Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Creativity at its best

For Mother's Day, Will gave the boys (yes, that's plural) paint and paint brushes to make me a picture.  Owen enjoyed that as much as Grant did.  It was acrylic paint...


 He is such an artist


And so humble about it


 Then Will wrapped up my "gift" and pushed it into the kitchen.  It was a giant box with giggles inside- the best kind of gift.


 Will also make amazing chicken enchilladas without too much supervision or opinions from me.  Dinner was delicious!


Theme of creativity continues with the placement of Moroni on the Gilbert Temple!  Grant asked a lot of questions about who made it and how they did his nose.  I just made up answers like usual.




Grant was a robot for a day thanks to Will's diaper box cutting skills.


 Take a good look at this beautiful mane.  Because Owen was sick a few weeks ago and kept pulling at his hair, I thought MAYBE it was getting too long.  Then I did something I wished I hadn't.  It wasn't a sin, just a minor transgression. 

I cut the curls, 2 inches off the back, sides and top! Why didn't Will stop me? He just stood there taking pictures.  Grant actually yelled at me, "Stop it Mom, he doesn't like it!!"  But I couldn't really stop until it was even.  So, he still has a lot of hair, just not so many curls.  He hasn't been called a girl in 2 weeks!  Now strangers use generic words like "baby" and "little one" because they are unsure... 



 Why is it that MY creativity ends up in fluorescent green walls, unused fabric and short hair?

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Happy 5th Anniversary

 Our 5th Anniversary deserves a little walk down memory lane.  I have loved the adventures, accomplishments, travels, hikes, laughs, together time and family fun.  The only reason our marriage has been easy is because I have the most patient, selfless husband in the world.  Though he's miles away right now in Chile, he left me with a huge scavenger hunt full of loving notes.  We are so thankful our paths crossed, we fell in love, tied the knot and made some babies. 



 Look at us... just a couple of kids!  We had a lot of fun dating, even though the first few months was kind of long-distance with Will traveling so much. 


But I scored a free trip to LA and felt pretty spoiled


When i finally convinced him I was the one, he proposed!


Our giddiness right after we got engaged!


I sure made a grand impression on Will's parents.  I dressed in Grandma Ev's clothes and begged for a ride home from the airport.  They loved me.





 Married in the AZ temple June 1, 2007



Our 1st anniversary I was quite a bit fatter than I was on our wedding day.  Will had packed a few pounds as well... what?  We love treats!



Grant came just a few weeks later...






2nd Anniversary... trip to Costa Rica!



The boys who helped me finish grad school





Trip to Ohio in May 2010



Halloween 2011                                                            


Will's 1st triathlon and I'm 5 weeks pregnant with Owen


Adventures in Chile- March 2011



Overdue... again.  Yikes I was giant, or should I say Owen was giant?


Very happy and proud big brother


Disneyland September 2011



Another Halloween



Our happiness.