Happy Anniversary!

We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in October. To celebrate, we left the boys for the very first time and traveled across the country! We explored Utah (Mt. Zion National Park), rode through sand dunes, did a lot of hiking, rafted down the Colorado River, and visited the Grand Canyon. The boys didn't even miss you, which I am so thankful for, and we had a blast! Thankful to do life with my husband!

one last picture before we leave!

on the plane!

we did a lot of hiking. Everything was so beautiful. 

Our ATV ride was a little bit dusty ha 

Exploring in Mt. Zion 

The Grand Canyon was amazing! And freezing. But mostly amazing. 

Happy Anniversary!

Fall Fun

Playing catchup once again! Here are some pictures from life over the past few weeks. 

we love taking car ride selfies!

hat day at school!

we you match your cousin and aren't happy about it! 

just a little boy playin in the dirt

I made a bean sensory bin. The boys love it! Well, the older two love playing in it, and Baker loves eating the beans. Can anything happen if one consumes a multiptude of uncooked pinto beans?!

We made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch this week!

attempt #12698536 at a decent picture. sigh. at least they're cute, even when they can't all look the same direction at the same time. 

happy anniversary to us! 9 years!

he quickly realized that didn't taste very good

a painful cheese from a boy who was tired of taking pictures and just wanted to play in the dirt 

same emotion here as his brother

Happy 5th Anniversary!

Today marks FIVE years since we said "I do". It has flown by! I am so thankful to be married to my wonderful husband, even though marriage is hard. However, it's always more fun when someone is along for the ride with you. :)

We had the most beautiful wedding on the most beautiful day. I loved our wedding, and am so thankful that we had such a wonderful day to start our married life together.

My definition of our marriage has been this: "it's not always easy, and it's not always fun, but it's always worth it."

I have found the man that makes it worth it. I love you and I look forward to many more years together!!

I almost forgot...



to mention that Nellie and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary on October 13! We had a low key day-I had worked the night before, so I slept in. We caught up on some TV shows, and then went into town to eat at Chilis. I even got to get dessert-Molton Cake. Yum! Then it was back home to watch Robin Hood. Yes, it wasn't a fancy evening, but we enjoyed getting to spend uninterrupted time with each other. The past three years have flown by, and I wouldn't trade them for anything! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband, and I can't wait to celebrate many more years with my best friend!!

The best day of my  life! October 13, 3007.



October 13, 2009-First anniversary. I had just gotten back from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. I was so tired!!

October 13, 2010. A little older, a little more tired, but even more in love!