that time we decorated waffle cones as Christmas Trees...

A new family tradition!

Instead of those falling-over-Gingerbread houses.

christmas love

1. Cousins in Sunday best

2.  Shepherd for the Manger Story  3.  The Thacker girls

4. Christmas pj's

5. Christmas morning!

6.  Goodies  7. Jake spoiled me

8.  Merry Christmas Myer!

until next year!

and 6 years later

I still love this guy like crazy.

I became me when I married Jake.

I pretended to like tomatoes because everyone else did, but once we met and found out he didn't like them either, I wasn't ashamed to ask for no tomatos on everything.

At parties, I was/am the shy one to sit back, but now I have a partner in crime to do it with.

He pushed me to pursue Sign Language as a career and cheered me through my career's ups and downs.

No matter how many times I ask him if he misses my long hair, I always get the same answer.

My schedule that was so important in high school and college is becoming more flexible.  Just a little.

I've never been so funny.  

At 6 AM when my alarm goes off, he squeezes my arm as if to say, "Don't worry, I got this."

He is the piece that makes me my best self.

I love you Jake.  Happiest Wedding Anniversary.  I'm lucky and better to have you.

xoxo

-B

and then boom, it's Christmas Eve

 I didn't even have time to count down Christmas.  The last thing I remember was eating pumpkin pie and leftover turkey.  At least the house is ready, presents are bought, christmas cards sent (above), and neighborhood gifts are making their way to our doorstep. Yum.

I hope your Christmas Eve and Christmas are merry and bright.  From my little family to yours, have a happy Christmas.

love,

Jake, Bryton, & Myer  

christmas wreath

 Was a little adventurous, again, and made our Christmas wreath for the door.  I just hot glued ceramic light bulbs to a wreath base.  I think I broke more bulbs than I thought possible but pretty pleased with another addition to my Colorful Christmas.  I promise I'm almost done.

The finished product.

Merry Christmas!

I surprised a Jazz fan to a Jazz game

Jake's the jazz fan if you didn't get that, but I'm pretty proud of myself for surprising him to a game.  I usually can't keep a secret from him as I am inept at making decisions by myself, but I totally pulled this off.  And I even surprised him with friends just magically already at the game.  Two for two, I am on a roll.  

We had a good time and I'm glad that Steve and Lindsey came with us so Jake could talk sports and I didn't have to talk sports.  

I love birthdays, I love surprises  and I love Jake.  And I love babysitters. Happy birthday again, Jake.  You sure are loved!

happy birthday shout-out

Jake is a birthday boy today!  Birthday celebrations all around for this guy.  I mean who wouldn't want to celebrate Jake being born?? Ok so maybe just Myer and I, but nonetheless we are pretty pumped to single out a day for our man.  He is our world and this family wouldn't be able to function without him. We know we're lucky.  Love you Jake!