Andrew asked me to be his girlfriend on March 18, 2008.
{He was 21; I was almost 20)
Since then, we've spent almost every day together.
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It feels like just yesterday when we were engaged on June 17, 2009.
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And then the wedding day came sooner than we thought it would on July 17, 2010!
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Five months after our wedding, on December 29, 2010, we found out I was pregnant!
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{We were parents-to-be and didn't even know it on Christmas! He was our Christmas gift.}
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{taken in February}
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{taken in May)
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{and, yes...I gave in to Andrew's pleading and let them tell us the gender...not happening next time.
We were very happy to expect a boy though!}
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Our first anniversary was very special. I will never forget what it was like trying to sit inside a booth at Olive Garden while pregnant. We came home and ate some of the top of our wedding cake.
It tasted very good!
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{July 17, 2011}
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He was born on August 27, 2011 :) :) It was such a great day.
And he's been doing nothing but growing, exploring, and smiling :)
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{11 days}
{4 months}
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{9 months}
On July 17, 2012 we got to celebrate our second year of marriage with our little love bug. It was awesome :) Earlier in the car, Andrew told me we will make it to our 50th anniversary. If that's part of God's plan, then I look forward to it :)
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Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!! This post was so much fun and I love the third to last picture!!!! :) :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I love that one, too! My sister took it. She did a nice job :)
DeleteHappy Anniversary and congratulations!!!! All the pictures were so cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteWishing you two many more happy years together!
~Geneva
Thanks Geneva :)
DeleteAWE, Happy Anniversary Alexis and Andrew:) I am so proud of you both. Your anniversary story is so cute...like a fairytale:) Andrew Jr is going to love to read it over and over :) Love you! Mom J
ReplyDeleteThanks Mom :) It is kind of like a fairytale, and I'm sure he will lovvve to hear about our story. Maybe we should turn this post into a book, then he can read it himself, lol.
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