11 Years!

John and I celebrated our 11 year wedding anniversary Saturday. I can't believe it has been 11 years. But then again when I think about it, I can't remember my life without him in it. I know it sounds cheesy and I am sure that I said it about our tenth, but the 11th year was definitely our best year yet! Unfortunately, we didn't get to celebrate in any special way on our actual date because we had an incredibly busy day Saturday. Our gift to eachother was tickets to see The Chorus Line at the Orpheum Thursday night so we will celebrate then....I can't wait!

Saturday morning, Julia and I headed to the Cooper Young festival in Memphis. We parked at Tara's and she and John met up with us later. We missed our sweet Emmy who was spending the night with friends. I so love the Cooper Young fest. Julia and I made some record art.

Check it out!

Saturday afternoon, Julia went home for a nap and I went to Village Creek to celebrate Ms. Bradshaw's birthday party. Her children and grandchildren actually pulled off a surprise birthday party for her. She is one of my favorites and I had a great time.

Here are Julia's friends playing in the bubble machine. I was a little sad that she missed out on the fun!

The birthday girl! I think those candle numbers say 87!

Sunday was a great laid back day at home. John had band practice in the basement while I cooked a big pot of vegetable soup. This is Julia doing what she does while she is hanging out at home with us. She is playing with her Little People barn. She doesn't play with the Little People and animals that came with it, but substitutes those with her favorite Weebles. Weebles are these round bottom characters that she can fit in her hand. She has loved them ever since she was old enough to play. She transfers them from one spot to another all day long. From her car, to her Elmo shopping cart, to her baby stroller, into her backpack, and then back to the barn. It's a fun game and occupies her for hours!

She is such a smart girl! She knows her colors, can count to 14, knows about 60% of her letters by sight, can sing the ABC song with a little prompting, and is such a joy. She keeps us laughing smiling around here. John and I can't wait to see what the next 11 years of marriage will bring.