Birth-iversary!

My parents sent us to a Bed & Breakfast in Buffalo Gap, Texas, for our 9th anniversary/my 30th birthday! We haven't been on a vacation together away from the kids ever, so a couple of nights in a sleepy little town was the the perfect gift. Here are a few pics from our get away!

The B&B where we stayed was an old church building You can see the church bell on the left.
The second photo is the cornerstone of the church, built in 1937.

The front door of the church/B&B. It says "Peace and Grace to All Who Enter."

The private garden. Wish we could have been there when it was in full bloom!! The steps you see on the right go up the the hot tub.

Part of the room. It was so pretty!

On Monday we went to the Buffalo Gap Historical Village, which was about a block away from out B&B. Here we are on the porch of the Hill House in the village; it was Marshal Tom Hill's home circa the 1880's.

I saw this sign in the old train depot at the BGHV; I thought it was pretty cool!

What did the kids do while we were away? My parents took them to Chuck E. Cheese, bought a sandbox for Will's birthday and set it up for them, and let them play in the pool. Yes, they were quite spoiled!


So, today I turn 30 and Scott and I celebrate 9 years of marriage and 10 years together. We are so blessed! I hope you all have a wonderful May 27th...I plan on it!

Committment

Scott and I will have been married for seven years this coming Sunday! It's hard to believe that seven years have gone by so quickly. We have both grown and changed so much, both as individuals and as a couple, but one thing that hasn't changed is our love for each other.

Maybe I should say it has changed, but only for the better. I know that we love each other more now than we did that hot May evening in 2000. We have gotten to know one another better and that has deepened our bond. We were blessed to spend almost five years just with each other, being able to do a lot of things that we couldn't have if we'd had had children. But then in 2005, 17 days short of our 5th anniversary, we welcomed into our lives the biggest blessing we've had to date--Will. And this summer, we'll be welcoming another precious blessing--Claire (yes, that's what we're naming her!).

Our marriage isn't perfect. We're still young and still face challenges almost daily, but we're committed to working through those challenges together. That's what marriage is about--you must work together to create happiness and good things. I love you, Scott! Happy 7th Anniversary!