san antonio part 2

on our way back from san antonio we stopped at wildseed farms outside of fredricksburg

we saw lots and lots of plants and fields of flowers

i was dissappointed that the poppy field had no poppies. and no yellow brick road running through it.

and we saw more butterflies!!

sarah was in heaven.

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okay so i've been saving the best part of the trip for last. 

on the way down to san antonio (remember it was on our tenth anniversary?) anyway, michael was driving and loaded the ipod with a playlist. we're driving along. the kids are saying "mom! momma! i need the yellow marker!!" etc etc.

"with or without you" comes on, and because that's the song we played at our wedding during the recessional (perfectly timed to start right at the kiss)... i got the warm fuzzy "awwe" kind of feeling and just sat there enjoying the song (and trying to ignore the noise coming from the backseat)

and michael hands me this book

taken aback, i begin looking through it discovering that it is full of pictures from our last 10 years. memories. moments. snapshots of the magic that is us. 

(yes that's us at age 13... pay more attention to his skinny black leather tie than my hair & outfit)

is he not the most amazing husband ever? completely magical.

intermission

okay, so i will have san antonio part 2 posted later this week... (i know you can hardly wait)

but tomorrow i am going to ceta canyon to speak to a couple hundred 8th and 9th grade girls at one way camp and i thought i'd just ask for prayer from you. mainly that their hearts will open and that my words will not be my own, but God's.

the title of my seminar is "friends, lovers or nothing" but it's really just "evan sanford's guide to life, love, and boys". i'm taking some ideas from "captivating", wisdom from experience, and of course, God's Word. i have two goals: to inspire them to seek healthy relationships throughout their life... never allowing those relationships to get in the way of their relationship with their Creator; and to encourage them to seek who their Creator says they are, not who friends/boyfriends say they should be.

if you have not read Captivating by John and Stasi Eldridge... I highly recommend it. If you are married, have your husband read it too. Another good one by John Eldridge is Wild at Heart. A great Father's Day gift :) If you are married, read it. If you have a son, read it. If you want to understand men in any way, read it!!

san antonio part 1

In addition to wedding festivities, our trip to san antonio included the typical "family vacation" activities. While Michael took his brother "The Groom" to Fiesta Texas, I took the kiddos for lunch and a movie. Aunt Jerrie and Uncle Dean joined us for the fun! Lunch at Sugarbaker's made it necessary to get these incredibly ginormous cookies for dessert :)

We then saw Shrek 4. I did not intend on seeing Shrek 4 because the previews didn't seem very good... but it got good reviews, so we decided to give it a shot. I'm glad we did... it was really good! 

Saturday was consumed with wedding stuff... which I got no pictures of. But go here to see some!! You can spot michael, myself and the kids in a few of them. 

As you will see... beautiful location, gorgeous bride... all was perfect!!

We spent Sunday at the San Antonio Zoo. 

I think the highlight was definitely the butterflies...

quite possibly Sarah's favorite thing in the world.

This butterfly was born that morning. It had not flown yet. It's some sort of African-type butterfly... but as you can tell... was HUGE.

Sarah got to hold it!

10 years

yep. michael and i married 10 years ago today.  to say i love him is such a huge understatement. he is my very best friend. my favorite person in the world. i'm so lucky to get to be his bride.

in honor of our tenth anniversary, alisa did a fun retro photo shoot with us. go visit her blog to see more!!

last week of school

this year for teacher gifts, i decided to attempt something new... book bags!

i'm so proud of them! i think they turned out pretty great. the pattern for these bags came from the fabulous 


heather bailey


head on over to her blog and check out her beautiful patterns & fabrics!!

i cannot believe this year is over!! as always, it goes by so fast. in addition to wrapping up the school year, we are getting ready to go to san antonio for the weekend. michael's brother is getting married! ALL FOUR of us are in the wedding, so the weekend will be a bit of craziness mixed with lots of fun. 

michael and i will be celebrating 10 years of marriage! it's quite fitting that we will be headed to san antonio on our anniversary, because it was there that he proposed. life is just going by so fast!! 

i have to remember to soak it all in. 

isaiah turned seven!!

goodness he's growing so fast!!! i cannot believe i have a 7-year-old. 

he's smart, athletic, fun, and loves to read. what a cool thing it is to get to be his momma :)


his bday party was at bodyworks waterpark. he had a joint party with his "girlfriend" lauren. jerrie was there taking lots of pictures. i think she even captured him with cupcake icing ALL OVER his face. literally. apparently amongst his peers, he is mr. entertainer. just like his dad.

shining moments

Isaiah is playing softball this year. 

I think we have found his passion. It is amazing to see this kid out there... he just comes to life. I think he enjoys the game more than any of his teammates. 

Next year we'll most likely be in little league. So basically we'll LIVE at the ballpark. But seeing him happy is more than worth it!

His photogropher aunt jerrie took tons of fantastic photos of him with her big fancy camera... 

check them out!

Sarah had her preschool program...

She was a little bit shy... but did most of the movements she was supposed to. And what is cuter than a little girl on stage with her finger up her nose? Huh? Anyone?? No really. She was "that kid". But she WAS the cutest one up there hands down!