowing family so well that you can tell who is coming down the stairs by the sound of their footsteps."

        I always like to start a post like this with a cute, sentimental quote. This was the first one I saw and it really hit home, it's both cute and sentimental. Well at least to me and my family.  My sister and I grew up in a two story red house and my mother would always say that just by seeing the blond blur flying down the stairs she might not know which one of us it was, but she could always tell our identity by the sound of our steps, or in my case the trip and stumble at the bottom and most of the time the very top of the stairs. Growing up my sister and I were not close. It took us both getting married and starting our own families to really get to know each other and genuinely become friends. I always wanted this kind of relationship with her, but we were so different that we clashed. I've had many conversations with my mom about her amazing relationship with her sisters, and I always wanted a friendship like that with mine. I even prayed about it for most of my childhood. 

          Now skip forward, we are not only fantastic siblings but we are best friends. Not a day goes by that we don't speak, even if it is just for a minute. When before we could go weeks without interacting with each other. I could not fathom that now. I finally have the sister I always wanted and I will never let us go back to the dark ages. Answered prayers are pretty special. Love you sister!!!

Every year I get the chance to take her family pictures, and I love watching her sweet family grow. My computer is filled with the images of these beloved faces, and I would have it no other way. 

ENJOY