Lankford Love

I just thought this video was so cute! Well, I think every video of Lil is cute, let's just be honest. But in this one she was just having so much fun with her daddy! Actually after this was taken, she went down for a nap and woke up just as I was walking out the door. So she and daddy went to a pig roast together! Their first father-daughter date! Brendon was proud. What a good daddy! If you're wondering about the pig roast. Brendon's brother has a friend, whose backyard they've turned into a wiffle ball field. No, I'm not kidding. AND they have (or had) a mascot - wiffle pig! Wiffle pig was NOT the pig being roasted. That was a different pig. And wiffle pig actually got too big to be in the backyard anyway... he's now 200-something pounds and lives out in the country. True story. So the pig roast... they roast a pig (again, NOT wiffle pig), set up of bounce houses, and hang out on the Fourth of July. Fun times! Here are some photos from last year just to...

July 7th will be Brendon's and my 4 year anniversary! And it occurred to me that in all the time I've had this blog, I've never shared how we met - our story! So here it is. Our Story I clearly remember standing at the back of the student section at on of our high school football games, where I was looking for a friend. That's when a guy on crutches came up and started talking to me. I was polite and entertained a conversation with him. But soon this guy became too chatty, and I really just wanted to find my friend. So I started to make a look. (If you know me in real life, you know that I am terrible and hiding how I feel. My face says it all.) It was a look that said, Okay, I'm done talking to you. Why are you still talking to me? And who are you anyway? Like I said, my face said it all. The guy quickly picked up on this and said, "I'm Brendon. I'm in your math class." Feeling sorry for the guy, but certain he didn't know what he was t...

This is from a month ago. But I can't believe I forgot to post! So funny!

It occurred to me recently that I sure do spend a whole lot of time being fearful. I had never noticed it either. It's something my counselor pointed out to me - leave it to those counselors! But at times, I'm struck with paralysis. I want to say something to a loved one about how an event or statement affected me, about my feelings, but I stop myself. If I say that to that person, they might feel {insert emotion}. I have this problem of taking on other people's emotions. AKA codependency. If I say something and someone feels a certain way in response to what I said, I feel immediately at fault. But something I'm learning - I am not responsible for the way someone else feels. Period. Another scenario: Something I know to be wrong is unfolding right before my eyes and I sit there dumbstruck, thinking, What do I do? It'd be too awkward to {insert action or words here}. That should be cue. >Fear alert!< Back away from that thought and strongly consider sayi...

Because after 6 months, I STILL could not wear my wedding ring, Brendon got me this pretty ring to wear in the meantime! I LOVE it! I love that it's simple yet has a wedding ring feel to it. I wore it proudly for five whole days... until yesterday, when my new ring started to feel a little loose. I know what you're thinking, "You must be joking, right?" Nope. Not kidding. Funny that after 6 months, my wedding ring now fits. And overnight too. Is it bad that I am wishing I could fit into my new ring, rather than my actual wedding ring? Hmm... At least I'm prepared for pregnancy (and post-pregnancy) #2...

You may have noticed the new photos around my blog. That's because we had a photo shoot this past weekend! Brendon gave this photo shoot to me as my Mother's Day gift. And some of our friends, Steve and Kristen Gee, took the photos for us. I think they did an awesome job! Here are some of the photos. Can't wait to order prints and frame a few... Love, love, love these photos! If you're in the Dallas area and want photos taken, check out the Gees' website, Good Afternoon Photography .

We were privileged to have both of our dads in town for the day today! They flew up just for a few hours - came to church with us, went to lunch, and then hung out, before heading back to the airport for Houston to spend time with our siblings. To our dads - Thanks so much for coming up! We love you both and are so blessed to have you in our lives! And to my hubby - Happy first Father's Day! I'm so thankful to be married to you and to now have embarked on this parenting adventure with you! Thank you for being so supportive. Lil is lucky to have you as a father. I know you will be just as sweet, caring, and patient with her as you are with me. We are two lucky ladies!