Things that bring comfort.

Isabelle has always been one to "need" her blanket, especially when she is tired or upset. She has decided to be a big girl and wear underwear. However since I don't want to be up all night changing sheets I told her she has to wear a pull-up to bed. If she can't wear her underwear than she can sleep with her underwear! (yes eventually we will have to break her of this habit, at least before she is married!) I guess whatever it takes to make her feel secure! (she woke me up at 3 am one morning because she had lost her underwear during the night, we found them and she went right back to sleep!!!!! AAAHHH toddlers.)

Princess or Jedi Warrior?

I usually post about everybody else so I have to include Isabelle from time to time. Her favorite past time is dressing up. She loves to pretend to be any princess, however her other favorite past time is playing swords with Samuel. Maybe she won't turn out so "girly" after all!!

10 years of bliss. (well in December it will be!!)

Brian and I had the great opportunity to get away to celebrate, a little early, our 10 year anniversary. We both were overwhelmed as we reflected back on how good God has been to bring us to this point in our lives. It was great to reflect on how much we have grown spiritually, and in our marriage. It was also great to reflect on those of you who have been there alongside us. I had to put this picture in here. 10 years and he is still so cute!

My one request for the weekend was a good steak dinner. It is the one thing that I crave and am not able to eat often. The only place close to us was Ruby Tuesday's. The steak was excellent as were the coconut shrimp! I was a very happy pregnant woman.

Dinner was so good at Ruby Tuesdays that we went back the next night for dessert. To answer your question, no I did not eat ALL of that by myself. Brian did his fair share to help finish it off!

We did more than just eat. (although I would have been happy with that!) We played tennis and then ate, we played golf and then ate, we napped and then ate!

Here is the beautiful hole 4 on the course we played. We had a perfect day with perfect weather. It was a great way to spend our last day together before heading home.

What do you do when you don't play as well as you like? Have fun anyway. (Abby said that his cartwheel was not very good!! What do you think?)

The Art of Eating a Hot Wing! (as illustrated by J.Brian Croft

Here we are at one of our favorite restaurants. We ate here when we were on our honeymoon so it is only fitting that this be the first stop on our anniversary trip. Nothing like hotwings to start a car ride off with! Brian has informed me that there is a certain procedure to eating these so he wanted to demonstrate for the uninformed!

Here is a beautiful picture of one of the finer foods in our marriage. The Chicken Wing. (ordered medium spicy since we had 3 more hours in the car together.)

First you pull out the little bone. A simple twist and pull and it comes out clean.

Digging in to pull out the other bone!

And the big bone came out clean too! Still a pro after 10 years of marriage and not as much practice as he had in college. It is kind of like riding a bike.

Now all that is left to do is eat them!!

Ok, so I enjoy them too!! (that and fried pickles. can you tell I'm pregnant?)

Abby and Baby Kate

While Beth and Greg were here we got to spend time with them and their newest addition!