N is for next step!

Congratulations to my wonderful husband for successfully defending his dissertation proposal today!!! He really is the smartest man I know. The next step is for him to collect the data. He is looking for people with previous history of an ankle sprain. I am sure there are other qualifications and I am also sure that all of the ladies in his classes will volunteer as usual but I don't think they are coming out in droves like they used to before he had that wedding ring on his hand. Thats right later he is TAKEN!!! I am proud of you sweetheart. One step closer to Dr. Knight!!!

M is for Mimi and Adam say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON

M is for Mimi and Adam say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON!!!!!!


Today is a very special day! Two years ago my sweet little nephew Jackson came roaring into the world!! This is sweet little man just a few minutes old. Look at how long his fingers were. And the picture below that was the Wade's (my husband will probably duh me on that one)
And today we celebrate Jackson's 2nd birthday!!! He is such a big boy. Jackson is such a sweet child, so smart and loving!!! That's our nephew!! :) This is what Adam and I got Jackson for his birthday. A jackhammer , work helmet and goggles and he was hilarious playing with it. He is already a serious child when he wants to be. He concentrates really hard on things. So when he was "working" with the jackhammer he was so funny. You can tell in these pictures he had a "I'm working, don't mess with me attitude." Love it!!

And here are the Wade's 2 year's later. And I am blocking my husband's head from this view point. Sorry sweetheart!
So Happy Birthday Jackson. Mimi and Adam Love you!!!!! Check out my sister-n-law Amy's blog for a sweet letter to Jackson!

L is for Love my husband!!!

L is for Love my husband!!
There is not a font big enough for the statement above!! I love, love, love my husband. We just celebrated our 2 month anniversary on August 7th. Isn't that WONDERFUL!!! So in honor of our 2 months of wedded bliss I thought I would give you a top ten list!! * disclaimer- I could make this list extremely sappy AND extremely long, but I want to share some of the fun things we have learned about each other too that have made me love him even more*** So fun!!

Top 10 reasons I love my husband!!!!
10. My husband knows how to make the bed!!!
9. My husband is drop dead gorgeous!
8. My husband is so very patient with me!!!
7. My husband is so great with kids. He is a wonderful uncle to Jackson.
6. My husband took me to see Mama Mia despite being one of three males in the movie theater .uch a great movie
5. My husband counters me talking in my sleep by talking back to me! (He is awake, I am asleep)
4. My husband will try any of the weird foods that I have to eat on my yeast free diet.
3. My husband is the smartest and hardest working man I know. In the picture below he is reading journal articles on a cruise ship. Shameful.
2. My husband has a genuine, deep faith in the Heavenly Father.
1. My husband takes great care of me and cherishes me!

Adam and I have learned a lot in the past 2 months of marriage. It has been a wonderful journey. But I think one of the greatest lessons that the Lord has taught me has been that marriage is about giving up yourself to care for the other person. Their needs are more important than your own. Adam lives that out in how he cherishes and cares for me so deeply. I try to do the same for him. I think this is what gives us a healthy balance. Putting each others needs above our own and the amazing thing is when we do that neither of us feel deprived. The Lord knows what he is doing if we just follow his plan.

A K is a strikeout- Go Cardinals

A K is a strikeout- Go Cardinals!!!

Yesterday Adam and I along with 2 friends headed to Atlanta to watch the Cardinals play the Braves. Now blog friends let me say this wasn't just your everyday trip to the Braves game, for the Knight family this was a trip to see the Cardinals!!!! My husband was SOO excited!!! Adam was dressed in his Carpenter (the pitcher returning from surgery) jersey, and I in my very large Cardinals shirt. We were the all-American Cardinals fans walking into Braves land. But have no fear the Cardinals fans represent in Atlanta. I won't digress here and talk about how Adam went back and forth about which jersey and which hat to wear. I asked if I need to pack a diaper bag with a change of cardinals clothes for him. I love this man!!

We got there in time for batting practice and for Adam to snag a ball that was hit by one of his beloved Cardinals. Good job Adam! We had great seats in the third section right behind home plate. Perfect view of the field and the Atlanta skyline. Great view of stadium and skyline.

After the game the Cardinals congratulating each other.
This picture of us really shows what a great seat we had. Great trip!!! Go Cardinals!!

J is for Joining the family!!!

J is for Joining the family!!

I am happy to report that my wonderful sister-n-law Lisa is now an engaged woman! That means we are gaining a great brother-n-law in Patrick. Lisa caught the bouquet at our wedding and Patrick the garter. I promise it wasn't staged. We are really excited about this new time for them. Be in prayer for Lisa and Patrick as they start the planning process and the new chapter of engagement.

In other Knight news, Adam and I are doing great. We had a covered dish dinner today after church. As we headed out the door this morning with our dishes (nicely carried in our new Arthur Court serving ware) I told Adam, " We are definitely a 'old' married couple now taking food to a covered dish meal". But I love all things married!!

I is for I wish I was still on the big ship!!

I is for I wish I was still on the big ship!!

Well we got the honeymoon picture uploaded and it has been fun to look back through our wonderful trip. It has made me wish that we were still sailing the great blue ocean, especially because our family The Knights are sailing as I type, from the port of Miami. Adam and I wish that we were with them. But we had a wonderful, wonderful trip. We cruised out of San Diego to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada Mexico. When we got back to San Diego we spent an extra day there at the San Diego Zoo. What a great trip!!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our trip.

Our balcony view room in San Diego. Yeah if you look really close you can see the air conditioner. But we didn't care we were about to get on this lovely beauty in the picture below!!

The Carnival Elation: Destination Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada Mexico. Our hotel was across the street from the ship. It was great to wake up and see the ship in port and literally walk over and board the ship.

The city of San Diego. Notice the plane landing. Adam took this picture for Jackson. He loves airplanes. We brought him a little one back.

The dining room is always our favorite experience on the ship and they took great care of us especially with my yeast allergy. One night they brought us this dessert and sang " Happy Honeymoon to you... kissy, kissy, kissy." Of course I couldn't eat the dessert but it was a lot of fun!!

This was our friend Lucy who greeted us one night when we got back to our room. One of my favorite things about cruising is having your room made up for you TWICE in one day. Yes your read right. You get your bed made in the morning and turned down at night!! And on Carnival you always get a little friend to greet you like above!!
My wonderful new in-laws had our room decorated with newlywed decor for us. You can see it in the background. I love this picture because it shows off our matching carnival t-shirts and our goofy newlywed smiles!!
This is Bill Gate's yacht that was parked by our ship in Cabo San Lucas. Adam and I never got the call to come for brunch. I am not sure he could have accommodated my yeast free diet anyway.
In San Jose, Mexico.
This was taken in the atrium of the ship.
At the San Diego Zoo with our Gorilla friend!! He's a BIG friend.
Our last night in San Diego. We stayed in Old town which was such a fun place.

Well that does it for the honeymoon post. Thats a record post for me!!!!

H is for Hap.. Hap... Happy Days

H is for Hap... Hap... Happy Days!!

Today is mine and Adam's one month anniversary. And I can honestly say with all the corniness I can muster that this HAS truly been the happiest month of my life. We are having a blast. We are getting settled into our routine of work and play. And I LOVE being married. I know we have only been married a month but I honestly cannot remember what it was like before I was Mrs. Knight. It feels so normal. I know this is all due to having the Lord at the center of everything we do. So we are having a blast.

We traveled to Hattiesburg this weekend and visited with the families. We are blessed to have such great families. It was nice to be home last night. I think we have made a nice little home for ourselves here in Auburn at least for the next 6 months. Starkville are you going to be able to handle the Knights?