Happy Anniversary!

13 years ago today is when it all began. My mind keeps wandering back to our wedding day. It was a beautiful April day (even though it had snowed the day before and again the day after). When Jeremy arrived at my house to drive down to Salt Lake, he was in a panic because he'd forgotten to bring his ring so we drove back to get it and made it to our wedding breakfast at the Lion House a little late. After eating with friends and family we went across the street to the temple and had a beautiful wedding ceremony and a reception in Layton later that day. What I keep thinking is that way back then I would never have guessed that 13 years later I'd be raising four kids and living in Chicago! We never know what lies up ahead for us. We've been through some really hard and stressful times and had a lot of fun and excitement also. If I had my life to live over again, I wouldn't change a thing about our marriage. There is no one else I'd rather be going down this road with!
We celebrated our anniversary in February with a trip to Mexico so we're not doing anything special or exchanging gifts today, but I did make a list to give to Jeremy and I want you all to see what a great person he is.
What I love about Jeremy
1. He's patient with me.
2. Plays with our kids.
3. Works hard to provide for us.
4. Does the dishes on Sunday.
5. Supports my hobbies.
6. Honest
7. Great back rubs!
8. Puts family first.
9. Good with the deacons.
10. Smart.
11. Is respected at work because of how he acts.
12.He understands where I'm coming from.
13. Enjoys the outdoors.
14. Forgiving.
15. Involved in our children's lives.
16. Likes cooking with me.
17. Shares my dreams
18. Tries to make me laugh.
19. Let's me have a break when I need it.
20. Fun to play games with.
21. Humble enough to admit when he is wrong.
22. He apologizes when he needs to.
23. Fair.
24. Always tries to better himself at work.
25. Likes to learn.
26. Good Kisser!
27. Tries hard to keep promises.
28. reliable.
29. Shares his day with me.
30. Says nice things about me when I'm not there.
31. Teaches the kids to respect their mother.
32. Respects his mother.
33 Gives credit where it is due.
34. Gives me more credit than I deserve.
35. Likes to try new things.
36. He has a wealth of knowledge.
37. Still a kid at heart.
38. Responsible.
39. Can function on very little sleep.
40. Cheerful in the morning.

I love you Jeremy!!!

Happy Birthday to Gray (and Happy Easter)

I've been feeling guilty that I haven't gotten Gray's birthday pictures up on the blog yet. I got Alex's birthday pictures up right away, but poor Gray has to wait and wait. And what is even worse is that I only took a couple of pictures of his little party. I promise, Gray, I do love you as much as I love Alex. So here it is. Gray turned two on March 27th. We just had a little party with the family. He has recently discovered Curious George and so I made him a cake that looked like a monkey (Kinda...I gave it my best shot anyway!). He blew out the candles on his first try. We gave him a little wagon with some blocks in it and he thought that was great. Happy Birthday to you Gray! We all love you and get a kick out of watching you do all of the cute things you do!




We had a fun time dying Easter Eggs last Saturday. Gray got really into it and was a little rough with the eggs. He kept dropping them into the dye and splashing all over. It was nerve wracking with all those cups of dye and all those little excited hands, but we survived with not one spilled cup! Easter morning the kids searched for the eggs as is a tradition for us. We were surprised at how quickly Gray picked it up. No one had to show him, he just started grabbing eggs as fast as he could find them. Then we all worked together to get our traditional Easter breakfast ready. I is a recipe that my mom made when I was growing up. I don't know if it has a name but it is basically deviled eggs with a cheese sauce on top...you put it in the oven until it is all bubbly. Yummmmmmy!!!

Ok, so I know this isn't the most exciting post, but my next one will be much more exciting. I have some great news to share, but need to wait a week or two to make sure everything goes smoothly and I won't have to eat my words later! So stay tuned....

Still working on the tile.....we still need to grout and then put the final seal on. Why do our projects always drag on for so long? Oh yeah....time. We don't have any. I have a calendar up on the wall that has everyone's activities color coded. It is amazing how full it gets. Saturdays are especially crazy. We usually have multiple over lapping activities that we have to decide between. Today it was a Primary activity at 9....Savannah and Jeremy had a fishing trip with the Girl Scouts from 9:00 to 10:30. Micah had Soccer pictures at 10:45 then we all met at home because Alex and Jeremy had to help out at field day for baseball. Savannah had ballet from 12-1, Alex's baseball game (Jeremy is assistant coach) at 2:30, then of coarse Jeremy and I will need to fit in a work out because we are doing P90X together (I'll save that for another post) and well, you see how it goes! This is just Saturday. Jeremy is also working about a gazzilion hours a week. So maybe we'll get this tile done before summer?