Winding down...

This won't be very long because I should be cleaning the kitchen and making dinner, but I thought I catch up a little.

Summer is starting to wind down now and we quickly approaching my favorite time of year....fall!

Fall has always been my favorite time of year. I love the cooler weather, the changing colors, wearing jeans and sweaters again, Halloween, my birthday, Grant's birthday, pumpkins, and just all the sights and smells that come with this time of year.

However, this year brings a new reason from me to like fall....back to school. Not so much for me, but for my kids.
Don't get me wrong, I love my boys to the ends of the earth and back, but they have been driving me crazy the last few weeks!
They have been spending way too much time together so they are getting progessively nastier to each other as the summer continues. Not only that, but I think they are just really bored too.

Anyway, school starts in 2 weeks, and I will be so glad to be back in a normal routine; normal bedtimes, normal schedules, and yes, even homework (I know I will be laughing at this when I look back and read it in the spring!)

With Isaac starting school this year too, it gives Grant and I the opportunity to have some time to ourselves 2 or 3 mornings a week which will be great. We haven't had that kind of regular alone time since Andrew was born.

Anyway, we have been keeping busy the last couple of weeks. We took the kids to ride their bikes around the duck pond and even went jet skiing with my sister Amanda and her boyfriend Anthony.

Like I said, it was short and sweet. Enjoy the pics....

10 years and counting...

Yesterday was mine and Grant's 10 year anniversary. It's hard to believe that it's already been that long. Yet looking back, I feel like I've known Grant my whole life. Including the time we dated, we've been together for almost 14 years. Considering that I'm not even 30 yet, that means I've known him almost half my life.

I remember when we got married, and I was only 19, people said things like, "Ya know, something like 50% of teen marriages end in divorce by the age of 25". I don't think anyone was trying to be rude, just letting us know what the odds were. Of course, telling me something like that only makes me want something even more. I wanted to be able to prove everyone wrong, to be the exception to the rule and to be outstanding...and, we are. Not only have we outlasted the statistics, but our marriage has thrived. We love each other and we love to be together. We don't just put up with each other, and Grant truly is my best friend. He knows me better than anyone else (and still loves me anyway!)

I have never regretted marrying Grant. I feel like we did what we thought was right and we made it work. I'm proud of the marriage we have and the way we've made it succeed. We work hard at building a strong marriage and I look back on the last 10 years with nothing but love and happiness.

Here are some pictures from our night out last night. I love you Grant! Here's to the next 10 years and a lifetime beyond that!!