We made it! We have been married for a year!  Thats right, we are professionals now so if anyone needs advice...  But seriously this last year has been the greatest year of my life.  I have never had so much fun learning and growing and the best part about it is I have spent it with my best friend!  Danny you are my sweethead, there is no doubt about it!  Thank you for making me laugh everyday, and always giving me something to look forward to.  You are always pushing yourself and setting goals.  Watching you makes me want to be a better person!  I am so lucky to have you, I win!

Time is a thief

One of the best things about Jared coming home, besides the obvious of him being home, is that all of the siblings were under the same roof at the same time!  This rarely happens, and I can't decide if it's because there are so many of us or if  life is too busy!... probably both.  I just can't believe how fast time is ticking!  I guess it is true what they say, "Time is the Ultimate Thief, it just takes and takes and never gives back."  It's a good thing we've got forever! 

I love you guys!

Jared is HOME!!

It's been months, and so much has happened!  The most recent is that Jared is HOME!  It was a surprise to all of us, especially him that he came home last Monday the 16th of March.  He injured his shoulder last November and has been in excruciating pain ever since.  Sleeping pills, pain medications, steroids, nothing worked.  He basically served the remaining 6 months of his mission with awful pain and no sleep!  I don't know anyone else that could handle this situation as well as he has, what an amazing example of serving a honorable, full-time mission. We all know that he is home for a reason, I have already learned so much from him just in these past two weeks.   Love you Jared! 

Here is a clip of the Airport Scene, Danny is the one holding the video camera... I think you will understand why I said that.  Also we got a "Family Picture" taken, but the guy that took our picture didn't exactly know what he was doing so take a look at this "Vidpic"

It's vibrato

My parents took us to Olive Garden the other night.  We really had a super fun time!  

Did I mention we had a really fun time?  Long story short, some waiters came to sing to us and Danny asked them to sing in "labrato" but the way to pronounce it is "vibrato"  

So we got in this discussion about how the word is pronounced.  We had our waiter go around and ask if anyone knew who was right.  She came back and said it was "vibrato" and told Danny that he was probably mixing vibrato up with la beeto

I think the picture explains the rest of the night

Can't Sleep!!

I know I know, it's 3:00 am and I can't sleep!  So I have been looking through my pictures and found this one from our Arizona trip, doesn't that just melt your heart?  Nothing better than the man you love holding a baby.  I can't help but think what an amazing dad he is going to be... Actually now that I am thinking about it, I can't wait when they are old enough that he can get all of his teasing out on them!  Thats even better than holding a baby!

The Dentist

I hate the dentist.  Wait let me rephrase that, I love what dentists do but I hate how it has to be done.  I just have never been comfortable sitting in that chair with the bright light shining in my mouth and up my nose, feeling paranoid that there might be something they can see up there!  I always wear black.  I learned in High School, when I used to sweat from being nervous, that black is the best color to wear to hide your sweat.  It is disgusting, but true.  I bet Jennifer Anniston got the 411 on that.  Anyways, the gum check is the worst part of the appointment, I always wonder how annoyed the assistant must get with me ever time my body flinches and I make a face that says, "That hurt."  I guess the point I am trying to get across is that I do not enjoy going to the dentist at all, but I truly do appreciate all that they do for my mouth.  

Birthday Confession

I am officially a year older now!! Hooray! The BIG 23. I was thinking that 23 is a good number to be, that is until I saw the picture of me blowing out my candles... Look at my cheeks! How do they expand like that?!  I am seriously scared to see what next year will bring.  I gave that my all, blew out every candle! I remember how I used pose for the "Blowing out the candles picture" and barely blew enough air out to get one candle, just so I wouldn't look like a monkey.  Guess I forgot that this year!  Am I the only one who did that?