This Man.....

... loves the Lord with all his heart.

... loves his wife and children unconditionally.

... works extremely hard to take care of his family.

... puts his family first.

... is an amazing dad.

... was created by God just for me.

... puts up with me. That says a lot.

... makes me unbelievably happy.

... makes me smile.

...makes me feel safe.

... is turning 36 today.

Happy Birthday to the love of my life, the one God created for me, the one who gave me the 3 most precious gifts, and the one whose arm I will proudly be on for the rest of my life. I love you with all of my heart. From this moment on.......

Texas Tech Homecoming 2010

Matt and I got to go to Lubbock last weekend for Tech homecoming vs. Missouri. (Thanks Grammy and Grandpa for hanging out with our kids!) We rolled into town at dinner time and ate at one of our favorite stops - Jazz. After dinner we braved the cold and went to the pep rally and bonfire.

Game day!
At a reception for the Alumni Cheer and Pom:

(from L-R) Kim, Me, Sondra, Shannon, Coby, Jamie, Shiloh, and Julie.
Below is the entire group. The lady doing the splits down front is 93 and cheered for Tech in the 40s!

Raider Walk. Honorary captains in front are Wounded Warriors.

Guns Up Coach Tubs!

One of my favorite places to be - on the field!

Cheer gang from my freshman year: Sondra, me, Brian, Monica and KayLynne.

It couldn't have been a more perfect weekend. Tech even put it all together and beat Mizzou!

I can't wait to go back next year! Guns up and GO TECH!

Happy 5th Birthday Little Lady!

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time flies. It seems like just yesterday that your momma and I were crazy college kids:

And now here we are 5 kids between us, and you are FIVE years old. Remember when you came to visit baby Logan and crashed at our house:You have always taken after your momma:

And became fast friends with my little L man.

Happy Birthday sweet Lauren. We hope your day was as special as you are. Sending you lots of love and hugs from the Cothern crew.

Two is Terrific!

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This girl LOVES "hap burday cake!"
Can you tell?
Sweet Mattie, you are such a precious gift from God! He always has perfect timing, and you were no exception. We treasure you and love you so much. Happy 2nd Birthday to our beautiful, energetic, rough-and-tumble princess!

Matilyn wishes you a "Hap Ha-Weeeeeeeen!"

So ready to trick-or-treat!

Leonardo.

Fearsome Football Player.

The cutest Minnie Mouse in the neighborhood!
As soon as she put the dress on, she began twirling in the kitchen!

Mattie quickly figured this "trick-or-treat" thing out!

She showed her "pittie dess" to anyone who would smile at her.

Checking out her loot:

The best part of the night: the candy sort.

I can do that too!

Mattie loved her first experience with trick-or-treating. She didn't want to come back to the house to help me answer the door.
This morning when she woke up, she asked for "Min Mou pittie dess," and "ears." I think Minnie Mouse will be twirling around my house quite a few times over the next several months. So adorable and so much fun!