Happy Anniversary!

5 years ago today Joel and I got married! We had been dating for a year + before that. We have been on a CRAZY ride since we met.... and I have never been happier! He is perfect for me and can ALWAYS make me laugh! Even if I am ready to bite his head off! :) Here is a little blast from the past!

Us at Lagoon... Summer 2006 (I think!)

Florida vacation, October 2006

2007

Husband + Wife
January 25th, 2007


Since we have been married we have moved 6... soon to be 7 times, lived in 3 states, were sealed for eternity, had a little boy, expecting another, lost jobs, got new jobs, Joel started school, and have grown closer with every up and down! We have done so many fun things, I could blog about it forever! There is no one else I would want to have this adventure with! Our life is not perfect... we don't have very much money... or nice cars... BUT we are happy, in love, and enjoying what we do have.
♥ Happy Anniversary hun! Thanks for 5 wonderful years! I love you more! ♥

Kinda Random...

I am obsessed with organizing my pictures. There is nothing I love more then going through my perfectly organized pictures with Jaxon. Seeing what he remembers about his life until now... I am always surprised how much he remembers!

2 years ago today...

Isn't he so cute! He looks so baby-ish! Crazy!

Ok, so to finish off this RANDOM little post... here is a random picture from a month or so ago...

Mater was in Orem for a while. He was soooo excited to see him! He asked me to take about 50 pictures of him!

Christmas 2011

Oh Christmas time.... it's so much more fun with kids! We started our morning with just us. Joel and I could hardly wait for Jaxon to see his train track and presents from Santa!

And it is safe to say he loved everything he got! Santa's big present was a train track... he plays with it constantly! He also got more Disney Cars, a HUGE Mac truck to carry the cars, airplanes, and a few other random things!

We had to make our "rounds" that day. So we had to bribe, beg, and yank Jaxon away from his new toys to go see the grandparents and the rest of the family. First up, was the Browns!

Grandma Brown made this for Jaxon! OH MY GOODNESS. Words cannot describe how cute this cape is!!

They spoiled him... he also got a matching game, 2 new movies!

Then we went to my dad house! It was a big group there, and Jaxon was soooo excited to play with Garrett's toys... he really didn't even notice what Grandpa and Celeste got him. But don't worry....once we got home and set it up, oh boy was he in heaven!!

"Working" on his tool bench.

I seriously laugh out loud every time I look at this picture! He looks sooooo silly, and I love it!

That night my mom and sister came over and we opened EVEN more presents. Goodness, we were all soooo spoiled! Jaxon, got another train track from my mom, which has a loop in it. He thinks it is amazing!

Think he would look up for any pictures all day long??? Nope... he was way too busy playing with his new spoils! We have such awesome families... they spoil us and our little guy! I got some fabulous perfume, a new purse, The Help movie, Kindle reader light, $$ for shopping, AND to my utter surprise.. the diaper bag I wanted for the new baby!!! Petunia Pickle Bottom, and in the perfect color and style. Good job Joel! :)

Joel got 2 video games, a couple movies, a bbq cover, new shoes, $$, and a few other random things. We also got a super nice Bluray player which streams my new addiction... Hulu! And to aide another addiction of mine, a panini maker! :) We had such a good Christmas! There is something so special about watching your child experience Christmas! I honestly would have been happy with a pair of socks.... I just loved watching how excited he was about he new toys and everything. Hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas too!

2011

I will be honest. I don't love New Years. I REALLY love sleeping! So staying up late is not my favorite. So, to keep myself awake, I decide to do a little year - in - review post!

~January~

Joel and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary.

~ February~

Lots of fun "field trips" with my little man.

~March~

Jaxon turned 2!!

~April~

Easter... Toy Story themed presents!

~May~

Enjoying the nice weather at the zoo. We spent a lot of time outside!

~June~

Finally SUMMER!!

~July~

Yellowstone with the Browns.

~August~

Lake Powell with the Ropers

~September~

3 concerts in 1 month!

~October~

I'm Pregnant!!!

~November~

Thanksgiving at my Grandmas house.

~December~

Christmas festivities... Lights, Temple Square, parties...

Happy New Year! Hope 2012 is just as exciting!

Christmas Eve!

Now that we live by family again, our holidays are always busy. Fitting everyone in can be a little crazy! But we are extremely grateful for our awesome families who are patient with accommodating our crazy schedules!
So Christmas Eve was at my moms house this year. We had a delicious dinner, hung out in our new jammies, played dominoes, and drank chocolate shakes! Jaxon loves my moms house. He is crazy little boy when we are there!

Opening his Christmas Eve present from Abuela. His very own toy IPhone... he loves it!

Instead of "christmasy" jammies, we went with winter ones this year. Jaxon loves snowmen, reindeer, penguins, etc... so these were perfect!

The girls in our jammies!

Family pic... it's not the best. I look horrid. Oh well.But this little guy sure is a cuttie in his bright pj's. I kinda love him!!
Thanks Mom and Stef for a great night!

Once we got home, Santa's elves got to work setting up presents... ya know... to help Santa out a little! :) Who would have thought that train track would take an hour alone! Goodness!

16 weeks!!!

I'm 16 weeks... (well technically on Thursday). BUT I could not wait any longer to find out what we are having!! So we went and had the Early Gender Reveal Ultrasound done at the mall! {Early} Christmas present for me!! And guess what..........Yep, Jaxon is going to get a little brother!! Isn't he a cuttie already?!?! Even though I REALLY REALLY wanted a girl, I am still excited. Of course I was a little bummed, but maybe it's a blessing in disguise right now. I don't think we could have afforded all of the cute girl stuff I have been wanting to buy quite yet! ;)
Jaxon didn't really understand the whole ultrasound thing, and was more worried about why I was laying on some weird table in the dark. But when he saw the pictures he said baby. We will have to practice "baby brother"! Bring on the boy names.... they are tricky!! So any suggestions would be fabulous! Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

An Update!

Okayyyyy! So it's time for an update on our lives. So first things first, I keep getting asked how I am feeling. Well, ya wanna know? LIKE CRAP!! I have been sooo sick for the past 2 months, and I am waiting for it to end! I hate morning/all day sickness. I was not NEAR this sick with Jaxon, so this is all new to me. I rarely leave the house, my dishes are always stacked up, my laundry is always behind, and my bathroom is a diaster, as is my whole house! I take a 2 hour nap everyday while Jaxon is sleeping, and still go to bed by 10 every night. Yep, I am Soooooo much fun right now. I am officially 14 weeks tomorrow, so cross your fingers and toes that I am done with this soon!
Anyways.... lets move on. We have been up to a few fun things lately. Excuse the randomness.. I can't think of an organized way to post these, so here ya go!
Towards the end of October, we went to Lagoon again for Joels parents work party. (I won a $100 Costco card!) Jaxon of course LOVED all the rides.Thanks to Groupon, I got a killer deal for a Cornbellies season pass. So we pretty much spent all of October there. Jaxon loved that place!Last week we went to see the Elves are Gardner Village. It was not as impressive as the Witches, but the kids had fun finding them.Our most recent little adventure was ZooLights. We bundled up and headed up there on Saturday night. I had never been, so didn't really know what to expect. And I was pleasantly surprised! We had a lot of fun, even though we were freezing!!Such a fun night! So that's it for now....:) Oooooh and I'm becoming an Aunt again SOON! Our first nephew! Joels brother and wife are in the hospital right now... Parker is on his way!! Good luck Mel!

It's time....

I've been {trying} to keep a little secret.........

Now it's time to tell the world! Baby Brown #2 is on his/her way! I'm about 3 months along right now! Due June 7, 2012. Yay for babies!!