Happy Anniversary

Here is to 9 years of marriage...yeah, you read that right! We must be getting old? Or maybe we just married young? Either way, it's been the best journey and adventure yet. To celebrate this adventure we have spaced all our celebrations over the next few weeks. But the first one was yesterday morning going mountain biking. (Thanks to those that watched the monkies!!)

Let's just say, that I was worked over harder than running my 13.2 mile half marathon. Well maybe not that hard but it was a close runner up! Either way it did make for a FUN morning. Jared, don't worry I will go again! I promise. The good news is yesterday I thought for certain I would be SUPER sore...but today has come and I'm great. So maybe running all the miles I do each week it counting for something?

Here's to another great year of spending time together doing FUN things! I love you more than I did the day I married you!!! :)

A few more...

Jacob is LOVING his baby "bwothow baby Kay-lup!"

I can't believe that I happened to pull out the camera, take the picture and then I looked at it and realized..."Oh, my he is actually SMILING!" I always say that these sweet little newborns are remembering Heaven while they sleep! Why else would they smile so often and randomly? This is one of Jared's favorite things to do on Sunday afternoons with our newborns. He loves to fall asleep with them.

Jake saying, "CHEESE!"

The other day the kids were being so silly. They both took turns wearing "garden" hats. I just had to remember the "cute" moments while my life with three kids I'm sure will start turning upside down!!!

Becoming "Real" Men...

Jared and my dad have talked and talked and talked for HOURS and HOURS and HOURS about building shelves...So this is simply for me and my family to remember all their talk about wood, measurements, etc. Who knew you could talk about shelves for days...FINALLY the wood was purchased and now let them become "real" men having "man" projects!

Jakey has two loves lately...a truck and "water-mayen" I love how this picture really documents our Jake...Messy, dirty and mis-matched shoes! What a cute kid.

Alayna loving the truck and watermelon two!

Two Milestones...

Just to update you all on a few miles stones that our family has reached....Jared just recently celebrated (Not really other than mentioning it!) that he has officially had a "real" job for one year! We were both shocked when he realized it. Where has the last year gone? We thought for sure we would have been moved out and into a place of our own by now...Not quite the case. Instead, another baby is coming and I'm on bed rest...which means no more house shopping for a few more weeks/months! Good thing Shan and Todd have the best backyard any kid could dream of so our kids are VERY much entertained! Way to go honey!!

Oh, and here is the "prego" picture. I actually put real clothes on for the first time in three weeks. So I had Alayna hurry and snap a photo of me before I forgot to take one prego picture. So I hope this pleases everyone...YES I am prego! I don't know that the 4 year old level is the most flattering but who's worried about that? Not me! I'm just glad I have one picture now!! The next exciting news is that I have made it passed 35 weeks. So I guess this bed rest thing is actually working. My doctor told me that he will only make me stay on bed rest till 36 weeks which is (Wednesday, May 6th). So I am on the down hill and counting...but each day that comes closer to no more bed rest means that we are one day closer to meeting this new little baby! YEAH!! (We did elect to not spoil our 9 month surprise...sorry to those that encouraged us to find out, we will just hold out a few weeks longer!!) Thanks again to EVERYONE that has helped us out so much. I can't tell you how wonderful you have made this experience. THANK YOU!!!