How it all began

Ralph and I have been together since the summer of 2008 but it all began in 1992. Ralph's sister, Colleen and I have been best friends since 6th grade and we grew up at each other's houses throughout the years. Ralph was always around but being the younger brother was forbidden to be around us (not that he wanted to make up dances with us). We said hi during high school and when I needed a jersey to wear to school on Fridays, Ralph was nice enough to let me wear his. He visited Kent State while I was there once to look at the football team and campus but decided against attending. He joined the Marine Corps and we spoke through emails every now and then just to see how the other was doing. Life went on and our paths finally crossed again in 2008 when Colleen invited me to their families yearly 4th of July party. Ralph was home on leave from Iraq and I just moved back to Cincinnati. This time when we saw each other things seemed a little different and the rest is history. In December 2011 we were engaged, July 2012 we were married, April 2013 we bought our first house and March 2014 we had our first child, Braxten! Each year has been more blessed than the last and we are so excited to see where our future takes us!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Bragging about Braxten

Braxten amazes us daily but today he did two things that shocked me. He has been playing with blocks constantly, putting them in and out of cups and trying to stack them. Today he stacked 7 small wooden blocks!!! I desperately searched for more but by the time I found another one the tower was knocked over, but 7!!!! Good job B! A little later in the evening B was throwing a fit over not being able to drink Ralph's pop and we distracted him by telling him to "get his animals". The fact that he normally stops and goes over to his Noah's arc and begins to play with the animals amazed me a few weeks ago but today not only did I say "get your animals" but I followed it with "get the kangaroo". He turned around and went to the animals and brought the kangaroo back to Ralph!!!! Coincidence... Maybe but not in my mind! I am constantly telling him which animal he is playing with along with the sounds they make so maybe it is sticking! Two proud parents tonight!

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