Nine

Happy Anniversary to Tyson! We are celebrating NINE years today! Life is hard, marriage is hard, kids only add to the "hard" - but he's been my best friend since the day we met at DePauw...and I love him so much.

Here are some highlights of our years...

 The very first picture we took together - Sept 2000

 Just me and my best friend..."I could NEVER date Tyson"...

 Oh wait, never mind. Married November 26, 2005

We QUICKLY added to our family...with our Cleveland street dog, Cooper.

And then our family just kept growing!

We've dealt with our fair share of this:

And PLENTY of this:

 

 Our kids are SO lucky to have you as their Daddy!

And I'm blessed to have you as my husband. You still make me laugh...even when I'm REALLY mad at you. You are my birthing coach (x3) and I must say, we're a good team. You are my sounding board, the person who keeps me grounded, and the person I couldn't live without. And all these years later - you're still my best friend. I love you.

PS: Next year is #10...and we will FINALLY take our honeymoon. That's final. Now who wants to watch our three kids?!?!

Ocho

Tyson and I are celebrating 8 years of marriage today! I have to say, despite his teasing and my nagging {or so I've been told} - we love each other more today than we ever could have imagined 8 years ago.  Happy Anniversary, Tyson! I love you. XOXO

PS: It was actually a great idea to get married over a holiday weekend! We always have babysitters excited to let us enjoy a night out while we're home for the holiday weekend. {I'll admit, I didn't think of this when I was 23.}

Friday Flashback

Flashback to November 26, 2005. Tyson and I were married in Fort Wayne - surrounded by our families and many of our very best friends. This weekend we will celebrate six years of marriage, two children, and a future that we can't wait to embrace - together.

I never got this picture into The DePauw magazine.  Think they would publish it six years later?? :)

Friday Flashback

In a couple weeks - Tyson and I will celebrate SIX years of marriage. We've done a lot in six years and we have been blessed with so much during our time together. I thought in preparation for the Anniversary celebration...we would reflect back with this flashback.

This is the very first picture we ever took together. He had a girlfriend, I had a boyfriend. But Tyson quickly became my best friend at DePauw. He talked me into staying when I wanted to transfer. He gave me advice when I broke up with my HS boyfriend. I remember my mom saying to me a few times, "Kady, you talk about this Tyson boy a lot. Are you interested in dating him?" My response: "NO! He's not my type, mom!" I meant it. I really didn't think he was...

But then in March 2001 - something changed. The boy who had been my best friend, my confidant, and my laundry buddy... somehow seemed different. All of the sudden, we connected differently. And after a few days of talking about dating...we took the plunge. Best friend to boyfriend. I was on cloud nine!

I found this picture in a scrapbook I made for Tyson on our one year anniversary (of dating). Little did I know how true those words would be... Now & Forever.