18 Years Ago

18 years ago today Brian and I had our first date! I usually always do a post on this day, but I dug out our "old" (haha!) photo album from when we were dating and scanned in a few new pics.

This was the Sweetheart's Dance on February 25, 1994!
In Pigeon Forge, TN April 1994. :)

Brian's HS graduation June 4, 1994!

Holly called this our "Catfish Anniversary" tonight, because Brian ate catfish on that first date (I had lasagna!:) We have now been together longer than we've been apart. And I honestly don't remember much before January 29, 1994. I'm a very blessed woman to have such a godly and humble man to still love me after all of these years!

The Beginnings of a Man Cave

Tonight I helped Brian put up the first wall for his man cave in his garage. And of course I had to document it! U

Nana's Birthday!!!

Nana celebrated a very special birthday today!!! She didn't want any fanfare, so the girls and I just took her over some sweets tonight. :) We're gonna treat her to a nice dinner on Brian's next day off.

But we wanted her to know that we love her very much and appreciate the Nana that she is to our girlies!!! She is a very beautiful, sincere, kind, and precious woman that I've always been blessed to call my mother-in-law!

Here are a few pictures:

Happy Birthday Nana!!!!

Extension of My Birthday Celebration!

Nina, Stacey, and I finally made time for a girls night! For my birthday they treated me to dinner at O'Charleys and after some browsing we enjoyed some froyo at OrangeLeaf! It was a great night and we have resolved to make it a more frequent event. Just love these girlies to pieces!!! (Thanks girls!!!)

Monumental Movie Announcement!

Kirk Cameron just posted an announcement about his documentary, "Monumental" to the website!!!

For more information you can visit the website:
http://www.monumentalmovie.com/
If you want to read about our trip up to Plymouth when they were filiming you can click HERE!

January is Dental Awareness Month

I honestly have no idea if it is "Take Care of Your Teeth Month," but it sure feels like it is for our family!!!

In the past 7 days all four of us have visited our dentist! Brian last week for a little issue, the girls went yesterday for a cleaning, and I went today for a cleaning. (And not that I want to remember it, but last January is when I had a few widsom teeth removed. :)

I'm happy to report - no cavities and both girls teeth are growing in straight!!! Another blessing they are gonna get from their Daddy, nice teeth. :D

Sanctity of Human Life and The 180 Movie

Today is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. I am Pro-LIFE and value life at all ages. If you haven't seen the 180 Movie yet, I highly suggest that you take the time to watch it!
(Please be warned that there are a few graphic pictures involved.)

Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;...”


http://180movie.com/

Pinterest Nails

I've seen the neatest ideas on Pinterest and really have to limit my time when I get a chance to check it out! But there are some cool looking ideas for painting fingernails. We tried one the other night and it turned out better than we thought! You just use (sharp) craft scissors to cut tape and place over the nail to paint a different color. We should have used more contrasting colors on Anna's, but we'll know next time.

Kentucky Prayer Caucus - A Call to Prayer

We went to our State's Capitol today for the Kentucky Prayer Caucus - A Call to Prayer. It was a time to bring the state legislators together to sign a proclamation. It was very encouraging to see many of our Senators and Representatives sign this document and attend this service.

The girls and Sissy
Walking to the front of the Capitol.

This huge quilt is on display when you first enter the building. It shows all of the counties in Kentucky.

There was a pre-session that brought out many legislators.

Hopefully they will pass bills into laws that will honor and glorify God!!!

Just A Few Things

I wanted to share a few pics off of my cell phone. I haven't taken any pictures with my big camera since Christmas. Shocking I know, but sometimes you just need a lil break. :)

Holly was really sad to put away the Nutcrackers. :(

The girls found the funniest app for their iPods. We have laughed so hard at some of them that I think it warrants a post featuring our funniest pics later on. :) Stay tuned....

A co-worker of Brian's gave us a new rooster! We had 3 last year and after we gave 2 away our remaining one died. And in honor of Brian and the girls buying 4 of my favorite BBC Miniseries for Christmas we named him Mr. George Knightley (from Emma:)!!!

About a week and a half ago the girls and I ran into the library and when we came out it looked like a blizzard! It didn't last long though. :( I am beginning to wonder if we're gonna even have a winter. The temps have been in the upper 40's and 50's for quite a while now.

Anna took the snow pic and the one above. We were driving to Lexington and she snapped this one of a farm on the side of the interstate. She's getting pretty good!

Perfect Day at Perfect North

We've had the best time today snow tubing at Perfect North! We are completely worn out, but it was worth it! I'm blogging on my phone so I have no idea what order the pics will be in, but here are some snapshots of our day!

(The pic with Brian & Anna beside the green padding is right after they came down the hill linked together and crashed into it. You can see how far they moved it!!! Thankfully they didn't get hurt!)