Day of Love.

Josh and I have both decided that neither of us like Valentines day. I absolutely hate the feeling of obligation that comes from this holiday. I don't need to validate my love for my spouse by going out in public just to make it known to everyone else. Don't get me wrong, I really don't mean to diss on anyone else. I don't care if everyone else celebrates i'm sure we all do it differently. I still put up cute decorations as I enjoy decorating for each holiday. But for me that is just it. I don't want my husband feeling like he needs to top the neighbors and buy me something just because everyone else is, and because he thinks he has to. I would much rather receive a gift on some random day of the year just because he loves me. I hate it because he never feels like his gift to me is good enough on valentines day. That makes me feel terrible because its such a trivial thing.

So this year we decided that we were going to post-pone Valentines day. Some time during the year we will do something for each other (because we want to, and just because we love each other), and that will be our valentines day. However our tradition is to spend the night in and make home-made pizza. We have done this every year we have been married. I love it as it fits us both.

And what's pizza with out Henry Weinhards Root beer?!

Josh Turned 28!!

My dear sweet husband turned twenty eight in January. The family took him out to Famous Dave's for some finger-lickin' good ribs! It was soooo good and well deserved. He has been working so hard to get going with his business and is doing very well. It was fun to take him out and spoil him a little bit.

My tradition as of the last couple years has been to get him Shirley's Cinnamon rolls for his birthday instead of cake. He loooooooooves those things.

Last year I had all 27 candles. I had to apologize because 28 is just too many... Just kidding!!

I am lucky to be stuck with this guy for all of eternity. He is an amazing husband and I love him so much!! Happy Birthday Josh!

Well hello there!

Still alive over here. I guess we sort of dropped off the blogging world for a while. I enjoyed the break but I was getting too much anxiety thinking it was going to end up being months before I wrote again (just like my journal), and by then I would be too far behind to catch up. The funny thing is I don't actually have a lot to blog about. Go figure!

I am usually the one everyone else relies on for pictures when Im with family but for some reason I haven't been very photo happy lately. I keep forgetting my camera when we go out so I don't have a lot of photo documentation but Im promising myself that I will get back into that. I cant believe I didn't take more pictures at Christmas!! (Dad posted his pictures online so I could steal them but the majority are just of Haylen... haha... who'da thought right?) Anyways, here are a few that I have been procrastinating to post. Nothing too fancy. Speaking of fancy all of the family pictures we had done over the holidays in Spokane crashed along with the photographers computer... soooo we don't have those either. Major bummer!

The gingerbread house competition.

Our gingerbread house. (I was quite proud. They look so easy to make but we found out quickly how finicky powdered sugar icing is!)

(We should have won... just sayin')

Dani, Jordan and Colton's "Gingerbread house".

Do you see gingerbread? Uh huh, and how about a house? Really? There isn't one? You don't say! (Just kidding guys it was very creative... ((it's still not a gingerbread house though... just sayin...))

Dad, Sally and Cody's house. The wieners I mean Winners! I mean come on! A house on stilts? Thats all we had to do to impress the judges?? We had a stone path and a GAZEBO!! (Im not at all competitive though ... in case you were wondering.... not at all... and it doesn't come from dads side... really... im serious.............................. how much do you think I can say in one breath if I put dots between everything... is this grammatically correct? Ha! Not that I care... because I don't care about grammar at all... right? ).

T-Swift and The Beadles Karaoke time!

Sledding behind the truck

(It was late... can you tell?)

Olive Garden

(I especially love Jordans face in this picture).

Lots and lots of games. Especially BANG!

We all got to play with Haylen

This was Haylen and Jaxens first Christmas

Haylen's Favorite Toy

Christmas morning

The bathroom door wasn't closed so I accidentally walked in on someone. Have you ever done that? Pretty embarrassing... but this was just too cute. Sorry buddy!