Movie Night

Erik and I LOVE watching movies. Sadly we haven't been able to get out to the theater much since we've entered our babies days. Nevertheless, we are happy to catch up on the latest movies cuddled up on our own sofa at home. The only problem is that we and our children have very different ideas of what a good movie is. Erik and I have a list of movies we'd like to see, but our little ones are happy with a VHS of "Bob the Builder"...not usually how we want to spend movie night. Keeping that in mind, two weeks ago on our Family Friday, Erik decided it was time to introduce the world of Star Wars to Noah. We could enjoy an adult movie and hopefully our kids wouldn't protest too much. Win, win, right? But could a two year old handle it? We were ready to find out. I made the popcorn. Erik set up the DVD and we were ready to roll.

Noah was hooked from the first booming notes of John Williams. It's been awhile since Erik and I have watched any of the Star Wars films. We both forgot that pretty much every scene has some sort of fighting in it and wondered why we haven't thought of watching this classic sooner. Noah has now officially entered into the world of light sabers, droids, and wookies. He has become a walking Jedi always on the look out for a star trooper, even if we are just roaming the grocery aisles...I have lost him to the Dark Side...

And I didn't think he was ready.

My True Love

Shortly after I met Erik (two weeks to be extact), I knew I'd be his wife one day. How I knew? I can only attribute that to God. I was confident. Sure over the four years of dating we broke up a few times, seperated for longer then I'd of liked, but I never doubted we'd be man and wife. I simply knew that we'd raise a family together. I was going to be the one he'd come home to every day. He was the one I'd live life with, make life with, and grow old with. I just had to convince him of all this...

This month my groom and I celebrate our fourth year of marital bliss. In the four years of our marriage we have moved three times, brought two beautiful boys into the world, transitioned into our third church, traveled nicely, and without saying made countless traditions of our own. What's in store for us in this next year? A new home? A another baby? Maybe just hang out and enjoy life...definitely!

Thank Heavens Erik somehow too was convinced.

Happy Anniversary My Love!

Celebration

My baby turned one this past week. I am no longer a mother of an infant...bring on the toddler years. Luke has been so much fun to raise. He's one of those kids that's just happy. Every morning he wakes up with such joy to start his day that it's hard not to be upset that he's waking me up at 5:45am most mornings. He usually spends his days flipping through books, climbing on everything, and wrestling with his big bother. I can't get enough of this kid. I hope he grows up always aspiring to do what he loves in life. God, grant me and Erik the courage and wisdom to raise this child in Your ways.I LOVE my little Lukey. Happy Birthday Little guy!

What I LOVE...

So, I am one of those people who just LOVES many things. You know the kind...
"I just LOVE such and such...Oh yeah, me too..I love that...it's my favorite. I wouldn't know what to do without it." I don't simply like things...I LOVE them. I'm extreme that way. Yes, it's silly sometimes. I make it sound like I LOVE coffee in the same way I LOVE my husband and children...which of course is crazy, but I just use the word LOVE that way. Why not use it all the time though? There are so many LOVABLE things that surround our lives...
I LOVE movie theater popcorn...and browsing through bookstores. I LOVE romantic comedies and strangely enough...Harry Potter too.I LOVE pizza and my homemade spaghetti sauce. Like I said before I LOVE coffee...a Starbucks tall Pike Place roast with 3 raw sugars and some cream. I LOVE books on tape/CD...mainly because that's the closest I'll get to actually reading books in this particular season of motherhood. I LOVE date nights.I LOVE pumpkin pastries of any kind and vanilla ice cream with chocolate fudge on top. I LOVE roaming Target and Ikea for ideas and inspiration. I LOVE photos...they say so much without having to say a single word.I LOVE a clean house , but who doesn't? I LOVE all things that help me be organized. I LOVE being a mother to my two boys. I LOVE watching my kids play together. I LOVE when my husband hugs me. I LOVE Martha Stewart and all her crafty ideas. I LOVE to cook...and LOVE to eat. If eating could be a pastime it would be for me and my husband.
I LOVE cool cloudy days... the ones we rarely have in Southern California, but when we do, I can throw a scarf around my neck and imagine I am on the East Coast in the Fall. I LOVE Bungalow style homes...the ones that line every street in South Pas, CA. I LOVE my bed...I LOVE to sleep. I LOVE hanging out with my husband after our children have gone to sleep. I LOVE Disneyland and how I feel when I am there.I LOVE spending time with family and playing board games. I LOVE good competition...but don't need to win. I LOVE Christ and His Word. I LOVE to dream and imagine.
I LOVE Christmas Time. Everything about the season just make my heart warm and gives me that fuzzy feeling inside. I LOVE the lights, the colors, the excitement surrounding that time of year. I LOVE the Christmas music so much I'll start playing it in early October and well into the New Year. I LOVE watching my kids sleep and LOVE seeing them laugh.I simply LOVE my husband. He's my strength, rest, and example.
I LOVE my life...
What do you LOVE?