AUBREY KINCH

I still can't wrap my head around Little Man growing up so quickly. He's 7. Like seven years old. That's not a little kid anymore. He's becoming a little guy.... a little man. Wow. What a crazy thought and even more crazy thinking this year has been the most impactful for him and I with our relationship.

In the past I haven't been one to step on his mom's toes with party planning and what was going to happen but this year she reached out to me asking to bake the cupcakes and help set-up. I was very excited to say the least but I also feel the relationship with her has taken strides this past year. I have always spoken highly of her and the great mother she is to Drake so I felt so honored she asked me to take part in the "mother role" with his party.

Pirates it was.... arrrrr!

But why's the rum gone?

Kidding. But we had a great time brainstorming and planning this little shindig. I made some printables to top his cupcakes and cupcake wrappers so they were (in my opinion) Pinterest worthy. 

In a nutshell, this was our day together:

Great time with friends and family celebrating Little Man's seven years God has blessed us with. The best part was him spending the night Friday so he woke up Saturday on his birthday with Andrew and I which always includes some great morning cuddles.

Such bliss and contentment I tell ya. He's my favorite and I can't thank God enough for bringing him into my life.

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Holy blonde hair, huh?! What can I say? Hubs loved his blonde bride. I can't say he'd loved me being my heaviest at our wedding but I do know he embraced those pounds with his strong arms and I'm so thankful for that. He's been my biggest fan in my journey of shedding those "wedding planning pounds" and I'm so confident having him by my side as I deal with my insecurities.

After seeing where we were then and comparing to where we are now, we each have zero regrets. We love like it's our last day together and are constantly encouraging one another. We were best friends then and still are now. We learn new things daily about our marriage and how we can grow stronger and closer and we take each day one step at a time, focusing on God being the center of all our days.

Some friends and family ask us often how married life is. They ask how we are handling fighting and how we deal with stressful schedules. We're asked how have we built our life and deal with the everyday challenges. We always answer the same. Married life is great-- we have the best time together, we're the closest of friends and love each other so much. We look so forward to building more years like the ones we've already experienced together.

We're laughed at. People think we're crazy and lying. They think all marriages and relationship are struggling and dealing with challenges. We feel blessed we can confidently say we've stood strong only uplifting each other during our few years together. We stand firm saying we will always be each other's biggest supporter and we will only honor the vows we spoke to many witnesses 2 years ago.

Marriage is an eternal bond. It's not only when you feel like it or for playing house. It's to commit yourself to one being for all your days. To embrace them and their weaknesses with your whole heart. To spend your life loving another and building moments so precious you can look back on when your old and gray. And when that time comes that Andrew and I are old and gray [hopefully with a wrap around porch, some creaky rocking chairs and sweet tea (!!)] we will look back at all those moments and again stand firm knowing we put God first and our marriage bloomed beautifully by His grace. 

Who else is jumping on this glitter train?!