Taylor and I celebrated our 11 year anniversary this weekend by going to 1618 Seafood. Deborah took BOTH girls for the night, marking Taylor’s FIRST night away from Mercy.

Several times during the night, the silence was perfect. There was no one begging for our attention, no one trying to be convinced to do something, or whining, or tv noise- just sitting with Taylor at a table with a drink was so….. nice.

I can’t believe its been 11 years. And I love her so much. We keep getting better, and with her hair done straight and wearing earrings, she looked like a total hottie (we didn’t get any pictures from our date night- this is a sign that things have changed since our early years, when she would never let a night go without a couple pics to mark the occasion). Covid, working from home, and nursing a baby have all combined for very few days of getting to dress up, so seeing her all fancy made me feel pretty special. I am a lucky guy.

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Since there were no pics of our date night, I wanted to share pics from our engagement night at the same restaurant 11 years ago- on 12/23/09 (I almost ordered the same thing- tuna with wasabi mashed potatoes). There are a few other pictures here that I wanted to include- it is awesome that most of these people are still in my life today.

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And summer is coming to a close, sad.
This has been a great summer, filled with:

• Family trip to Charlotte to visit the whitewater center
• Many camps for Rosie, including spy camp, Vacation Bible School, Tennis, Muirs Chapel, first year of Swim Team, dance camp (starts today)
• Emily Hawkins babysitting 2-3x per week.
• A lot of time with Rosies friend.our neighbor Sydney.
• A lot of time at Hamilton Lakes pool
• Rosies first car camping trip
• Watching mercy “scoot” (she doesn’t crawl).
• Family beach week, a great success!
• And excitement for our upcoming trip to MEXICO in November!

Ok, gotta go, Mercy is waking up (at 6:43, at 10 months old, another great success!)