Sarah's Birthday!

We celebrated Sarah's birthday as a family on the 19th--the day before her birthday.  She was so excited about it, and so were we!

 

The birthday person always gets to pick out what dinner and dessert they want me to make.  Sarah chose my chocolate cake and chocolate frosting, and I decided to make it extra fancy just for her!  I baked three layers and then piped rosettes onto the whole cake!  Sarah loved it!

 

We still can't believe she's 13!

We sure love our Sarah!

For dinner, Sarah requested cheese enchiladas and queso!

Sarah loves being in The Word, and she loves being creative, so we got her a journaling Bible.  This isn't the clearest picture, but I love her sweet smile here!

We got her lots of art supplies!

I think she liked the Target and Old Navy gift cards!  Ha!

She was pretty excited about the Harry Potter coloring book!

We also got her a box of her favorite tea from our favorite tea room...

...and a new tea pot and tea cup!
 

On Saturday, Sarah's actual birthday, we met with the grandparents for lunch at Sarah's favorite restaurant, Gloria's.

  I love taking family pictures on birthdays!

Jackson took this one of us with the birthday girl!  We are so grateful for our 13 year old baby!

 

Chocolate flan for Sarah Bear!

 

Happy Birthday, Sarah!

13 years ago today, God blessed us with our baby girl!  She was 7 pounds and 3 ounces of perfection!  We never knew we could love someone so much until she was placed in our arms.  Although she's 13 today, she will always be our baby.

Donuts with Dad

This morning, they had Donuts with Dad at J's school, but Papa Bear had to work.  So last night, after we dropped Sarah off at church, we took Jackson out for donuts!  On the way there, we told Jack we were going to a restaurant that only served spinach for dinner, so he was pretty excited when we pulled into the donut store parking lot!

 

 The two cutest guys I know!

 

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Fun at School

Last week, Jackson had a lot of fun at school!

 

Tuesday was their 100th day of school, so he and I made this shirt with 100 of his fingers on it!

 

At school, they made these "100 Days Smarter" hats...

...and took pictures of what he looks like now and what he'll look like when he's 100 years old!  This cracked us up!

They also learned about a couple of the presidents--including George Washington!  He told us that George Washington was our first president and that he died when he was old!

 

On Wednesday, they got to wear their jammies to school, and he was so excited!

Valentine's

Last week, we got ready for Valentine's at J's school.

 

He worked really hard writing the names of all of his classmates on his Batman Valentine's!

He also picked out pink roses for his teacher!

 

We had an ice cream sundae party in J's class for Valentines, so after the other room mom and I were finished helping the kiddos with their creations, I snapped this sweet picture with my littlest Valentine!

Yesterday morning, he handed out a tulip to each of the ladies who work at the church.  They all flipped over the flowers, and he got lots of hugs--which is perfect for this ladies' man!

After church, we made a Valentine's themed breakfast!  This is one of my favorite things to do each holiday!  The kids loved it, and Bryan decided the heart shaped bacon is good for your heart!

Then, we gave the kiddos their goodies!

 They are always so sweet and appreciative!

Sarah's First Dance

Last night, we dropped our baby off at her first school dance, and my mama heart can hardly take how fast she's growing up! The last time she went to a dance was with her Daddy, and tonight, she went with her best guy friend--and fellow trumpet player--Bryan. He asked her last week to be his date, and because it's a decades themed dance, they both dressed up from the 1920's--Sarah's favorite! 

 

She's so beautiful!

I let her wear my favorite pearl necklace, and we picked up the pearl headband yesterday, and we both thought it went perfectly with the 1920's look!

Too cute!

This is her twirling!  She kept doing it, and it melted my heart!

 

When she got home from the dance, she said she had fun, and she didn't even need to leave room for the Holy Spirit because they only played fast songs!  Just what Papa Bear and Mama Bear wanted to hear!

Way to go, Jackson!

Last month, Jackson received a special award from his teacher for helping their new student!  We are so proud of our little man!

Way to go, Sarah!

Sarah got her report card last month, and as always, she did awesome!  She got a 97, three 98's, a 99, and two 100's!

Sarah also received two awards--one for band and one for history!  We are just so proud of our baby girl!

Lunch Date

I had the cutest lunch date today!  And since kindergarten has their lunch so early, I was able to pick up our favorite breakfast--Chick-fil-A and Starbucks!  I had so much fun surprising him for lunch, talking about his morning at school, and getting lots of hugs and kisses!

Sweetness

Yesterday afternoon when we picked Sarah up from school, Jackson said, "I missed you, Sissy!  Can I give you a kiss?!"

 

I just love their sweet relationship!

Anniversary Details

Yesterday, we celebrated 13 years of marriage! 

 

Last weekend, we went to Ruth's Chris to celebrate!  It's our favorite place to go on our anniversary!  We had such a great time holding hands and talking by candlelight on our date!

I am head over heels for him!

After dinner, this was the dessert they brought us!

To celebrate last night, we went to Schlotsky's--which is where we had our first date back in high school--with our kiddos!

 

Bryan is my absolute favorite, my best friend, my soulmate, and my forever love.  I am so blessed to be his wife!

Anniversary

13 years ago today, I walked down the aisle to the boy who had my heart.  I made a vow to him and to God that I would love, honor, and cherish him always.  I truly love him more today than I did 13 years ago, and I loved him so stinkin' much then!  I thank God everyday for him, our precious kids, and the sweet life that we've created together.

Family Game Night

When we were in high school, Saturday night was date night.  Now, it's family game night. And we wouldn't have it any other way!  We all laughed so stinkin' hard playing this game, and it did my soul good.  I am so in love with these three.

First of all...

Jackson: "First of all, I love you. Second of all, you're my best. Third of all, you're my best friend. Fourth of all, you're my sweetheart."
Me: Heart melted.

Sweet Jackson

On the way to school this morning, Jackson said, "Mommy, I'm going to miss you.  And you're my sweetheart."  He has me wrapped around his little finger.