Happy Anniversary to US

Ryan and I are making our mark in married society.

Three years today we began our adventure into marriage life together by being married and sealed at the Logan Temple.

I am so happy that I was able to go back with pictures to remember all of the wonderful times Ryan and I have shared.

These are by far not all of them but just some of my favorite.


Camping with Ryan & his mom.



Ryan & I getting ready to go and see Coldplay @ the Toyota Center.



Ryan & I after Institute.


Our Rock climbing adventure in Logan, UT.


The night that Ryan proposed.


King & Queen of the Braes Bayou Dance.


Dancing the night away. BTW...Ryan is a fabulous dancer!



Get together with friends a week or so before our wedding.


Engagement pictures taken by Sabrina.








Below...the Lovely Lovely Wedding Day











We are still moving full speed ahead :)

JASOC

Ryan has been in Alabama since July 12th for military law training called JASOC.

He has been able to do and see some really cool things.

Here are some pics of Ryan during his training.








(Watch Out You Call of Duty Fanatics...Ryan will be back to playing in a little over a month and he is equipped to Win the World :)

Here is some info on the gun that Ryan is holding....just in case any of you are interested:

Light-Machine Guns

M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) – Designed in Belgium the M249 is
based off the FN MINIMI SAW

Ammo Capacity without Bandolier 2 x 100 clips maximum 100
Ammo Capacity with Bandolier 4 x 100 clips maximum 300
Add-on’s red-dot sight – 25 kills, grip – 75 kills, ACOG Scope – 150kills

Discovering Clovis

My friend Camille & I & our kiddos went to downtown Clovis to discover the various shops.

I have to say that I was impressed by the variety of items people had to sell.

(This is Makenzi & she's wearing a lovely bonnett...she loved pushing Keedan around in his stroller)

We discovered a ceramic shop called "Color Factory & More" that barely opened the previous Saturday.

It's similar to Firehouse Pottery where you pick the piece you would like to paint and they provide everything that you'd need. They also clean up your mess...what can be better than that?

We had plenty of time to kill so we decided to paint some ceramics.

Camille painting a very cute bowl...Keedan trying to grab Adrie & Makenzi smiling brightly.


Makenzi & Keedan discovering their artistic abilities.

Keedan is very serious about his new hobby.

We had a great time!

First Project @ The House

My first small project at our new house was pulling out the UGLY astroturf that was in the front entryway of our front house as well as dusting out the cobwebs, dirt and leaves.



You can't see it from the picture but there is glue all over the concrete. We are going to need to think of something creative to put over this area.

Ah, doesn't the house have so much more curb appeal now?

I would like to add some pretty plants to the front, but I'll be leaving for a month so I'll have to wait until I get back so that the plants won't die.

30 Something

Last Saturday was my 30th Birthday. Ryan threw me a somewhat surprise birthday/pool party. He told me about 30 minutes before that he had invited people over and they were to show up farely soon.

He's sooo cute!

At first he said that people were coming over to check out our new house and then he spilled the beans that they were really coming over for my Birthday/Pool party :)

I guess he wanted me to be prepared, hahahahah...probably due to the fact that I was pretty funky looking with unpacking, and organizing etc...

For my "Birthday Cake", Ryan put 6 candles on a cheescake (each representing 5 years) and everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to me.

I had a really good time and was definitely surprised by Ryan's little plan.

First Week @ "THE HOUSE"

1. Garage Door Opener began to flame up once it was plugged in. It's a good thing that Ryan and I had already discussed replacing it.

2. Moving company broke our dryer so I put up a close line in the backyard.
While I'm glad to be practicing a bit of green living, I seem to forget to get the clothes off the line before the treacherous storms are upon us, which seems to happen at around 6-7 pm.

3. Stumped the side of my front BIG toe, so hard that after a couple of hours I thought that it was broken.

I'm the queen when it comes to stumping my foot or toes. After this stump I announce my decline from being the Queen of Stumpness. Candidates are now being considered.

My picture does it no justice. You can't even see the pain.



I got to the ER door, drenched might I add from the sudden storm, and the door didn't open.

Thankfully a nurse came out after about 3 minutes....which is almost a lifetime when your about to emotionally lose it.




Positive Experience throughout this Stumped Foot ordeal:
- Keedan had two fabulous babysitters
- I was only at the ER for 3 hours
- Everyone that helped me was very nice and accommodating
- I didn't have to get a TETANUS shot, as once proposed by my doctor
- NO Broken Foot/Toe....just some really bad swelling that will be alleviated with much rest, elevation, ice & tylenol.

To Swim or Not to Swim.....hmmm

So, this afternoon I was super excited to go into the pool. As I got closer to getting in, I noticed a GIANT frog swimming. That's him below.



I'm pretty sure he's the same froggy we spotted last week in our yard.


Can you see him? He's a bit camoflauged in the grass.

While in the pool, he struggled to get out with no success.
I'm grossed out very EASILY by reptiles, but I mustered up the courage to get him out with a net.



Now, do I really want to swim in the water or wait until after I add chemicals this next week?

I'll probably end up swimming in the water....what's the worst that could happen?