Eleven years ago today...

I said "I do" to the love of my life. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MY LOVE!!!!

We are going to Red Lobster for dinner and do some Walmart shopping in Decatur. Our friend Jenny is watching Emily for us. Thanks Jenny!!! Then we will come home and watch So You Think You Can Dance. A simple evening with the one I love doing things we love~~~well, except for the Walmart shopping!

UPDATE: Here is a picture of the flowers Delmar brought home for me. There were so many, I had to separate them into two jars. More to spread around the house!!!

Happy Birthday Emily Rose!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, today our baby is 7 years old. It amazes me how time flies. Every year on her birthday, I recall the day she was born and the horrible time she had just trying to breath. I remember laying in a hospital bed after a C-section being told that my baby, just hours old, would need to be flown from from Effingham to Springfield because they didn't have the equipment or doctors needed to keep her alive and the aweful feeling knowing I couldn't go with her. I can picture in my mind, the first time I got to hold her 2 days later, on MY birthday and thanking God for the most wonderful birthday present ever and for having the best husband in the world after hearing that he didn't let ANYONE hold her, not even himself, knowing that I should be the first. Then, after a week, the IVs came out and we got to take our baby girl home.

And now, look at her, she can read her own birthday cards:This morning, we tried to convince Emily that she should wait to open her presents at her party but she told us, "But we always have a party in the morning!" So, she opened her presents from us this morning and was very happy with her new Littlest Petshop Clubhouse and Dora Leapster game.

After unwrapping the gifts, Emily and her cousin Baylee, who is with us for the weekend, decided it was time to wrap up daddy!

I will post more pictures of the party later.

Have a blessed day,

Happy 10th Anniversary!

Today is Delmar and I's (is that proper grammar? oh well) 10th wedding anniversary. Here are the beautiful roses he had delivered this afternoon. Ironically, I had an almost identical arrangement sent to him this morning. But I won, I remembered a card and he didn't. Love you anyway baby!

We aren't doing anything special tonight but if you read my post a couple of months ago, I booked a fantasy suite at the Sunset Inn here in Clinton for Thursday night. Here is a link to pictures of the room.

http://www.sunsetinnandsuites.com/south.html

Happy Day!

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful hubby! And, Happy Birthday to ME!!!!

Our day was spent lazily floating in our pool. I floated from 11:30 AM to 3 PM. I just kept saying "this is the best birthday ever..."

After a brief thunderstorm, we had a cookout with my mom & Bob, Chris & Tori, Jenny & Daryn, Mike & Sharon, Dan & JoAnne and all of the kids.

What a great day!

Our Baby Is 6 Years Old Today

I can't believe that Emily is 6 years old! It just seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital after a week in the NICU at St. John's in Springfield. She is growing like a weed. We measured her this morning and she has grown 1 3/4 inches since November. But, true to herself, she has only gained 6/10ths of a pound. We still haven't figured out where she gets her build.

We spent the morning just hanging out waiting for daddy to get home from checking in at work and then went to CiCi's pizza for lunch. She got a free buffet and a bunch of tokens for the game room there. Too bad most of the games weren't working. We then went to Menards and to Walmart to pick up her Hello Kitty birthday cake.

Here are a few pictures from today.

Birthday breakfast:

Favorite birthday gift from mommy & daddy:

Birthday brownie (we are having cake & cupcakes for her party tomorrow):