Happy Anniversary to Us!

Wow, it's already been four years! In some way's it feels as if we have been married forever but at the same time it seem's like just yesterday we were posing for wedding pics! What a wonderful four years it has been! We have been so blessed these last four years and have some amazing memories. And then there's the squirt! What an amazing kid we have! I'm pretty much in awe every day that Brian and I made such a cute kid! :) It's so funny to see little bit's of each of us in him.

I have been thinking a lot lately of our wedding day and I wanted to record some of the things that I remember about that day (while I can still remember some of it!)

• I remember getting my hair done at Ric Erickson's the morning of my wedding. The nail woman who worked there (and had just done my nails the day before) was fired that morning. Let's just say she didn't take it well and had to be escorted out by the police! In her defense it was like the week before Christmas and it was a pretty crappy time to let someone go! Don't get me started on that....
• I remember going to the bathroom in Burger King, veil and all, on the way to Mesa and a little girl called me a princess :)
• I remember being about a million pounds thinner :)
• I remember hiding out in the bathroom in the temple trying to get mascara out of my veil!
• I remember sitting in the room they make you wait in before you go into the sealing room scared to death. I was NEVER nervous about getting married at all until then. I think they stick you in that room to weed out all the one's who really aren't ready!
• I remember going into the sealing room crying. Then out of nowhere I started laughing uncontrollably. I also remember Brian's face of stone, showing no emotion which made me laugh harder.
• I remember a gunfight
• I remember my dad showing a REALLY humiliating slide show of me with about 50 different poses that I did while trying to get a good picture. I remember there being braces in the picture, not good!
• I remember stuffing cake in Brian's face, and him being the gentleman that he is stuffed it right back!
• I remember going to my grandma's house after the reception to open some wedding presents. While we were getting ready to leave I realized that I left my purse in my dad's car. It took him till around 1-2 in the morning to "find" my Grandma's house. Coincidence, I think not!
• I remember the AMAZING hotel room Brian got for that night, which we only stayed in for a few hours :)

What a great day that was! It was perfect! I couldn't have asked for a better and a better four years! I hope our year's to come are just as good!

John and Emily Memorial Auction

The other day my friend posted on facebook about an auction she was taking part in. I went to the blog and found out about John and Emily Jones. They were in Provo celebrating Thanksgiving, when John went with some friends and family to explore some caves. While John was exploring one he became stuck. He was stuck for about 24 hours before he tragically passed away. You can read the family's statement on what happened HERE. John left behind his wife Emily, their 14 month old daughter, and the couple had just recently found out they were expecting another baby. The auction that is being held is for Emily and their family. This whole situation left me totally heart-broken and wanting to help in any way, so I'm auctioning off a sling. The sling is the one pictured below, so if you or anyone you know want's to bid visit THIS site. Click on the A Daily Scoop banner at the top of the page to see other items up for auction. There are some really neat things and you could get a good deal on something and help out at the same time! Please spread the word about this auction so that it can raise as much money as possible! How stressful must money be for this young wife of a med student on top of her grief! If you don't want to bid on anything and just want to donate some money you can do so by going HERE.

Thank You, and please pass the word on!

Marie

Tiffany modeling the sling I'm auctioning off! THANK YOU Tiffany for getting this picture!

Hotel Rwanda

Do you ever find yourself worrying, stressing, and obsessing over things that seem so important to you only to have something happen that put's your mundane worries into perspective? That's exactly what happened to me. I have been stressing about something completely out of my control and finding myself sad and angry when it isn't happening the way I want it to. I was feeling extra sorry for myself this past weekend when I watched Hotel Rwanda. I had no idea what the movie was about and was just one I picked up from the library. What an amazing movie it was! I think things like this happen for a reason, we are given event's and situation's in our lives that help to put thing's in perspective. This movie made me remember how lucky I am to have the life that I have. How lucky am I to have a wonderful family, a nice place to live, and all the other wonderful things that I take for granted!

This movie was SO good and I encourage anyone who hasn't seen it yet to watch it! It isn't very gruesome (the idea's of what happened are gruesome, but the movie doesn't have much blood and gore in it) at all, and is a time in history that everyone should know about (I had no clue that this had even happened!). This movie makes me realize how little I know about the world we live in today, and makes me want to learn more. What a great reminder this was to me, especially during this season, of what things are really important in life!

The Stage of Cheese

So we have officially entered the stage of cheese (or geese in Ayden's case). Ayden now say's geese whenever he see's a camera and pull's out an extra cheesy face. I suppose it's better than what the last 2 1/2 years have been, trying EXTRA hard to avoid the camera at all costs. It's pretty cute (for now :)) though, and I'm glad to get some easy shots of him! He sure has become spunky as of late and I'm really loving his funny personality. He sure can make us laugh! Can't wait to hear all the crazy things this kid has to say once he start's talking more!

*Don't know why the picture quality is so bad, their quality goes way down when I upload them on here! Sorry!

Some pretty cheesy faces!