This year has been a roller coaster ride! Lots of ups and downs! But we are closer because we made it through these times together!!! I love you so much and wanted you to know that you are wonderful husband!
Happy Anniversary Sweetheart!
It's true...she wasn't lying when she said she couldn't see the board in class. She is taking after her mommy in somethings. Because 3rd grade was when I got my first pair of glasses. I hated having glasses and none of them ever looked good on me. Analise didn't have that problem! Every pair we tried on looked great! These were our favorite!!! Doesn't she look adorable! Now let's hope they last for awhile. Glasses aren't cheap!
Turkey anyone??? Cody went hunting and a few hours later this is sitting in my driveway! And of course Analise is hovering over it! She is always so fascinated by animals...dead animals. That sounds wrong but it's true! She is her daddy's girl!
It makes your heart melt!!! She told me that she really wants a set of scriptures like mine and a bag thing to carry them in! That will come very soon sweet girl!
Yes, my sweet baby is 8!!! We had the funnest birthday party ever! Mostly because Mom had to do very little work! No really it was great! We went to Flip 2 it in Roseville. The kids got to play hard for 60 minutes! While the staff decorated the room, wrote down the gifts, served the cake and ice cream and my favorite part they cleaned it all up!! The kids went home exhausted and I wasn't! Usually it's the opposite but I really enjoyed this one! I think she did also! We love you, Analise!
I know it's been awhile but I had to write about the questions that my 7 year old daughter asked me tonight while tucking her in bed. I'm just in awe!!!
Analise: "Mom, my brain is thinking and I just don't know how to ask this...but how do we live?"
Mom: "What do you mean, how do we live?"
Analise: "Well Heavenly Father made us...but who made Heavenly Father."
It stopped me in my tracks....I didn't want to confuse her more with the answer so I just said well that is not something you need to worry about because we just know why we came here and what we need to return to live with Him someday and that is all we need to think about.
She was okay with that answer....we said our prayers and then...
Analise: "Mom, how does Heavenly Father hear all our prayers...because what if someone else was praying right now?"
Again...how is her brain thinking about these things at 7 YEARS OLD!!!!
My answer was ya know I don't know but I do know he answers and hears all of them. And then her real 7 year old thoughts said...yeah he probably has lots of ears!!!
Wow...I'm flabbergasted! I don't think any of these questions were on my mind until High school. It's amazing that I can have these conversations with her now. So next family home evening is going to be on Faith....
My big 2nd Grader!! She is growing up way too fast! She is very excited to go to Mrs. Parr's class. And just to be going back to school. After I shed a few tears from having her around all day....I picked her up and she said, "Mom I think 2nd grade is longer than 1st grade was." I just laughed....!!!!
We saw fireworks and watched the Layton parade with Cody's family.
We even took a drive around and showed Analise where we grew up...it was fun reminiscing.
After signing his life away and a few minute video...I watched him gear up and get in a shuttle to take to the plane. Analise was so nervous (all weekend long)! Poor thing she thought her Daddy would get hurt! Not to mention me...ugghh!!! Luckily I had some experts there with us...Bruce and Heather Felt (who watched Sarah jump) and our neighbors Joey and Auti (Joey has jumped 6 times).
His experience was amazing!!! He landed safely on the ground with a happy wife and daughter waiting! Hopefully he won't want to do this again for a very long time!!!
It was cool enough to still enjoy the hike but not to cool that we couldn't get our feet wet! A perfect day trip and so close to home!!!
Next, we spent the day with our family at Golfland in Roseville. This was a BLAST!!! A little mini-golf, arcade and ended with a race to the finish!
OOOOO...who's in 1st place! It felt good to act like a kid for a day!
Last we went camping at Gerle Creek up by Icehouse. It was freezing at night and perfect temperature during the day. I love it here! Just gorgeous!
Fishing was good! And Analise of course wasn't afraid to touch them!
Can't wait to see what fun adventures July will bring us!
well I have to say...I have my handsome prince and everyday he sweeps me off my feet! The sunsets come, maybe not literally but I am whisked away! I know that life isn't perfect and we have definitely had some trying times together but everyday with him gets better and we get closer! 10 years to some is a long time but for me it is only a blink in our forever marriage! I want Cody to know how much I love him and how much fun it is to be married to such a loving husband and the most awesomest father!!!
Analise was now tall enough to ride almost anything but much to our dismay she was reluctant to try much of anything. With a little help from her cousins she rode Space Mountain and Matterhorn but after those 2 rides she was done with the "scary" ones! Her favorite ride at Disneyland was Pirates! And in California Adventure she loved Mulholland Madness! We had a blast! The parks closed at 8:00 so we went back to my brother's house and played games the rest of the night! It was so much fun! We wish we would've made our trip a few days longer!
On the way home we asked Analise what her favorite part about our vacation was and she said playing with her cousins! I guess Disneyland was more for Mom and Dad!!! Can't wait for our next trip!
The cutest and most tedious cupcake on earth to take to school!
And how you have grown....we love you!!!
I think I'll take up snowboarding....what do you think?
the view from our room...
It was all about the FUN!!! We went with our wonderful neighbors and we just relaxed and had a blast!! What a beautiful place! Sadly none of my pictures from the cable car worked. You could really see God's hand in the beautiful scenery around you. WOW!!! Now you'll just have to go see it for yourselves!
I knew this question would come up but I wasn't prepared for it yet. So I needed some Christmas spirit to help us out. With a message from Santa (http://portablenorthpole.tv/), help from my awesome neighbors and the Lincoln fire station....She still believes!!!
at least for another year!
With much coaxing Analise decided to be Belle for Halloween. Doesn't she look gorgeous! And look no cast! After only 4 weeks her cast was removed!
We really had an eventful week! We went to a Trunk or Treat last Saturday at my sister's ward. Then we went trick-or-treating in downtown Lincoln on Friday. Which is my favorite!
That same evening we got together with the neighbors and ate pizza and carved pumpkins! It was a BLAST!!! We let Analise carve her own pumpkin and it turned out so cute! She did get a little excited with her knife and decided to cut her friends pumpkin into 3 pieces! OOPS!!! We decided on Halloween that Analise could have a free day and eat as much candy as she wanted! We went Trick-or-Treating with the neighbors and it was so much fun! She started walking a little funny and I knew it was time to quit!
We ended the night with this!!! She was a little sick! So we said maybe tomorrow we will only have 3 pieces of candy. And she said "No I don't want to have any candy."
Home was rough! It was just sad to see her want to do things herself and cry because she couldn't. Her fingers looked like little sausages because they were so swollen. Nighttime was even harder she couldn't get comfortable and the pain was the worst when she was trying to sleep!
One night I think the medicine made her a little loopy and she talked about the tattoo on her face and the lions on the rocket. She needed to go potty, so Cody told her to stand up and he would hold her arm to get off the bed...and she said "Why, my arms aren't broken!?" It was pretty funny!
Now it is Thursday and we have gone all day without medicine and she hasn't complained once of pain! She is even trying to do things with her arm and we are so thrilled to know that it is slowly getting better! In 1 week she will get her hard cast on and then it will be a countdown to the day it comes off! And we will try to send her back to school tomorrow! How grateful I am for wonderful friends and family that have given Analise so much love! It has sure made it easier!!!
