dear husband.

dear husband.

i love you with all of my heart. you are my best friend in the entire world. thank you for being YOU. loving. thoughtful. funny. giving. loyal. forgiving. patient. talented. handsome. and SO many more descriptive words that i am unable to think of in this moment...

it's tough when i try to write it out on paper. describing my love for you? whoa. it can be frustrating. you would think it would be SO easy, but when you get down to it... i love you SO much that it can't even be described. because it is the most special connection i have ever experienced with another person, i find myself speechless. however, full of feelings :) YOU amaze me. you are an incredible leader for our family. i TRUST you with everything.

divine love.

i love when you smile at me and when you laugh at my jokes. i love how you laugh. i love how forgiving you are when i act bratty. i love your 'i just did something' smile. i love when you teach me things. i love how you play games. i love how you treat others. i love your humility. i love your heart. i love your hands. i love your eyes. i love every bit of you.

thank you for being my husband. for CHOOSING me every day. for choosing HIM every day. i love you more than more penguin.

love, your wife.

london grace.

London Grace

October 6, 2011

7 lbs. 15 oz.

20 inches

Today was SUCH a special day.

my beautiful cousin anderson gave birth to a perfect baby girl.

newborns are beautiful. a beautiful new life, a beautiful blessing, and a perfect example of God's Greatness. i LOVE them. LONDON is stunning!!!! i can honestly say she is one of the most beautiful babies EVER. i am wishing i was in texas SO SO bad right now. i want to be there to hug my sweet cousin and tell her how proud i am of her. so brave and so strong. a beautiful new mommy, who has had such grace throughout her pregnancy. i love you ande!!!!

please gawk at the photos below & feel free to leave comments ooo-ing and awww-ing over her sweet little face.

so pretty.
just iphone pics for now, but believe me... this won't be London's only feature on Sugar Hill :)
love to all.

the lovely anne holding baby.

 auntie lauren holding LG :) there is no picture of mom & baby for this post... however anderson&lauren are twinnies so she looks alot like umm... this :)

 and there's the doozy... Uncle Spencer & Cousin Ayden. this picture brought the tears. it seems like yesterday that Spencer & Joanna welcomed Ayden, who is 4 now!

family.

just posting this, and looking at these photos makes me SO grateful, and also makes me cry... i'm a cryer :) happy tears. i can't believe THEY are my family. God GAVE us each other. THAT is what life is about. these PEOPLE. 

not only are they loving & kind, but i admire them so much. spencer & the twins are 3 of the hardest working, most dedicated people i know. they do whatever it takes. i dream of having the drive & strength that they have. i love them SO much, probably more than they will ever know.

love on your family. love on your people :) because nothing else matters.

LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE.

over the weekend.

husband and i had a GREAT weekend spending quality time with each other. he is my best friend ever. marriage is a beautiful thing :)

our weekend consisted of a lovely walk in this new fall weather we are getting... 50's & 60's!! lots of soup, a dollar movie, puppies, & bundling up on the couch.

 homemade chicken&&dumplings!!! find the recipe HERE :)

hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend as well! happy monday!

happy birthday mommyyy.

today is a VERY special day.

my mom's birthday :)

my mom is one of the most amazing women i know. she is so kind & SO creative. she is a do-er. she is the perfect example of never letting anyone, any thing, any circumstance hold you back from doing whatever it is that you want to do. she is faithful. just yesterday while dreaming out loud with chris, i started to hear the enemy creep in and tell me that the specific thing i wanted to do was, 'impossible. i'm too young. we aren't settled. i don't know anything about it. and so on and on....' but i was QUICKLY reminded of my mom. she doesn't accept those thoughts. why should i? i love to see and learn from her bold faith. does everything she tries turn out the way she hopes? no, not always. but she is always okay. and that is because she is a firm believer in Christ and she knows that He has something else for her. i love her. she is an amazing example & i strive to live with some of the boldness she displays. i hope you all meet her one day. you would be blessed. oh... and did i mention her birthday is in october? LUCKY :)

happy birthday mom!! i wish i was there to hug you!

love, your little brown headed girl

hello october.

it's here! it's here!

October marks the start of my favorite 5 months of the year!

SO many great things to be excited for in October!

to name a few...

halloween, birthdays, my cousin's baby girl arrives, abc family's 13 nights of halloween, pumpkin patches, caramel apple cider, chocolate chip pumpkin bread, dressing up, harlow's birthday!!, CANDY, hocusPOCUS, sCarowinds, snuggling, and we are THAT much closer to CHRISTmas!!

So, [[hello]] October!

we welcome you with open arms and a mug of hot chocolate!