Okay, so I am hacking into my wife's blog for the day. What Rachel forgot to mention was that it was also her BIRTHDAY!!!! (okay she did put it in very small above the picture I did not even see the first time) My wife posted yesterday how it was our anniversary and how special our marriage is. But the TRUTH is I am the one who is blessed. Almost fifteen years ago God led me to the exact time and place to meet Rachel. Let me share a short story with you and you will really understand how obvious it is that we were made to be together.
Rachel and I both grew up in the same large city just in different areas. In fact we went to the same high school, but because of the size of the school (and the fact she is two years older) we did not know each other, in fact I don't believe we even met. Well, Rachel's senior year her parents moved her to the town we now live in (about 40 minutes away). That very same year, I made a decision to move in with my Dad (my parents were divorced since I was very young).
Okay, so it ends up the very small village that my Dad lived in was about three miles from where Rachel was living. Well two years later, I was working at a pizza shop. One day while I was working, all the guys were going crazy talking about this HOT girl that was working at the gas station right next door. They kept saying "man you gotta go see this girl she is beautiful". (And as you can see they were SOOO right). So I found my way to the gas station to see this girl (with some free food of course). Well from there, I found out she was also from the same large city and struck up a conversation. Then I asked her out.
I will never forget our first date was June 16, 1993. When I picked her up she took my breath away, and I have not been able to breath since. God truly blessed me with a wonderful wife who is a great mother to our children. Sometimes in life you never know why you are going through things or what God has in store, but ultimately he has a purpose. God placed Rachel and I in these two small towns in the middle of nowhere on purpose so that we could meet, fall in love, be married and raise our children up to serve him. So again, I am the lucky one!
Happy Birthday Beautiful (belated on here)
P.S. I tried to find a picture to add, but my wife is the one with the camera all the time so I really could not find one!
we wanna be just like our big sisters. today when they were at school we found their Nintendo ds' mommy let us play until she was finished taking pictures and then she took them away. something about way too expensive for little ones to play with and that Kenna and Chloe would be really upset if we broke their games. it sure was fun while it lasted.
The babies...ahem...I mean twins ( I can't help it they are my babies) have just recently found a new game. Holding hands...yep, that's it. Holding hands. They love it and it's pretty cute. They fall and sometimes one is walking one way while the other is walking the other but once they grab a hold they do not let go. Today they played like this for a half hour straight. They'd fall down giggle and get right back up and hold hands again. Gotta love the bond of twins!
why I love my new camera.
these last three pictures were not photo shopped...nope you can do this right on the camera...sweet!
silly riley
rae pretending she's talking to gramma rita
twins
uh-oh riley
look at those baby blues (reagan)
chloe at swim lessons...working on diving
perfect seat
stayin' warm after bath while mama gets jammies
I was going through Chloe's school papers and came across this. Is in it so cute!? I love these cute little things they do. She used to always write 85 like this 8e5. My little Chlo is so smart!
Me and my little Chlo got to spend some Mommy and Me time together this afternoon. Our girl scout troop went to Miss Molly's Tea Room for our mother/daughter lunch. It was so nice (and yummy) to get to have this special time with Chloe. She is my sweet, sweet girl. She is so full of love. Everyday she gives us tons of hugs and kisses and always wants to sit on our laps and cuddle. So, it was really nice for today to be just about me and her even if it was only for a couple of hours. Kenna usually comes along but she had a sleep over she didn't want to be late for. It was a spa themed party and she is a girly girl. These pictures were takin in a cute very unique toy store that is oh-so conveniently located in the same building as the tea room. There was a lot of I wants going on but I am proud to say no pouting when we left empty handed. I did have to remind her she had just gotten a new webkinz to add to the other dozen she already has last weekend. It was a good day and the rain decided to clear up for our drive home. I love the times that I get to spend with my girls one on one.
