14 Years Later ....

Four kids on, 4 countries on - here we are celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary! With the ups and downs of life, it was great to get away to Ashville for the weekend. Just the two of us!! It is the second time in our 14 years together that we have had a weekend alone without our kiddies and it was needed, appreciated and will long be remembered as a cherished moment with my husband.

Here we are, attached by the feet, floating lazily along the French Broad River.


Forgot our suncream - so our legs are a bit frazzled - but no pain no gain!

This is where the story begins! Traditional English wedding attire. No laughing please!



To check out what my kids got up to whilst we were away - take a look at Devin and Caroline's blog in My Blog List. You can tell they really missed us!

Compromise

I have always said that Oliver's little car won't appear on my blog. Might seem a bit strange to some - but I have my reasons ;o{ Anyway, the reason we went to the car show was not only to look at some beautiful cars, but also to enter his in a competition. Apart from us having a lovely time, basking in the hot sun and getting fried, Oliver's car did actually win his class. I didn't want to put this picture on my blog because Oliver's car was on it, but Oliver came up with an ingenious way for me to show the proud moment, without me having to 'show off' his car. I guess marriage is full of compromise :o)

Confident Chap!

One of the reasons I love Oliver is because of his confidence. We went as a family to a car show on Saturday. Great day out. He remembered, just as we were getting into the car, that there would be a pinewood derby at the show - and he thought he'd enter. So this is what he came up with. Just look at it next to the other cars! But he said he would enter and enter he did!













Your car can't be more than 9 inches long - and because the tape measure is part of the car, he was able to actually extend the tape measure so that his car measured exactly 9 inches. Am I wrong in thinking that women carry too much guilt to do this kind of thing? We'd be all apologies. But not my Oliver. He'd have extended the whole length of the track if he could. Anyway Oliver - you did us proud!

Whose in Charge?!?!

Oliver is away in England this week. I know the children miss their daddy, so I always try and make this a special time for them, and I normally allow them to sleep in my room at night and we read a book together. But the last few times they've slept in my room - it has been such a mess that this time I said - 'One child each night can sleep in my room'. 'We'll still read together, but after that, the other 3 children must go!!!' So after my very firm instructions to my children - I went to the bathroom to get ready for bed. I WAS NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. This is what I can back to. They'd even managed to silently move a mattress into my room! WHOSE IN CHARGE HERE???

Miss My Hubby

Came home the other evening to my hubby serenading me. He thought it would be hilarious to give himself a mustache, just to add to the ambiance. He knows how much I love a mustache!!!(sorry to all those out there with mustaches - nothing personal). BUT I HATE THEM!!! Well I thought I'd have the last laugh. I went upstairs and hid all his razors. Thought I'd give him a day to sweat it out. Sadly the next day - after a bit of rooting around - he managed to find a razor and shave it off. I'll do better next time Oliver!!!!!

Anyway - now he's away again - and I miss him. Looking forward to having you back at the weekend Ol.

We're not dramatic - it really was scary!!!

We had such a great day at the Lazy 5 Ranch. Lots of screaming and drama - but we loved it! Well, most of us did!


Good catch
I just love those teeth!
Want a kiss?
I do love my kids
I love it that Emily is learning to be a little more demonstrative with Joseph. So cute.
Emily, you might be squeezing a little too hard sweetie pie!
All right - what's going on??
Emily - let go of your brother!
I blame her father!!!

Loved General Conference weekend.
Loved the inspired messages from our church leaders.
Loved being with my family.
Loved the fabulous weather.
I have so much to be grateful for. So much to live up to!




The only one that didn't have such a great time was Molly.