what you've got boy is hard to find...i think about it all the time

Picture of the dreamy Mr. on our honeymoon 08'
Happy birthday to my handsome man. There are so many reasons to be grateful for him and celebrate him everyday. I'm just glad there is an official day for someone so sweet, kind and important to me.

Gar's birthday makes me think of a lot of things and appreciate a lot of things. Like how fragile and special life is and how drastically different (and horribly awful) it would have been if he hadn't made it. (Gar's one of those miracle babies, did I ever tell you that?). I am constantly convinced that I could not have married anyone but Garret and could never have been this happy with anyone but him. He's my best friend in the whole wide world and goodness I'm one blessed girl.

So...my love, happy birthday.

I love you more than a fat kid loves cake, more than hawaii, more than bugs, more than shoes (!), more than crafting, more than all of it...

I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow (just like that wedding band says).

birthday and the fur ball.

Meet Sprinkles Cocoa-puff Stembridge. Gar got her "for me" for my birthday on the 6th. But he is pretty much smitten by her and I'm pretty sure it was just a good excuse to get this little love muffin.

So for some reason she looks super big in photos and they do not do her any justice at all. She is a MILLION times cuter in person. Really I promise. and she is tiny. only about 2 pounds. She is so dark it's kind of hard to see her in the pics, but it's the best we've got so far. We pretty much love her to pieces; she is the smartest, sweetest, sassiest!!!, little fluff ball ever. Come meet her!

Excuse my camera rat face. The little terror had left me with less than 2 hours of sleep the first night and it shows!

The other Doogies are her boyfriends, Chincey and Max. They thought she was a cat at first and it wasn't pretty, but they warmed up...sort of. :) Karis and Lanky, we're sorry we never cleaned up the poop off your lawn! :(