{What I love}

Things I love but never knew I would/could:

I love how soft and warm Evette's feet are when I pull them out of her footie pajamas in the morning.

I love needing to clean dirt out from under her fingernails.

I loved being kept awake because that little human I was growing had the hiccups and I knew that that meant she was healthy and strong.

 

I love watching her eyes as the little cogs in her head turn while she figures something out.

I love making ridiculous noises, even in public, because of the smile that they bring to that sweet face.

I love watching my husband spend so much time exploring with Evette.

I love that my kisses can fix "uh ohs."

I love that I get to re-read my favorite old childhood stories.

I love that the top rack of my dishwasher gets filled with plastic bowls and spoons before the bottom gets even close.

I loved not being able to sleep on my stomach for months because that meant that Evette was growing strong and would meet us shortly.

I love the smell of the wind through Evette's hair when we play on the swing.

I love watching my brothers and sisters turn into the best aunts and uncles EVER.

I love being splashed with luke-warm bath water.

I love that I get to re-explore the world every. single. day.

I love that my mom had enough patience to survive [and let me survive] my growing up years.

I love the glistening beads of sweet on top of the Baby head when we play outside.

I love that Evette's favorite blanket has a distinct "Evette" smell.

I love being able to teach her new things every day.

I love her morning breath.

I love getting her out of bed in the middle of the night just for snuggling.

I love that my name is "Momma."

{Anniversary and Birthday}

Our anniversary looked like this:

We flew home from our Utah trip and slept and unpacked and did laundry. So romantic. 

Happy 4 years to us :)

For my birthday, which happens to be the very next day, I  celebrated by going out to get Tacos with my favorite little companion.

For dinner, we had fajitas. 

 We love Mexican food - can you tell?

On Friday night the husband took me to see this:

YES!!! My favorite musical of all time - seriously. My FAVORITE. I have had all the words to every song memorized and I read the screen play even before I saw this for the first time back in high school. I cried through the whole thing the first time I watched it.

This second time around I warned Sean that I might cry during the whole show - he's used to that sort of thing - but I don't think he knew the magnitude of what I was saying. 

I literally cried through the WHOLE THING. 

As soon as the music started and the curtain opened it's like a faucet just turned out. I cried and cried until the intermission. Then I pulled myself together for 15 minutes. Once the lights dimmed and the music started again I cried and cried until we walked out of the theater.

For some reason I'm super attached to this musical, the songs, the story line, everything. I cry because I'm happy, I cry because of the beautiful music, I cry because of the injustice to the characters, I cry because I know what's coming up next, I cry because that is what I do. I cry.

Best birthday present ever.

{Utah Trip Part V - Red Butte Garden and Dentist}

Monday morning we went to Red Butte Garden to soak up some Utah goodness. It was beautiful.

This series of pictures of seriously amazing. Love these two crazies.

 

Someone was pretty tuckered out after all that exploring.

After Red Butte Gardens we went out to eat with the grandparents and Uncle Matthew and Aunt Judy.

Then we brushed out teeth real well and went to Uncle Dr. Matthew's dentist office

She was a star and her teeth are great. Thanks Uncle Matthew for being a great dentist and for always taking great care of us!

 

Evette definitely enjoyed the TWO suckers [sugar free, o'course] and she got from the dentist as well.

Our Utah trip was fabulous! It was so great to see all of our friends and family that we haven't seen since we moved away a year ago [Happy Year Anniversary, Dallas!]. We love where we've landed and that we're closer to our immediate family down here, but we sure do miss all of our extended family and friends that live up north!

XOXOXOXO

{Utah Trip Part IV - Sunday with the Binns}

Sunday we went to church with the grandparents and then had a "small world" experience and were able to visit with one of Sean's BYU friends who is moving down to Dallas.

The rest of the afternoon/evening was spent at Uncle Matthew and Aunt Judy's house!

We love those guys. The boys loved Evette and were such great "cousins" for her!

We love these guys!!