5 Wonderful Years!!!!!!

 

5 Years ago today I married the most wonderful  guy. Some of you may not know our story but the jist of it is God brought us together, no doubt about that!!!  We’ve encountered good times and bad times along the way but we are best friends and love each other inspite of it all. We appreciate the love and support from our friends and family also!!!

 

And as a result of us finding each other, the most precious gift was given to us by God. How could I not mention Evan when he is the center of our lives. 

And…well…although Eric thought this would work….. he is still trying to get me to be quiet!!!  : )  No we are still loving each other and our lives together.

The Dutton International Food Quest

It just so turned out that the Dutton’s had their own international weekend this past weekend.  Eric’s mom came and painted our bedroom this past week/weekend.  I will post some pictures of that, which however, has nothing to do with the international theme but….kill two birds with one stone!!!

 

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Friday night when all was said and done, we took Linda to eat Mexican food. Thus began our International food quest.

 

Then Saturday we drove to Charlotte for some shopping and then met friends for Ethiopean Food.  We met Jeff and Melanie Freshour and Steve and Libby Newton and their 6 kids for supper.

Evan had never eaten Ethiopean food but LOVES Indian food so we didn’t think there would be a problem and there wasn’t. He ate it up.

 

Our plates at the Ethiopean Restaurant

Jeff and Melanie

Steve and Libby ( sorry i didn’t get a picture of all your kids guys) 

The Duttons

 

We had a blast eating out with friends and had a good time catching up on what everyone has been doing the last several years. Jeff, Melanie, Libby and I were all in Kenya together.

Then we just couldn’t end the weekend without a Sunday lunch trip to the Indian restaurant.  Eric and I started coming here when we lived in Florence and we would just drive to Columbia for shopping and then of course top it off at the Indian place.  When we moved here coincidentally ( I promise : ) ) we moved right down the road from the restaurant. When I was pregnant with Evan this is pretty much what I craved and ate!!!  Now we take Evan and he by far eats the best here out of anywhere to include my cooking.  

Evan enjoying his plate of food.  Most of the red you see on his plate is the Onion chutney which is his favorite. It is meant to be a condiment but for him it is the main dish. All it is is raw chopped onion with chili sauce.  That’s my boy!!!!!

Thus ends the International food quest, I think we did pretty well.

Did Van Gough start in the bathtub??

Perhaps We have an artist on our hands!!  They have this great invention to keep kids entertained in the bathtub.  Like Evan needed more entertainment, the splashing of water etc. provides plenty, however I indulged and got the crayons that could be used in the water. Safe to the tub/tile and the children ( who of course will draw on themselves!!).  And I got the tablets that turn the water different colors. I tell you this so you won’t be alarmed at the color of Evan’s water in the pictures. No, he didn’t pee in it and we didn’t have river water from Kenya sent for him to bath in either. : ) Yellow was the color of choice this night and I must say after a while looked kinda……bad.  All this said to say the crayons were a success  and Evan loved them. As promised clean up was a breeze!!!

Notice the markings on his tummy ( he was proud of those)

Some of his artwork

Notice daddy’s artwork…..the chicken.  : )   OH….and check out the river-like water.   : / Ewwwww……..not sure I would want to sit in that but a little boy loved it!!!!

So he may have had just as fun splashing but I had to try the crayons out and they were a hit!!!  by the way…….he STILL splashed plenty!!!!  : )  

By the way, I am playing around here with windows live writer and it is free. Was fun playing around with the pictures. And you can do a lot more also.