Seven Years.

Today is our Anniversary.

SEVEN years with this man.

I honestly cannot believe it has been that long.

Of course we have had our ups and downs, but it has been an amazing ride.

I knew I loved him when I married him, but I had no idea how much that love could grow and what a perfect fit he was for me. 

This man of mine knows me better than I know myself and always puts me first.

He laughs at my jokes and knows what to say to make me feel better. 

He can calm my nerves and lighten my load.

He still gives me butterflies when he kisses me.

He keeps track of my phone and fixes my problems.

He starts lots of conversations with "You know I'm crazy, right?"

He keeps me safe and loves me unconditionally.

He even whispers sweet nothings in Spanish sometimes.

He envelopes me in his arms and loves to snuggle. 

(Unless of course it's time to sleep because then I better not cross onto his side of the bed.)

He is the smartest person I know and can remember the most remarkable things.

He is the sweetest father and tells me multiple times a day how adorable our children are. 

He could be the only friend I ever have, and that would be OK. 

We compliment each other so well and often times know what the other is going to say before it is said. 

He is who I want on my team and I know we can take on the world together.

And since this sweet man of mine is out of town today, I listened to this song that describes us so perfectly, and danced around the kitchen with my kiddos to celebrate. 

I am still into you.

Happy seven years together my love.

I hope you know how much I adore you.

Words

The boys are taking off in their vocabulary and they pronounce their words so cute.

So of course I made little flash cards of some of my favorites and made them tell me what the pictures were so we can remember those funny little words forever.

Singing with Grandpa

Have I mentioned how much these boys love their Grandpa Dorius? 

Ian picks his voice out instantly when he is on the phone and loves it when Grandpa sings to him. Luckily I had my camera handy and was able to catch these gems!

Easter 2015

Easter Weekend was a treat because we had Grandma Dorius for the weekend and Brad and Taryn for a day. Plus it was Conference weekend which was a bonus. It is always a great experience to listen to a Prophet of God speak in these days as well as the apostles and other leaders. We truly are blessed to know that God's church has been restored and that we have a Prophet to lead and guide us today just as people did anciently. 

I am also grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ who was resurrected for me. I know he lives.

Things were a little loud at our house, but at least Elmo had a good view.

We started Easter weekend with a trip to Hangtime with Brad and Taryn.

It took Briggs awhile to warm up, and Ian mainly wanted to hang out with the giant balloons that were out for a party, but they eventually stayed on the tramps for more than 20 seconds.

{B in blue, I in green stripes}

 

My mom treated us with cinnamon rolls. It was heavenly. 

My mom is a master cinnamon roll maker.

We dyed Easter eggs. 

The Easter Bunny made it to our house. 

He hid the eggs very appropriately for our hunters' level.  

The boys enjoyed their toys. 

And the treats were a hit.

Ian was hilarious because he found a few eggs and then realized there was candy in them and suddenly he didn't feel the need the find any more.

He just kept saying "look!" "treat!" He honestly didn't eat much but he sure loved packing them around.

 

The boys got these robotic fish that are water activated and are super fun to watch.

Unfortunately in a moment that I wasn't paying attention, Briggs put his fish in the toilet to swim and for some random reason decided to flush the toilet. I didn't even know how to save it because I walked in as he was flushing. 

 Thankfully he got over it pretty quickly and didn't shed a tear. I on the other hand, wanted to cry.

We got a little crafting done which was awesome!

We also went shopping.

We snuggled. 

We drank "juice." 

And we made freezer meals to stock up our freezer for when I go back to work.

(This statement will require two follow up posts. One of which to discuss the freezer meals we made, because we made some awesome ones, and the other to unscramble my thoughts about going back to work. They will come.)

It was a perfect weekend!