5 Years

This past Super Bowl Sunday marked the 5-year anniversary of our moving to Gulf Shores. We remember it like it was yesterday....packing up the U-Haul in the snow, not leaving until dark, driving way too many hours caravan-style, walking the dogs at the rest areas. We were excited but nervous, not knowing what this new life would hold for us. Oh, it's been bumpy for SURE, but it's also been amazing and filled with surprises.

Each anniversary, we go out for pancakes with Bob & Randi, just like we did on our first Super Bowl Sunday here. This year, though, we had another pancake-lover with us.....Hampton. He was so excited that he was getting pancakes, that he couldn't wait for them to arrive. The sweet waitress even brought his out early so he could get started on them!

We always get a little reflective on this anniversary, and this year especially. We were just talking about it last week, and we both agreed that we feel more content & fulfilled now than we ever have. We live where we'd always dreamed of living. We have a wonderful church family, close friends, and now 2 beautiful boys that are going to grow up with so many fun things to do! We are also so lucky to have 2 sets of Grandparents here, too, that get to enjoy these boys as much as we do. Our lives aren't perfect by any means, but we're perfectly content to see what else God has in store for us. Here's to many, many more years of great memories and more pancakes!