Happy 10th birthday Kaybree

Today is Kaybree’s birthday! And we have not seen her yet 😬

This year’s husband and wife training for seminary teachers was held in Flagstaff and Brendon and I have been away, studying and learning and growing together. Unfortunately that means we’ve been away from our girls and Kaybree was not happy that we would not be home. We’ll make it up to her in a couple hours when we surprise her with her new puppy.

But for now we are driving and we have plenty of time to reminisce about the day ten years ago that we became parents and the beautiful girl we have in our family today.

Kaybree, you are one of my best friends. I feel like I could hang out with you any time and tell you anything. I love sharing with you and I love how interested you are in me and what I’m up to. I love how kind you are to those around you (although could you be a smidge nicer to your sisters please?!) I love that you love to learn and create. I love that you love to make a space yours. We just redid your room together and it was a blast to pick out paint with you and clean and organize.

You are just beautiful inside and out. You’ve been looking forward to this birthday (and talking about it nonstop) for months. I hope it’s all you dreamed of!

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1qiXQBe8DTmoBzYinV1Sb5mduOe9fdVKA

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hdswfmq2yBCrJ4J2FxXyyEDu2LYMINDe

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1LfymK1LG7iWcxLXgYLAE3VWKSKbVZkej

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bhigSC9qxpFp0BBzJCSBdE_lf8QqhxC4

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ZY78dZLG4FZ1mushGjTyKcCH25ESPB-S

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1QLZZ6TDQNNJrk83Sc4vLZ8Kq1715X_xI

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1tq-Hb3SVpFwn0MZZMhOR3qwZaUNImiOa

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1yTnC-zcCaMt-tGTg4LRgMfWgPju-pbmb

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1spXWXs1YAsmcIdHy9BSlKNbCaAR-o34D

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=171aPMHNsQOhO4kjdd-b0dMhw9i2yKV1Z

Comments

Eisley babysitting

Eisley had her first solo babysitting gig tonight. She and kaybree babysat together over the summer and that same family asked if Eisley could babysit for them and Kaybree babysit for their friends while they went to a game night tonight. Kaybree’s job ended up canceling but Eisley still got to go. The kids were already asleep when she got there, so she just had to sit around and wait. The job was supposed to be done at 10:30 but I got a text from the mom around 10:20 asking if 11 would be OK. “I texted Eisley but didn’t hear back so just wanted to make sure it was OK!” I said yes, of course, but then my mind got spinning. Why didn’t Eisley text back? I sent her a text. No response. I called. No answer. I called again. Nothing. By then, I knew Eisley had to be asleep and I also know Eisley sleeps like a rock. I didn’t want them coming home to that. Their house is right around the corner so I walked over and prayed they left the door unlocked. They did! As soon as I wal...

I did it!

Today, I achieved a great professional achievement. I got my CFRE. It’s a big deal. Brendon is out of town so I took the girls to get sushi to celebrate. This was our conversation on the way home. *Passed by a Husband and Wife Law Team billboard Eisley: That dude wears suspenders. I would not call them first. I would call Jonathan first. Me: I would call Brother Briggs first because he’s a criminal defense lawyer. Jon does HOA law which would not be very useful. Eisley: Ooo yeah. I feel like I’m going to be that kid some day. I’d call Brittany because she has experience, then Bro Briggs. Me: You’re going to be the one to call to hide a body? Eisley: Yeah. I’ll probably already be hiding one. I feel like I’m the Brittany, Aspen is Brodie, Kaybree is Dad. Kaybree: Hmmm, I’m not sure. Aspen—do you like girls? Aspen: What? Kaybree: Just, would you like to marry a girl one day? Aspen: No. Eisley: If you did, we would love her. And then we all l...

Brendon

I scheduled my original screening on Friday and had a big mental crash Saturday night. Feels like I can't breathe. I was counting down the hours until I could just get to my appointment. I also couldn't keep the tears from my eyes and finally Brendon noticed. He held me and let me cry and just shrugged and said "We'll figure it out." I know we've always had that relationship. That no matter what comes in our marriage, we will figure it out, but it feels deeper now. Because no matter what happens to me he is for sure stuck with me! Haha Our lives are too deep, too interconnected to ever take a step back. How lovely it is to know he's mine forever and ever. He gave me a blessing and I woke up feeling better. And now my appointment has been pushed back an entire month, to a time when Brendon cannot come with me, and that anxious feeling is creeping in again. But I can breathe through it. Because we can do this. We'll figure it out.

A Place to Write

Search This Blog