Stats - 1 and 10

Joint well visits doctor appointments this year.

Ari's measuring:
Height: 5'4 3/4 (1 inch shorter than me) (off the charts)
Weight: 122 (off the charts)

My healthy little beauty. Hard to believe she's wearing bras and becoming quite the lady. 10 years old, 4th grade. Just finisher her undefeated basketball season and is now heading straight into softball and spring soccer. Her size 11 feet constantly hurt. Wonder why?

Briggs measuring:
Height: 30.31 inches (63%)
Weight: 21.95 (34%)
Head: 18.66 (76%) HEAD!

1 year. Starting to repeat words we say. Still crawling, not very interested in walking. Loving whole milk, peanut butter, and everything else I was scared to give him. Strawberries are his new fav.

I tried...

I'm always telling Zeb I wish he would let me cut his hair..."because I know how"
Thanks God he never let me. We took the clippers to Bubbas head and I couldn't stop laughing, once we started. I tried fixing the little gashes in his little baby hairs, but only made it worse. We didn't have the right guard blocks on the clippers...to say the least.

Uncle came over and fixed Briggs' hair right up. He has a little bowl cut. It's cute. He looks so grown up!!

Hello 1 year old!

Lots

On my mind the last couple of days. I wish I could put into words what it is exactly that I'm feeling. But it's hard. I can't quite pinpoint it.

Not sure if it's because Briggs is 1 or Ari is 10 and her schedule is nuts and I'm feeling like I'm loosing a little bit of her. She's so busy. Zeb and I were talking last night how we would so much rather her so busy she can't think about anything else other than school and sports.
I keep finding myself taking deep breathes. All. Day. Long. Time is going too fast. Things are changing too fast. And I'm reminded again and again, I need to put my stupid phone down. I need to write more. Blog more. Capture more memories (guess I am doing this with my phone). I so wish I had this blog when Ari was Briggsy age. Everything is so thrilling. So new. First steps (not yet), first birthdays, sites, and experiences. I love the newness of having Briggs and love even more that I'm reminded everyday (by watching Lu) how fast it all goes.

Love that they are making the same face.

So peeps

One year ago today, we got these amazing pictures taken...which really means they aren't our engagement pictures but our WEDDING pictures, because only a couple hours before that little photo shoot we vowed for better or worse, in sickness or in health, for richer and poorer. For big booties, or no booties. To love eachother. To be patient. Understanding. To stand up for each other.

Yep!

That is right, we did a sneak wedding! And I'm soooo glad we did. Mainly, because of little Lu, and setting a great example for her. But also, to honor the big man upstairs.

(church office)

Zeb, what a year it has been. Full of planning, and saving, and learning things about each other we never knew....like how you roll up everything into little balls. How you roll your socks together after you wear them, and poop after every. single. meal. How you get blinky over sports stories and LOVE to joke around about pretty much everything. You make me laugh.

I love you. I love that you want so badly to know me to my deepest core, and that you want to try new hobbies, that you teach Lu how to subtract and add. I love that you know when I'm nervous and pissed from across a room. But what I really love is that I can beat you in a race! Ok, so I only beat you once. 

Thank you for making this a year I'll never forget and for loving me despite all my down falls.

Happy (real) 1 year anniversary Mr. B.

A photo of our witnesses.

xoxo

Joc, thanks for capturing BOTH our weddings!