Our Anniversary

Today is our 21st wedding anniversary. WOW. I have been married to him for more than half my life. Pretty amazing to me, but it is definitely only by God's grace. We went to the coast for a day out on Monday to celebrate since DH had to work today. Below are some pictures from our 20th anniversary party last year that a dear friend and her family gave for us. They told us we were coming to a BBQ so neither one of us dressed up, but our kids knew and they didn't encourage us to dress up either. Oh well, it was a wonderful party anyway. And I could actually say that I was barefoot and pregnant at my wedding, or rather our vow renewals.

Cutting the cake.

Renewing our vows with our pastor.

Gender party

Today was the day that the kids threw a Gender Party for DH and I. Basically, when we had our ultrasound done last week we asked the technician to put the gender of the baby into an envelope which we brought home and gave to the kids without looking:). They made a cake for us and colored the batter the correct color of the gender of the baby (ie pink for a girl, blue for a boy). They also took the younger children shopping for little gifts for the baby. When DH and I got home from a day at the beach for our anniversary which is this week, we cut into the cake....So the baby is a....



Even numbers now:)

Baby #10

Finally, I can write about why I have not been blogging much of late. Baby #10 is keeping me very tired. We are expecting him/her on DH birthday, November 4th. We don't know the gender yet but our kiddos do and they are planning a family party for us tomorrow to find out. So stay tuned and I will let you know whether this baby will even out the number of boys vs. girls or if the girls will still be in the lead:).

Children and Eternity

Some would gather money

Along the path of life.

Some would gather roses

And rest from earthly strife.

But I would gather children

From among the thorns of sin;

I would seek a golden curl

And a freckled, toothless grin.

For money cannot enter

Into the land of endless day.

And roses that are gathered

Soon will wilt along the way.

But, oh, the laughing children

As I cross the sunset sea,

And the gates swing wide to heaven,

I can take them in with me.

~Anonymous~