A Perfect Anniversary

I couldn't of asked for a more perfect night on Saturday. It was so nice to be able to have a night out to ourselves. ( Thanks Mom!) It was great not to have to pull a child out from under the table or trying to convince them they needed to eat. We could have a real conversation that didn't include, you need to use your inside voice or are you sure you don't need to go potty?We could respond to a question right away or hear what the other person was saying. Don't get me wrong. I love my girls to pieces and we always have fun together but its nice to be Ben and Amanda every now and then, instead of being Mama and Daddy. Ben surprised me by taking me to Stella's. We've been wanting to try it out it out for the last couple years and finally Ben was able to get us a reservation. It was fantastic. He then took me to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. I've read the books and really wanted to see the movie. I highly recommend both! They are great! He did a really did a good job at planning the evening and keeping things a secret. Little did he know, I had an ace up my sleeve. After hearing for the last few years of him regretting not going to Michigan International Speedway to see a Nascar race with his buddies, I decided to surprise him with tickets to one of the races. I made him a card full of clues and at the end it told him where we were going this August. He has not been this speechless since I told him I was pregnant with Riley! All through the night he kept asking me "Are you sure?" he was too cute. I think this is one anniversary we will never forget!

This is Ben's surprised look

Ben with his card

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I love this holiday! My reasons are a little different. We were married on this day seven years ago. I posted our wedding picture in honor of today. I'm always amazed when I look at our album. We both had stars in our eyes and all we needed was love to
survive. Getting married on Valentine's Day seem to symbolize our relationship. Full of romance,passion,hearts and promises. Over the years we learned you do need more then love to survive. We have had our ups and downs like anyone else but we have learned it works better when you put God first and you need to work as a team. I do have to admit when I look at him, I still see stars. ;) Happy Anniversary Ben! These last seven years have been the best of my life and I look forward to the next hundred years!

Where Did January Go?

Okay, so I'm a little behind in my blogging. It has been a couple of crazy weeks. I am hoping this
cold cycle will end soon. I have discovered with three little ones it is ten times worse when it comes to getting sick. They just keep passing it around. I'm hoping we will see an end to it pretty soon. I will post pictures of Christmas and Aubrey's birthday in the next post. Its really hard to believe she is one. She has been keeping me busy. She is now walking all over the place and is very much glued to my hip a good majority of the time. Her vocabulary is growing even faster
then the other two. We just got word that Piper is at the top of the list for school this fall. Ben and me are breathing a sigh of relief. Piper really wants to go to school and I don't think she would be very happy to stay at home another year. We are looking at schools for Riley for
kindergarten this fall. I couldn't believe enrollment starts this soon! I'm in disbelief
that she will be five this year but to think she will be in kindergarten by this time next year
is killing me. Where did the time go? Wasn't it just yesterday we had brought her home from the hospital? I'm really glad I have this opportunity to be at home for at least a little while. They're growing up so fast and I don't want to miss a minute of it. I'm going to go and work on uploading a slide show plus maybe take the Christmas music off my blog since we are now into February.......