Another Year!

Aaron and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary this Monday! Its amazing thinking back over the years and seeing how we have grown as a couple and all the things we have been through together. I truly believe I have found my best friend for life with Aaron. Probably one of the biggest attributes that I love about our relationship is that we always respect one another. Even through the roughest of roads we have always been repectful of one another. I think that is a true key to our great relationship. Another is that we don't take each other for granted. We both play an important role in our relationship as husband and wife as well as parents. I sure did hit the jackpot with this guy :) We had a busy but enjoyable anniversary "weekend". Saturday we were able to get out for dinner. It is so wonderful to have two responsible kids that can get along enough to stay home together so we can get away once in a while! We celebrated in Beloit of all places! There is a steak house there called Merril and Houston's. Honestly, it was really very nice and I didn't feel like I was in Beloit ;) Later that evening we stopped at a bar closer to home and ran into some neighbors that were just acquaintances and spent some time getting to know them and enjoying some dueling pianos. Turned out to be a really nice evening. Aaron and I even had great conversation that I don't think was so much centered around home, or kids which is always an amazing feat! One nice surprise was Grace's gifts for us. She had spent the night over at a friends Friday night and I guess they took a trip to the mall with Gabby's Mom. This girl spent her hard earned money on us! This is always the time I feel so guilty about getting on her case so much lately about the small things in life. Bitter sweet part of being a parent I guess. She got Aaron a $10 gift card to Lids, the hat store. She got me some lotion and body spray from Bath and Body works and both of us some truffles from Fannie May! What a sweet girl she is and so thoughtful. She did however make her brother pretty jealous seeing as he couldn't get out to shop ;) Here's looking forward to many more years together!

Laughter..

Here we go, Grace is on the phone with her friend Gabby. For a while she had the door open and just a minute ago she shut it. After that she broke out in a bout of giggly laughter! It makes me smile hearing her but even more so makes me wish we still had the kind of phones u could pick up on in the other room cause I am dying to know what its all about ;) purely innocent I'm sure!