There's been a couple times in the last week that Steve will hug me, nestle his face against my neck and breath deeply and with a contented sigh say," You smell like Fall. And pumpkin. And spices."
Thank you Bath and Body Works "Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin" body spray!

10 years.

Today is our 10 year anniversary. Wow! A decade of life together in wedded bliss!

You can read here , here and here, and also here, {whew!} to see weddings pics, read all my sappy stories, etc. that I've posted on anniversaries past.
This year, I thought I'd try to show some pictures of us through the years. Unfortunately, when we were dating and the first few years of marriage we didn't have a digital camera. We didn't get one until after V. was born. We also didn't get a computer until after she was born.  So I don't have any of those older photos uploaded to our computer. They are in photo albums on the shelf. And we also weren't very good at taking photos of just US until the last couple of years. So here' s few photos, mostly family, of us over the past 10 years.
{If you want to see our photo albums, you are more than welcome to come over any day and thumb through them!}

2003.Our wedding day! We look so young!


 Then we jump to 3 years later{2006} after we got our digital camera and computer and started storing pics on it! We still look so young and V. was so cute and chubby!{ Steve was going through a grow-his-hair-out phase. He's gone through a couple of those...}

 Then 2007 rolls on in. This was 4th of July at the park and Zoo.{Steve's hair is short again. YAY!!!}

 2008. Nauvoo Temple. Steve was working in St. Louis for a couple of months and V. and I went and stayed 2 weeks with him during Thanksgiving. We took the opportunity to drive up to Nauvoo and see some L.D.S. Church History Sites. It was awesome!

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 2009. Our first professional pictures done as a family. These were taken by our good friend Danica.

 And she took a photo of just us as a couple!

 Wow. 2010. V. took this photo of us on the North Pole Express ride we do every Christmas time. You can tell we are looking tired from the fun-filled day! {I could've swore we had nice family pictures done this year but I can't seem to find them. This was all I could find!}

 2011. Our trip to Jackson Hole. We love going every Autumn and had such fun this year!

 2012. We took these photos ourselves. We did the whole put-the-timer-on-the-camera-then-run-like-crazy-to-jump-in-the-photo! Not too shabby.

 V. actually took this one of us. She has some talent!

 

I don't have any pictures of us from this year uploaded yet. So that's it for now.

As I look back over these 10 years I see downs, mainly ups; trials but countless, countless blessings; heartache but also extreme joy. I feel very blessed for all the memories we've made.  Our love has changed over the last 10 years. Living life together, growing and changing together, experiencing hardships and good times together has made our love stronger and deeper.

Steve is my best friend. My confidant. My "woobie" {extra points if you can name the movie!}

He is my constant. He is my safe place.

I can't wait to see what the years ahead have in store for us. We have achieved many dreams and goals together but still have many more to reach and make happen. I can't imagine anyone I'd rather continue this journey with than with Steve.

Love ya lotsa hotsa!

*******Update******
After reading this to Steve he says I make it sound like we've had a rocky marriage. What I mean when I talk about the downs, the trials, the heartache and such, is life. Not our marriage. I mean the things we go through that's just a part of life. Financial struggles, family struggles, miscarriages, health, so on and so forth. Through it all we've grown stronger together and our love has grown.  Our trials help us grow. I'm just glad I have someone to grow with!

37 Reasons I Love Steve

Today is Steve's birthday. He turned 37! So I thought I'd share 37 reasons why I love him!{Even though there are many, many more!}

1} He makes me laugh!
2} He snores. Sometimes it keeps me awake, but usually the sound of his snoring is comforting.
3} He works hard to provide for us.
4} He encourages and supports my desire to be a stay at home mom.
5} I love when he grabs me and starts humming a tango tune and twirls me around and dips me.
6} I love the way his tongue sticks out a little when he is focusing/working on something.
7} He always lets me have the last piece of pie or cake.
8} He spoils our daughter {and me}.
9} I love when he starts tickling matches with V., or I or the both of us!
10} He takes me for rides in the mountains in the Fall because he knows I love Fall so much.
11} He loves me even when I say or do stupid things.
12} He is always the first to be humble and say sorry when we have a disagreement.
13} He sometimes brings a no-bake cookie home from the cafeteria at work for me because he knows I like them.
14} His facial wrinkles. I love knowing that those wrinkles are a sign of living life. Laugh lines,worry lines, lines from hard work, etc. I love that we are going through these life experiences together.
15} I love that he lets me warm my cold feet on his warm ones in bed.
16} He laughs at my jokes.
17} He makes me feel beautiful because he tells me I am.
18} He is a worthy Priesthood holder. And he uses his Priesthood power to heal and bless and lead us.
19} I love when he spends time with V. She adores him and he adores her. 2 peas in a pod they are!
20} He is forgiving. Many times I have said or done things that aren't right and are hurtful to others. He always forgives me.
21} He holds my hand.
22} He takes care of me when I'm sick. Or like now, with the restrictions I have because of my back he does my housework for me.
23} He brings me breakfast in bed every Mother's Day. { Usually donuts and hot cocoa.}
24} He holds his tongue and comments back when I'm being crazy. Like some of my O.C.D. things I do that really are rather silly but I HAVE to do anyway!
25} I love the way he snuggles up to me at night.
26} I love how he plays with V. and encourages her to follow her dreams.
27} He supports me in my hobbies and craft selling business.
28} He has been to almost all of my races and always has flowers or something for me when I finish.
29} I love when he puts his arms around me while I'm in the kitchen. And sometimes a kiss follows! ;)
30} I love that even though it seems like we always have a doctors bill needing to be paid off and it's usually because of me, he never complains about it or makes me feel bad about it.
31} I love how he sometimes will stay up late at night when I have a migrain and rub my head and neck until I fall asleep.
32} He is so patient with me.
33} He knows my favorite flower, color, candy, food, musicians, and most of my favorite movies.
34} I love how sometimes all we have to do is look at each other and immediately know what the other is thinking!
35} He is so easy going.
36} He is my calming agent. Back when I was in the Primary Presidency and it would be my turn to do Sharing Time, he would always stand outside in the hall where I could see him through the open door. I always got so nervous{ even had a panic attack a couple of times }. Being able to see him always comforted and calmed me.
37} He loves me. Just the way I am!

*Last night when Steve got home from work he came into the kitchen where I was preparing dinner and put his arms around me and kissed me and told me I was beautiful. Awww! I love how even though I've gotten fat and older he still compliments me and finds me beautiful! He also said he thought my hair looked real pretty {I hadn't washed it since the day before and had been to the gym so it was sweaty. But I DID curl it!}
The other night he said he loved how my skin smells. I was like, " hmm.....What does my skin smell like?" He said it smelled like I'd just washed with good smelling soap. .....So I guess my skin smells clean. That's good to know.
Anyhoo, I just love how he makes me feel good about myself and lets me know he loves me!

*Last night Steve also told me that if I end up having back surgery he'll be p.o.ed big time. At ME! He said I'll have brought it on myself.
He said all this after finding out I had vacuumed the house that day. As well as carried in groceries the other day. Etc, etc...
I told him how frustrating it is to sit around all day doing nothing and waiting for him and V. to get home and do my job for me. I mean, I'm a stay at home housewife and mother. It's my role, my job to take care of the house and everything. Then to be told that I can't do those things for a few months because of my stupid back is just..... I feel useless. Lazy. Frustrated. Anxious. Everything! I know I need to follow these restrictions so my back can heal. Steve said I need to let him and V. do those things for me. He says not to feel guilty asking for help. They WANT to help me out. I guess I'm just being too prideful...
I've also gained some weight. And all I can do is walk. A little of the elliptical. And I've been trying to eat better. But the weight just keeps going up. I can't wait till I can start jogging again. More frustrations....

*Tonight is Relief Society night . I'm so stressed. I always stress the day of R.S. night. I hate being in charge of things.{Yet I really am loving this calling! } And tonight we've invited the husbands AND the 3rd Ward to come as well. AND I'm singing. Stress, stress, stress. I just hope it all goes well, that people come away feeling uplifted and encouraged, and that I don't mess up this song. I don't have the melody written out. All I have are lyrics and a recording. So I've been listening to the recording over and over trying to get the melody stuck in my head! It's a very simple but lovely song.With a great message. Written by a girl I went to school with. Very talented gal. So anyway, I hope I do it justice!
 Glen Rawson is speaking to us tonight. And everyone's excited! He's like a local celebrity. When people are like," You know him?!"  I'm like, "yeah, he was my seminary teacher. He cool."  ;) No, but really, they say everyone has 1 or 2 leaders/teachers/adults in their young life that helps shape who they become and has an impact on them {aside from family members, of course!}. Bro. Rawson was definitely one of those to me. Through his teachings and stories and example I gained a stronger testimony of the Gospel. When life got hard, I was prepared spiritually to handle it. And my faith and testimony keep growing as I continue living life. {Some other teachers I had that I think had an impact on me was my Achievement day leader~Sis. Starzcky {s/p}, Young Woman leaders Sis. Rammell, Sis. Bitton, and Sis. Sorenson and my choir teacher~ Mrs. Mann.Plus many more! }
Anyway, Steve thought it was pretty cool when I approached our Bishop about having Bro. Rawson come speak to us and he was like,"Can you really get Glen Rawson?!" And I was said," He's an old friend. All I can do is call and see if he can come or not. No promises, as I know he's a busy man. But I'll ask."  But what Steve heard, " oh sure! Glen and I go way back! He's an old friend! I'll call him up!" Anyway, he thought that was cool....
{Bro. Rawson asked me to sing tonight. I didn't put myself in the program. I hope people won't think I'm trying to toot my own horn or something....}
*Sunday is Steve's Birthday. Just thought I'd put that out there...

Spring day

The last 2 days have been sooo nice! V. has enjoyed running around outside while I l have laid on a quilt, soaking up the warmth and sunshine and reading. I'm currently reading "the Language of Bees", a Mary Russell novel. I'm at the part where it's starting to get hard to put the book down. It's starting to get real good!
Today was the first day of V.'s Easter break. She crawled into bed with me this morning and we both slept in. So nice! Then I helped V. dye some eggs. She had fun and made some very pretty eggs!
We then had grilled chicken and green salad for lunch.
Then we spent a couple hours getting groceries followed by enjoying the sun until Steve got home.
Speaking of Steve, his movie came in the mail today! The Hobbit! We just started it and are only 7 minutes in but already are loving it immensely!
So with that, I'll bid you adieu while I snuggle with my love and enjoy this movie!

March 26th

* Today as I was helping in V.'s classroom the school had a fire drill. So I got to walk outside with her class, holding her hand.

* It has been raining this afternoon and I LOVE it!

* V. has had no cheer, ballet or piano this week. Due to Spring breaks. But our Easter break starts on Thursday. So only 3 days of school this week as well. So, so far it's been a nice week and she is excited for the rest of the week! I think we'll dye Easter eggs on Friday. And she bought a little wooden birdhouse that I told her she could paint over the break. Steve wants to take us to lunch or dinner sometime this weekend. Other than that, it will be a slow, nice weekend.

* Speaking of Steve, I am wildly in love with him.....Just had to say that....

* My back has been feeling really good. Yay!! I'm hoping it just continues to get better from here on!

* I pre-ordered the Hobbit. We have been anxiously awaiting for it to arrive. Steve asks everyday if it has arrived. I got it for a good price by pre-ordering it but waiting for it is driving us nuts!Any day now....

* Next week Steve's family will be in town. We can't wait to see them. Especially our new nephew!!

So grateful

Steve spent all day yesterday and into the night working on our bathroom. We are finally getting some updating done! There is still alot to do in there and we are hoping that each month we can get a little more done and hopefully by the end of the summer have the bathroom completely redone! Anyway, he worked so hard and I felt bad I couldn't help him. But because of my back, I couldn't do anything but watch. He also carried all  the laundry downstairs for me so I could wash it.
Then today he vacuumed the entire house for me as well. Yes, it's the Sabbath. But since what I can do with the house cleaning is limited, Sundays are the best days for Steve to help.
{V. has vacuumed a couple times this week as well.}
Plus, the other morning I got in the truck and discovered it was full of gas. Steve had filled it up the night before while I was asleep. Now, I CAN do the gas myself still, but he wanted to do it so I wouldn't have to worry about it.
I'm so grateful for him. He works all week to provide for us. Works all Saturday to get the bathroom done. And he still takes the time to help me. I know he really cares for me. These are all small ways a person can show another how much they love them.
Okay, I'll quit being sappy and bragging about Steve. But I count my blessings to have him as a husband. He's so good to me!

Soccer Dad{s}?

Soccer {summer 2012 }

I was filling out V's soccer registration online. As that is how you have to do it this year. She was already in the system because she's played in the past. All I was supposed to do was update her info. As I was looking over her info. I saw they had both Steve and I down as her fathers. I corrected it and then printed it out. It still said I was her father. So I tried correcting it again but it seems intent on leaving it where it was.
So, according to V's soccer registration, she has 2 fathers.
{ and she's still 6, has only 1 year experience, has no insurance and doesn't have a school name. As it wouldn't let me correct those errors either!}

Randomness

* I walked 3 1/2 miles this morning, since running and Zumba are out for a while. Man. I didn't realize I was addicted to running until it was taken away from me! It was so hard to restrain myself this morning. I kept just wanting to break out into a jog. A light jog. Only for 5 minutes! But no. I didn't give in. I just walked. {But I did speed walk!}

* I asked V. this morning if she was getting dressed. She responded," Well, I WAS getting dressed. But then my eyes got stuck. So I stopped."
When I asked her what that meant, she said, with her eyes staring off into space, " You know, my eyes were just like this."
*sigh*

* After yesterdays post I wanted to clarify that yes, I DID watch Downton Abbey to the very end. Yes. I saw what happened. But in yesterday's post I was talking about what I felt and thought during the one happy scene. Before the end happened. I'm sad about the end.


* I also had the thought yesterday about how everyone is always like "I need to find me a Mr. Darcy." or " I wish Mr. Darcy was real." or stuff like that.
And I thought to myself," I don't need a Mr. Darcy. I have a Mr. H.  And he's perfect for me!"
Just thought I would share that thought.....

* This morning while reading my scriptures I came across 3 separate lines that stuck out to me.
The first being found in 2nd Nephi 1: 15 ".......I am encircled about eternally in the arms of His love." I love that scripture. Very comforting.
The second scripture is in 2nd Nephi 1: 21 and 23 "......Arise my sons...be men, and be determined in one mind and one heart, united in all things...", ".....put on the armor of righteousness..."
I wish all young men would read these 2 scriptures and take them to heart. THAT is the definition of a true man!
The last scripture I wanted to share I found in 2nd Nephi 2:4 ".......the Spirit is the same, yesterday, today, and forever....and Salvation is free."
Did you hear that? Salvation is FREE! All you have to do is accept Christ and follow Him and His teachings. That's it! As my daughter would say," Easy peasy lemon squeezey!"
* I love listening to Classical music while exercising outdoors. There's just something about feeling your heart pumping, feeling the warmth of the sun on your face and maybe the breeze on your cheek, breathing in fresh air, and listening to Paul Potts sing Nessun Dorma. {Or just any classical music!}
You feel like the heavens have opened and you feel like a chorus is singing "AHHHHHH!!!!!" And life is Beautiful! I can only desrcibe it as a very spiritual feeling!
* I think I'll make a brownie recipe I found on Pinterest today. As well as a Pinterest crockpot recipe.

 

My Happily Ever After

I was watching the season Finale of Downton Abbey. At the end when Mary, Matthew and the baby are together, I thought to myself," They are so happy. They are so in love. Their lives are perfect!"
Then I immediately thought back a few nights ago when Steve and I were having a conversation. And he told me how deeply in love he is with me. How incredibly happy he is with life. How I'm his best friend, he finds me extremely sexy, and how life with V. and I are perfect to him.
Maybe this is a little TMI. But these were things I was needing to hear. I have low self-esteem and am incredibly self-conscious of my body. Like, real self conscious. Yes, I've given birth and been through pregnancy {many times} life takes a toll on ones body. But I think the reason I am so self conscious is that I gained 40 pounds the first 5 months of marriage{from birth control}. So in a way, I feel like I lost my sexy body even before having a child. I shouldn't have lost my figure that quickly. But throughout our marriage Steve has always made me feel beautiful. And has always made me feel loved. But for some reason this last week having him say that I was lovely and sexy and the best thing in the world to happen to him really, really was needed and appreciated.
I also thought back to when V. was born. And how Steve and I were so over-the-moon happy to have her join us. I loved watching Steve with her. He was so gentle and sweet.
I also thought back on all the memories we have made together and/or as a family.
So what I'm getting at here but taking forever to say, is that while watching a fictional couple living their happily ever after, I realized how I am living MY Happily Ever After. I am perfectly content with my life.  Perfectly at peace.  Perfectly happy.

Oh, the irony

So after having my back pain increase quite a bit in just a couple of days, my chiropractor { whom I love by the way} put me on more restrictions. So not only can I not lift the laundry, push the vacuum, etc. I now can not llft over 10 pounds. And no more running or zumba. At least for 2 months. We hope that by taking it real easy for a few weeks it will allow my back to heal some. I'm pretty bummed. But, my back is not too bad and it will heal if I Iet it.I CAN still walk. And maybe try yoga? Which I'm grateful for.
I find it extremely funny and ironic that I'm always encouraging{ nagging} Steve to eat better, cut back on soda and come exercise with me. I'm always telling him I want to enjoy our golden years and not be pushing him around in a wheelchair.
And now here we are. I'm a stay at home housewife who has to sit around and wait for my husband to come home to do my housework for me! I can't even go grocery shopping without him because I need him to carry them in for me!
Me! The one who runs{ I did 7 races last year}, I don't drink pop, I eat my fruits and veggi's daily.
Then there's Steve. Sits in front of the t.v.  drinking pop and eating potato chips.
Oh the irony just about kills me!  ;)
{ even more ironic? Steve WAS going to get me new running shoes for Valentine's Day! I guess we'll put that on hold for a bit.}

First Date

I met Steve on a blind date. The last blind date I swore I would ever do! I was tired of them! Turns out, it WAS the last blind date I would go on. I ended up marrying him!

He was visiting my ward for a friends baby blessing. He saw me, thought me cute. But figured I was out of his league or already taken. {both were not true}. He mentioned to his mom, "That girl up front is kinda cute". She agreed. She than called her husbands cousin who was in my ward and asked who I was, was I dating anyone, etc. This cousin then called me up to see if I was dating anyone and could she give my number to her cousins son? I asked about him. She told me about him. I then asked,"What's wrong with him?" {In my experience, when a guy is over 25 and still single, it's usually for a reason. He was 26} She said,"Nothing! He just hasn't met the right girl yet."
 Riiiiiiiight. Like I hadn't heard that line before!

I told her sure, give him my number. After a few weeks of not hearing anything, I forgot about him.

Turns out the reason he hadn't called was because he was pursuing another woman. Who turned out to be married. As soon as he found out, he quit talking to her and THEN decided to give me a call. {He's going to flip out if he ever finds out I posted online that he was pursuing a married woman.
 "I didn't know!" So he says.{*wink* wink*}

Anyway, he called me up and we set up a date. I was impressed with how easy it was to talk to him on the phone. {I'm not a phone person}

We went to the State Fair for our first date. We both didn't want the other to know we didn't like the scary rides. So, we went on ALL the scary rides. I screamed and laughed like a mad woman on most of them. We then got caught in a downpour.

We went back to his car where he gave me an extra sweater he had to dry off a little. Then off to dinner. On the way we talked. And we didn't talk. But there was no awkward silences. It was all very relaxed and peaceful.
We had dinner then he took me home.
I got home and looked in the mirror and saw that my hair had gone all frizzy weird from the rain. Great!Probably won't get a second date looking like this!

But we did have a second date a week later. After that, we saw each other or talked on the phone every day.

Yesterday was our 9 year wedding anniversary.

So yeah, a good first date!

8 years.

Today's our anniversary!

You can read previous years post { and pictures} here, or here

THIS post is short and sweet!

We are so close to hitting the 10 year mark!

Us 8 years ago~

Us now~

Happy Anniversary, My Love!

I'm so thankful to have you in my life!

Spooning

I LOVE spooning with Steve!
But... ever since V. joined our family, we don't seem to spoon as often.
Not for lack of trying!
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, we'll spoon on the couch while watching a movie. Then comes V. She jumps onto us, and squishes herself between the two of us.
We'll snuggle up together in bed, spooning. Then, I hear little footsteps coming. And soon, there's little V., climbing into bed with us and sleeping between us.
.sigh.
She joins us in our bed almost every night.
I know you all are thinking," WHAT!?"
Back when we started trying for baby #2, I worked very hard to break her of that habit.
And I did.
For awhile.
Then she slowly started coming back into our room at night.
I now realized that the chance of us having another child is pretty slim.
So I'm not trying to break the habit this time. She falls asleep in her own bed and such. But sometime during the night, she joins us in our bed.
As much as I miss spooning with my hubbie, I know all too soon V. will outgrow wanting to snuggle with us.
All too soon, she'll sleep thru the night in her own bed and I'll go in her room in the middle of the night and kiss her forehead and think,"Where has the time gone? When did my baby grow up and get too old to snuggle with mommy?"
So, I've decided to enjoy these moments before they are gone.
Steve and I will have plenty of time to spoon in the future.....


A picture of V. hogging Steve. She gets all the attention now.....

Seven years!

Today, we have been married for seven looong years. J/K! Seven beautiful years! And the lovin' is still good! ;)
Last year, I posted a bunch a pictures, so this year you get just one!
Us, on our wedding day, outside the beautiful Idaho Falls Temple.


I can't believe we are almost to ten years! The time has flown! So many ups and downs, good times and sad times and hard times. This is also my last year being in my twenties. Sooo sad. My life is so different then I thought it would be. But, it's so much better! I can't think of anything I would trade!
Steve is such a wonderful father to V. She loves him to pieces! Definitely a daddy's girl! Steve is also such a great husband. He puts up with my moodiness, and cranky days. And doesn't laugh too hard when I do or say something stupid. He lets me be myself, which let's admit, can be kinda goofy, silly, retarded whatever you want to call it! He has the best heart! When we have our disagreements {yes, we are not perfect, we fight sometimes!} I'm too stubborn to say sorry or admit I may be wrong. But Steve is always the one to say,"let's talk it out, I'm sorry {even if it's not his fault!} etc. If he was as stubborn as me, things wouldn't be soo good around here.
And he is so patient, and gentle and loving. I'm so glad that he has been by my side with all the health problems I have. He told me once, back when we were engaged, that after I had told him of my medical history, he had to ask himself if he wanted to be with someone who had health problems. It would cost money, possibly heartache,drama, etc. I'm so glad he thought it all worth it and married me! Even though I've developed another half dozen problems since then! I'm grateful he never complains about the money we spend on doctor/hospital bills. I always feel a little bad when it's the year for my brain MRI and all that. We spend money on the tests that we could use for family trips or something. But he never says anything. He just makes the money to pay the bills and supports me. He holds my hand when I need to get poked by a needle, which isn't often, but I hate needles! He never calls me a baby, he's always there for me. Each time I lose a baby, he holds me and lets me be moody for a couple of days as I grieve. He is always understanding when I'm kinda down because I miss my mom. And he'll take me out to her grave and help me clean it.
Anyway, what I mean is that he is wonderful and I'm sooo happy to be spending my life with him! I couldn't ask for a better {or sexier} husband! We are sooo in love and are enjoying this ride called 'life' that we are on!
Happy anniversary sweetie!

movie and dinner

So Steve had yesterday off. In the morning he had a company golf tournament. He had a lot of fun! His team tied for second, and he feels like he played a good game.
After lunch, V.'s grandma and grandpa Hammond picked her up for the rest of the day. They went in to visit her Great-Grandma Hammond, then they took her to the store. Grandma told me later that when they got to the store, she put V. up in the cart and V said,"My Mother doesn't put me in the cart." "Well, "said Grandma," I do." So she said V. was a good girl and they bought her a big pink bouncy ball, then went back to their place where she spent the rest of the time jumping on the tramp, running thru the sprinklers, and playing with her cousin. They also gave her ice cream, which she loved! {I try not to have too many sweets at our house, so she loves going to her grandparents where she can get all sugared up!}
While V. was at her grandparents, Steve and I went to the matinee of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. We both really liked it. I was so excited to go! Of course, I didn't like how they changed some scenes, and added others. And I don't know why they changed the end the way they did. There was a lot more action in the book! But overall, I loved it!
Then we walked over to Sportsmans Warehouse so Steve could get some arrow tips. Then we walked over to Johnny Carinos for dinner. Steve's mom happened to give us a gift card for there a while ago. So we ended up only spending $8 total out of pocket for dinner. Not too shabby!
Then we went and picked up V. and on the way home she told me she had been a good girl like I told her to be.:) I put her in the tub and got her to bed. By that time Steve had fallen asleep with his glasses on,{He's not as young as he used to be;)}
It had been a fun day! I loved going out with Steve, just us. Now that V. is a little older, I'm more comfortable leaving her with family, I know she's old enough to tell people what she wants. When she was a baby, I was always worried that if she started crying people wouldn't know what was wrong. I love doing things as a family, but it's nice sometimes to be just a couple again.
Anyway, this post has turned into a novel! I better stop before I think of more to add!

Grow old with me!

Today we have been married for six years! Wow, how the time flies! Here's a few engagement and wedding photos. I really don't want to spend to much time on this post. I'd rather be upstairs with my hunny!

There you go! Suffice it to say that I can't think of another person I'd rather be spending my life with! I love Steve so much and am so happy with him and the life that we have. I'm grateful that we were sealed for Time and all Eternity. The thought of spending forever with him is amazing! I look forward to the many years ahead of us.

Grow old with me, the best is yet to be!

I love you Steve!