this picture is actually from last week, but too sweet not to share. Cody read Evynn a bedside story, the book of Exodus, mind you... and i had my hand close enough for her to hold. such a sweet moment.
we celebrated our second anniversary on monday!
I had the day off but Cody had to work. He came home for lunch though, just minutes after i checked the mail and saw that I got his new wedding band in. Whew! So I gave him that gift and he brought home lunch and the most beautiful flowers! we opened cards from our wedding (the guests could write a note and then write a number on the envelope and we would open it on that anniversary). I hate asking people to babysit, but at lunch Cody told me he had already asked Evynn's normal daytime babysitter if she could watch Evynn that night so we could go on a date. the man thought of everything ;)
while Cody went back to work I tried laying Evynn down for a nap but she was NOT having it. Finally I decided let's restart and get out of the house. I went to the park and walked a few laps and listened to podcasts along the way. She fell asleep after two full laps, this girl..... then I met a friend and her boys at the park for some adult convo! then back home to get ready for our date!
we went to Hyashi for sushi and hibachi, yum. Afterwards we knew we would get dessert at either marble slab or pie bar, since they're both in walking distance. Last time we did this date, we did pie bar so I was okay with it when Cody said "let's go to marble slab". When we got there he went to the restroom and told me to order our ice cream. He came back as I was approaching the checkout and I had my card in hand. He said "it's okay, i'll get it". I giggled because we have the same money.... and then he informed the girl "and I have an order to pick up" and that he did! He had called earlier and ordered a chocolate ice cream cake with our wedding date on it.
We went home, picked up our baby girl and enjoyed ice cream cake while watching our wedding video.
we talked about the last two years... and our first anniversary in particular. Last year we had just gotten back from our trip to Chicago and on our actual anniversary had church then trunk or treat then ate frozen wedding cake and watched our wedding video. A few days-weeks later I knew something was off and sure enough, now we have a 3 month old ;) This year is different for sure but such a wonderful change!
This may be cliche but my favorite part of this year was experiencing pregnancy with Cody and the grand finale of welcoming Evynn into the world. You learn so much about serving each other when you're throwing up on the daily, see your body grow and stretch, and pray your ever loving heart out for that baby. The hardest part was probably the early weeks of Evynn's life... while we didn't fight, it was a challenge when you're flat out exhausted and worn and still trying to be a good spouse. We have learned so much this year!
Love you Cody!
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