Emeth + Mommy

Mom

She's been my mom all the way from here

to there,

and into the great unknown.

Constant, devoted, full of faith.

That's my mom.

Happy Mother's Day

{it was a very} happy anniversary

Thanks to our good friend (and cousin-in-law) Lesley, we were able to have Friday evening and Saturday morning to ourselves for our anniversary. Its been a long time since we had one of those dates.

First we enjoyed

the sights

around downtown

St. Petersburg

and took

lots

of pictures

of

each other

Then we went home and talked about how wierd it was to pull up in our driveway at nighttime and walk in the house without having to carry in any children, fix them a snack, and tuck them in for the night.

We decided to get up early the next morning and watch the sunrise, since we wanted to maximize our time together, and we've never watched a sunrise together. Seriously never.

So we headed to the Skyway fishing pier area before dawn

and watched

the sun

rise

I can't wait to do it again.

And then Jessie made me pose for a million pictures.

I like having my picture taken when I'm pregnant. Its so fun to look back and remember, and we hardly have any of my previous pregnancies.

I love living in Florida

Since I had been so cooperative, he even let me take some of him.

Is it just me, or does this guy look like he eats a lot of studly salads?

Obviously we aren't very skilled at taking arms-extended-self-portraits.

5

5 years, 4 homes, 3 children,

2 deeply flawed people,

and boundless grace from an

incredible God later...

We are still married,

still in love,

still in His service,

and so excited to see the completion

of His work in us, together.

He who began a good work in you

will be faithful to complete it.

Philippians 1:6

Happy Anniversary babe.

I love you, and I'm proud to be called your wife.

i've got sunshine

{i've got sunshine}

{on a cloudy day} {when its cold outside} {i've got the month of may}

{well I guess you'd say} {what could make me} {feel this way?} {my girls} {talkin bout my girls}

{i've got so much honey} {the bees envy me}

{i've got a sweeter song} {than all the birds in the trees.}

{talkin bout my girls.}

Sunset is...

Sunset is

our favorite time to

go to the beach.

When the view

up the sand

is mostly unbroken

by the sight of

umbrellas

and

throngs of

sunbathers.

When the waves lapping the sand

are gentle enough for

little people to

play

without fear

of being knocked over.

When the horizon shows off every shade in God's majestic palette over the space of only two hours. And with the

sun

as a backdrop

you can be sure

to catch

some breathtaking images

with

very little effort.