There is nothing I love more than seeing the joy on my children's faces as they see and do new things. Celebrating holidays is so much fun with them and Halloween is no exception. They loved picking out pumpkins at Jakers Jack-O-Lanterns this year. Jakers had a huge corn pit that they could play in as well as a petting zoo and hayride....
So the day after my birthday, Tanner and I went out on a date to celebrate both of our birthdays while Michelle and Mike watched our children. Tanner picked the restaurant and I picked the movie. He chose Tucahnos and I chose "Everest" for the movie. It was so nice to have an evening out. Usually we just go out to movies while...
Well it all started with my birthday. It was a very ordinary simple birthday but one of my best yet. I must have had extra angels hovering over me because I don't know... I just felt really blessed and overwhelmed with gratitude for all of my blessings. First, Tanner came home early from work at 6:30 AM and let me sleep in! That...
We celebrated my grandma turning the big 80! Andrew made a video of a bunch of videos made by most of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. It varied from people saying happy birthday to sharing a favorite memory of Grandma. It was so sweet and I shed a tear or two. When I think about the life my Grandma led it brings...
Sometimes Tanner's schedule makes it so I am alone with the kids during the evening and by that time I am truly exhausted and counting down the minutes until bedtime. Today I decided to whip out my camera and just snap a few pictures of my children. I try really hard to enjoy this phase of my life but sometimes it can get really...
