8 Years?

This past week Chris and I celebrated our 8th anniversary! It is so hard for me to believe that it has been 8 years since I married him. We had a beautiful wedding and a great honeymoon, but so many things have changed for the better since then. Over the years, we have shared so many wonderful “firsts.” This past year really has been the best though. It really has been a testament that things only get stronger with time. My pregnancy and our boys are such a gift to us both and it has been great to see our relationship grow around them.


Don’t get me wrong. It hasn’t been easy. However, I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I used to do all of this “planning” to make sure I was ready for a family. I bought the house that was big enough. I bought the car that was big enough. And, I even made sure our dogs were trained well enough to handle a family. The best part of this past year was learning that none of that made any difference! For the first 3 months, we have all lived in about 1000 square feet. My car ended up being too small. Our dogs even reacted completely different than I would have thought!

I have learned so much and I am so thankful to have Chris keeping me sane through all of these changes!