Lucky Thirteen!!! Oh, yes it is!

OK so I have so much to tell all of you about my DC trip and what it is like to be back after being gone for 5 days... but, first I must post our Thirteenth Anniversary! I thought it would be fun to post picks from when we were dating up to now. It is kind of fun to watch the hair and wardrobe changes—when they say "life is a stage"—they weren't kidding. I think there were I few times I needed help in the wardrobe department. Have fun laughing at us and remembering with us. This was fun to look through these pictures and remember all that Marc and I have made it through together. I am SO thankful for these past 13 years—they have brought happiness, trial, surprise, grief, excitement, and most of all LOVE.

I love you Marc!!!!

1995 Dating — my friend, Mary, took this picture at her house when I brought Marc over there to meet her. (Thanks Mary)

1996 Engaged — this picture was taken out at my parents house. (Ya, check out the big shoes with the tights and skirt—you've just got to love the 90's)

1996 Engagement pictures (this is from my wedding scrapbook--ya, I know...)

My mom drew this caricature of us for our engagement announcements. Tee hee!

Mmm, you just can't go wrong with burgandy and forest green for your wedding colors....

1996—our first "family" picture

2000 — finally, our long awaited, first child (9)

2001 winter

2001 fall

2002 spring

2003 winter (Bryan and 17 came to live with us summer 2002)

2004 Spring

2004 Christmas (13 came to live with us in November 2004)

2005 fall (3 is born and now we have five kids!)

Spring 2006

Summer 2007
(Bryan is gone living with his grandparents so now we are down to four kids)

2008 Winter

2008 Fall




And the most recent picture of Marc and I together...

We really love eachother!