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He is the cutest! 

Sweet Sarah

This week on our date, Sarah told me she was so grateful that Papa Bear and I have so much faith and have raised her to know and love God.  I thought my heart was going to burst. I think that's why I'm here--to lead our babies to follow God.  I pray that they love always Him and love people.  And I pray that they know that although their Daddy and I love them more than anything, God loves them even more.

Giving to Jesus

On Thursday, Jackson took his $1 to put in the kids' offering bucket at church. Yesterday, he said, "Next time we go to Guitarget, let's get cash back so we can give it to Jesus!"  So that's what we did, and he was so excited to put it in the offering this morning!  I love his sweet heart for God.

Jackson and Mommy

Yesterday, Papa Bear was on call, and Sarah had two different sleepovers, so it was really just Jackson and me all day.  We started off by getting breakfast at Starbucks, and then heading to Trader Joe's.  J loves going there because they have mini shopping carts.  Now that it's fall, they also have tons of pumpkins, so we were both excited to pick some out!

 

When we got home, Jackson decorated the porch with all of our pumpkins.

He put each of them just so, and I really enjoyed watching him!

This is him saying, "ta da!"

 

We also baked banana bread.  Jackson's always the official taste tester--and he takes that job very seriously!

He's always the best little helper in the kitchen!

Then, we played some indoor soccer!

We laughed so hard and had so much fun!

Playing soccer with him was probably my favorite part of our whole day!

Then, after dinner and showers, we snuggled on the couch together and watched a movie.  It was the perfect ending to a really sweet day.

Little Dates

We love going on dates, and over the past couple of weeks, we've had some really sweet ones.

 

Sarah and I both adore our weekly Starbucks dates.  It's such a nice time to talk and laugh together, and I cherish it!

 

Sometimes after Wednesday night church, Papa Bear takes Sarah out on a little date.  A couple of weeks ago, he took he to get frozen yogurt--and they even brought a bowl home for me!

 

On Thursday afternoons, I take Jackson out.  He's so silly and funny and adorable, and I love him so!

 

Last week, I brought lunch to school for Jackson and me.

 

While Bryan was out of town last weekend, the kids and I had a fun morning out that consisted of photo booth pictures, Starbucks breakfast, and clothes shopping at Old Navy.  I just love them!

 

We took breakfast to the hospital after church last weekend for a little date with Daddy!

 

And when Bryan's super busy work week was over, he and I went on a lovely date on Monday.  I wanted to take a picture (his favorite!) before we went out, and without meaning to, I snapped this. As usual, he was making me laugh.  It's one of my favorite things about him, and I'm so glad I accidentally captured it.

This week for our date, Sarah Bear and I ordered all the pumpkin things!  It was so yummy!  I'm so glad that she shares my love for pumpkin!

Jackson and I wore the same shirt for our date this week.  I hope he'll always let me be the "Robert" to his Batman!

To end two weeks of sweet dates, Bryan and I went to our favorite pizza place yesterday for lunch!  I sure love this guy!

Dear Jesus

Every morning, I write a note to put in the kids' lunchboxes.  This morning, Jackson wanted to write a note to Jesus.

 

He wanted to mail it to Heaven, but I assured him, Jesus would see it.

Baking with Sarah

Yesterday evening, Sarah wanted to bake my brownies to take with her to church tonight.  She just has the sweetest heart.

 

It was so fun to bake with her!  I always love when she's in the kitchen with me!

Grandparents' Lunch

This week is Grandparents' Week at Jackson's school, and yesterday both Grampys were able to come have lunch with him!

 

He was really excited they were there, and he even made them both a picture!

 

Baking for Daddy

Papa Bear was on call Thursday night, then had to go to an out of town anesthesia conference on Friday.  He was finally going to be home Saturday evening, and the three of us were really excited to see him!  We even baked him one of his favorite cakes Saturday morning to surprise him!

 

After we made the frosting, I thought it would be cute to set up the tripod and take a picture of the three of us in our aprons.  As I was getting it ready, the kids started hugging, and it was too cute not to snap a few pictures!

 I just love their sweet relationship!

 

Jackson loves his new dinosaur apron!  His favorite is the t-rex!

I love these two!

15 years

15 years ago today, my best friend asked me to be his girlfriend.

13 and a half years of marriage and 2 kids later, he's still my best friend.  I am so grateful for this life that we have together.

 

This afternoon, we went out to celebrate our 15 years together, and I had to get a picture of the boys in their matching shirts.  They're so handsome!

We went to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, where Bryan and I shared fajitas--that come with 5 types of meat.  Including the rack of ribs that you can see in the picture! 

J wanted me to take his picture as we were leaving, and I was happy to oblige!

The Return of Football

The boys have both been really looking forward to the return of college football!  I think Bryan loves college football more than Christmas--except for the whole Jesus being born on Christmas thing!

 

The boys threw the football around for a good bit of Friday evening in preparation for Saturday!

They've been doing this since Jackson could throw a ball, and it's always my favorite thing to watch!

Before the game on Saturday, I got all of the food ready--my favorite part!

We had fruit...to balance out all of the non-fruit!

He loves wearing his Aggie helmet--and he does so on most days, not just football days!

Blurry, but adorable.