Happy Anniversary!

A year ago today I married my best friend for time and all eternity in the most beautiful place. I can't believe it has already been a whole year and a baby on the way! I honestly would not change it for anything. It has been one of the best years of my life and I couldn't imagine my life any other way or with any other person by my side! I love you babes and am so excited to see what life has in store for us, I know it is going to be amazing, here's to eternity:) Happy Anniversary Taddy!

Oh BABY and a graduation!!

       Surprise!!! I think it's time that we finally let everyone know that we are expecting our first baby on October 18th!! We have known since we were 5 weeks along, but I didn't want to say anything till we were at least into the second trimester! I even wanted to wait until we knew what we were having, but Tadd told me there is no way he can wait any longer to tell people, which I can understand he already has had to wait 10 weeks ha!  We are now 15 weeks along, it all came a little sooner than we expected but we couldn't be more excited and happy to become parents and welcome our little baby into this world! We might be able to find out what we are having on May 17th, the doctor said if the office is slow he would be more than happy to go take a sneak peak, but if not we have to wait for the ultrasound appointment two weeks later! We're hoping for the 17th that's for sure!! I of course would love to have a girl and Tadd wants a boy, but really we could care less as long as it is a happy healthy little baby:)

           

       On another note Tadd graduated!! I am so proud of that boy and for all he has accomplished! He has a few classes to take over the summer, which he already started back to school today! Bummer!! He was still able to walk and do the graduation ceremony along with our brother in law Tyson!! Good job Tyson!! We can't wait till classes end in June as well as LSAT! We can't wait to see what we will be doing or where we will be going here in a few months!!

Lately..

Well it's been a while since I have put anything on this blog and decided maybe it's time for a quick post. There hasn't been much going on lately other than a lot of work for both of us and a lot of school for Tadd! I can't wait till he graduates and I can get my husband back and were counting down the days till we can take some sort of summer vacation and celebrate our first year anniversary! But until than we are just enjoying the time we do have to spend time together and enjoy the warmer weather we are finally getting! (well besides the snow we woke up to today, that was not the best thing to wake up to since it has been in the high 60's lately ha) It has been so nice to be able to go on bike rides and walks again! Bring on spring and summer :) Time is flying by and I can't believe it is already mid March and April is just around the corner and it's time for more holidays and more crafting for me, which keeps me busy while Tadd studies. Other than that we haven't been up to much, just staying busy and getting excited for summer, moving, graduation, and a lot of new changes to come!

                                        Tadd's St. Pattys day stuff

                             and of course we had to have green Jones soda:)

                                          Our Sunday walks

                            Some of the crafts I have made as of lately..

Birthday Boy!

Today is this boys birthday! He is the big 24 today and we are the same age again for six whole months! And every time I tell him; "babe were the same age again, he has to make sure to tell me that I am turning 25 this year! Cool Tadd thanks for the reminder! He woke up this morning saying "It's my Birthday!" and I had to sing him Happy Birthday and he says that since his birthday is on a Thursday, the rest of the week is his day too, ha we will see about that! I sure do love this boy and appreciate all he does for me each and everyday! I hope this day was a special day for you! Love you Taddy!

Catching up!

     It has been a while since I have updated and Christmas and New Years has already past and I can't believe how fast the year of 2011 has gone! It was a great year for us, a lot happened! We got engaged, got married, and started our life together as newlyweds here in Provo. It has been one of the best years and were excited for years to come and are excited for all the adventures to come in the year of 2012:)
     Over Christmas we headed to Arizona for a much needed vacation to visit with family and get away from school, work, and the normal stresses. On our way down we stopped in Parowan to visit with my parents for a couple days, it was so nice to be able stop and visit since we would be gone during the holidays because we spent Thanksgiving with my parents and than we were off to Mesa. We went to a few Christmas parties and than we were off to a cabin in Flagstaff for a couple days. It was so fun to be with everyone. We rode on the Polar Express train, which was so fun to watch all the little nieces and nephews get so excited to see Santa, we went sledding, and just enjoyed eachother's company. It was one of the best Christmas's and we were so grateful that we were all able to be together for a week and are so grateful for Kim and Willie to make that all possible for all of us. The holidays really mean so much more when you are with family and the ones you love. I love being married and being able to start our own traditions that we can pass down to our future children one day. The holidays flew by, but we will have memories forever. Here's to many more memories to come in the year of 2012!!

                                      Sitting on the Polar Express Train

                                    Outside waiting to get on the train!

                  All the girls, minus Megan and her girls who were not there yet!

         I think Tadd may have been more excited than the little kids were to see Santa

                                       Little Carter so excited!

                                        Sledding!

                                       Mesa Temple, Christmas lights

Give Thanks!

As the holidays are approaching us, I can't help but to step back and think about what I am truly grateful for. This is the first year Tadd and I are celebrating the holidays together as a little married couple and we love it more than anything. We love our little life together and I couldn't ask for better husband and best friend to share my life with. It is so fun to start our own traditions that we can pass down to our own children one day and also the ones that our parents passed down to us. Christmas and Thanksgiving has so much more meaning when you get to spend it with the people you love the most! This year we went down to my parents for Thanksgiving. It was fun to get away for the day and spend it with family. It was a small quiet Thanksgiving with lots of relaxation, football, and way too much food, it couldn't get any better than that. On our way home we talked about going to some Black Friday sales but decided against the madness cause we didn't want to deal with crowds and all we were going to go for was movies anyways. But on Fri before work I decided to go to Tai pan to see if it was busy or if I would be able to go in. To my surprise I got great parking and and it just took a second to check out. Amazing! I got our first Christmas tree with cute ornaments and ribbon for such a good price with lots of free stuff and I didn't even have to wake up and deal with crowds. It is crazy that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is approaching us, and New Years is just around the corner. Where did this year go? We are excited for the holidays, vacations, and spending time with our families

              Aunt Michelle,Tadd,me,dad,mom,Sharlene, and Don

                     Us with our first Christmas tree!

Family Visits

A week or two ago Tadd's parents came down to visit and we were able to spend a lot time with them. We had a great time with everyone. We all went to lighting at River woods. It was so pretty and it was fun to just sit outside next to the fire pits and listen to all the music and enjoy the feel of the holidays coming. it was a such a great night and right after Jon Schmidt played it was time to go home and right than it began to snow for the first time this season! I am so glad it started when we were done, it sure was pretty though. The next day us girls did a lot of shopping and the boys stayed home to watch football of course, so it worked out for all of us! Than we all met up to eat dinner at Pei wei! It was a great weekend and we loved spending it with family!

                                All of us outside by the fire pit:)

                                    Willie, Mckay, and Tyson

                               Little Mckay getting lots of attention!

                                  Cute little Mckay with uncle Tadd

                                            Me, Alexa, and Kim

                                                 Just us!

                                      The first snow of the season!!