Marley's 2nd Christmas

Christmas this year was one big crazy blur. We had lots of places to go and lots of people to see, and it makes me tired just thinking about it. 

First, we spent Christmas Eve day visiting with Jason's family. We drove to his parents house in the morning and had breakfast and opened presents. 

 Jason had to work in the afternoon, so we didn't get to stay long. Marley and I spent Christmas Eve hanging out at home and watched some movies. I was excited to give Marley her Christmas jammies, and miraculously got her to sit still for a picture...barely. 

Christmas morning we woke up around 8 and did presents with just our little family at home. Marley had no idea what was going on, but was glad to get some new toys and books. She had to cutest reactions to each present. 

We were also able to Skype with my parents and little brother in California. They watched us give Marley her Lego table, which they helped get supplies for.

Then after breakfast, our marathon Christmas began. We had parties to be at in Bountiful at 10:30 and then Centerville at 1. The first was with Jason's mom's side, then the second was with his dad's. We had a lot of fun visiting, it was just exhausting chasing Marley around 2 not baby proofed houses. Our day ended around 4 and this pretty much sums it up:

This was less than 5 minutes after we got in the car to drive home. Poor girl was exhausted!

We rounded Christmas out by getting together with my sisters and their families two days later. We had some yummy nachos and Marley had fun playing with her cousins! I was having too much fun visiting, this was the only picture I took:

We're grateful for all of the family we have close by to visit with, and for the chance we had to celebrate the birth of the Savior. This time of year is just the best. Hard to believe that next year we will have another little one, but it will be so much fun! 

Now bring on 2015. 

Toddler Christmas Crafts

Now that Marley is getting older, I've been wanting to try doing activities with her. Especially with it being the holiday season, I knew there were a lot of fun ideas out there. We invited one of Marley's little friends over and had a craft day.

Here are the three we decided to do:

Tape resist snowflake

What you need: 

Paper

Painters tape

Washable paint

Paint brush

Here's what you do:

Use the tape to make a snowflake design on the paper, then paint over it making sure all of the tape gets covered. Let the paint dry overnight and then remove the tape carefully. Pretty simple, and the end result is really cool! 

Melted Snowman

Here's what you need:

Construction paper for various shapes

 Googly eyes

White washable paint

Paint brush

Glue to apply shapes 

Here's what you do:

Cut out the shapes for your snowman parts. Arms, nose, hat, scarf, eyes. Have your little one go to town with the white paint, then have them apply the shapes with glue. The great part about this is that its supposed to look crazy and messy, so there's no wrong way to do it!

Paper Plate Rudolph

Here's what you need:

Paper plate

Brown crayons

Brown construction paper for antlers

Either a red pom pom or construction paper for nose

Googly eyes

Glue or tape for antlers

Here's what you do:

Have your little one color all over the paper plate with the brown crayons, then glue their traced hands on for antlers and apply the face. I trimmed the plate and put Marley's hands on the front because they're so small, and she didn't color on the whole plate.

This project was the best because it was quick, and virtually mess free. 

Tips for painting with Toddlers: 

-Tape down the paper they are painting. 
This way it doesn't move around and create extra mess.

-If they're tall enough, have your little one stand on a chair (with supervision) at the table while they paint. It really helped Marley to reach everything.

-If you're worried about their clothes, either strip them down or pull out an old shirt of yours for them to wear as a smock. 
I was bracing myself for the worst, and it really wasn't that messy. 

-Cover your table with newspaper if you're worried about stains. The washable paint came right off our table, I was worried the newspaper would be a distraction so I didn't use any. 

Thanksgiving

This year we spread out our Thanksgiving visits with the family. Because we're all very busy, my sisters and all our families got together this past Sunday. 

Its always so much fun getting together and watching the kids play. They all get along pretty well and its nice going to an already baby-proofed house. 

Dinner was DELICIOUS! We all chipped in and brought different sides, and Nellie and Ryan always cook the BEST turkey. All the kids enjoyed the food too...

 The day of actual Thanksgiving was lots of fun too. Jason let me sleep in, and then we all watched the parade together. Marley was being so snuggly and cute, 

she sure loves her Daddy!

 About 15 minutes after I took this picture, Marley fell asleep. It was so funny because she was fighting it because the parade was very exciting. 

While Marley took her nap, Jason and I worked like crazy to put up the Christmas tree. We had fun decorating and made sure to put the breakable ornaments up high. 

 Later in the afternoon we headed to Centerville to spend Thanksgiving 

with the Henderson side.

 Marley had lots of fun playing outside and was very excited to see a doggie. She loves dogs very much, and isn't afraid of them at all. We had a great time visiting with everyone and ate lots of yummy food.

We headed home and spent the night watching movies and looking at the ads for fun.

 I'm thankful I was able to spend the day with my little family. Its hard to believe that next year we will have another little one running the show. We are very blessed and I'm so grateful for all that we have!

Happy Thanksgiving. 

21 Months & 21 Weeks

Oddly enough, my belly turns 21 weeks the same week that Marley turns 21 months. I couldn't pass up an opportunity like that to do an update on us (3) girls.

I've been slacking on pregnancy updates, this toddler of mine keeps me pretty busy. Lucky for me, my pregnancies have been very similar which is a good thing because the first was pretty "easy." 

Growing a human is hard work, but I was fortunate enough to have minimal morning sickness and only tossed my cookies once. (With Marley that happened just 4 times.) This time around I have suffered more from being tired and also have more aches and pains due to toddler chasing and hopping over baby gates. 

A few weeks ago we found out that we are having another girl! We would have been excited either way, but we are grateful to know that we literally have (almost) everything we'll need already. We are also lucky that our girls will born around the same time of year so the seasons will match up when it comes to clothes. Marley was born on February 13th and this next one is due March 22nd. 

Speaking of "the next one," the name we have decided on is Mackenzie. It is nice to stop referring to her as "it." The middle name is still up in the air, but we are all set otherwise. 

Now lets talk about our crazy 21 month old toddler...

Miss Marlene has been developing into quite the silly, crazy, curious little person. She loves any chance to explore new things, and really has no fear. She will climb on or into anything, steal things off the table or out of drawers, and follow you into a place any chance she gets. 

Marley also learns very quickly, especially from her mistakes. She is very much aware that falling off the couch isn't fun, or that throwing tantrums on the kitchen tile hurts. She is definitely testing her limits right now, her new deal is to bang her head into walls when she gets mad or in trouble. 

Marley has become a lover of puzzles and books. She has two Melissa and Doug puzzles that she can do completely on her own, and she is always bringing books over to me that she wants to "read." She is really quite clever and it is fun to see the wheels turning in her head. 

Marley Likes

going to nursery

coloring with crayons

watching Blues Clues and Wallykazam

snacking on Fruit Loops or Apple Jacks

trying on peoples shoes

stealing the Tupperware lids out of their drawer

giving her stuffed animals kisses (Even makes a"mwah!" sound)

and also blowing kisses, while making the same sound

 singing the ABC's

dogs

putting on bracelets, necklaces, or hair clips

Counting 

(It comes out like this: "Juan, Chew")

Pretending everything is a phone, by putting it to her ear and saying "HOW?"

Any extra play time with Daddy, he is very busy!

Eating melted m&m's 

Marley Doesn't Like 

When Mommy wants to watch "her shows"  

(She will only tolerate The Price is Right, Ellen, and the Tonight Show.)

Leaving her shoes on in the car

Sleeping in

Getting her hair washed

When we don't let her follow us into a room. 

(Especially our room, it has all the shoes! She politely knocks sometimes, but mostly screams and bangs her head against the wall.)

Shopping trips that last more than 10 minutes

Getting her face or nose wiped

When we don't let her touch our phones or laptops

Driving home during bedtime...she will NOT sleep in the car without a fight.  

Our Halloween

For Marley's second Halloween we spent the day in Cedar Hills with Jason's family. He was lucky enough to get the day off, so once Marley had her nap we headed 

down there for some fun.

Marley dressed up as a mouse, I was a cat, and Jason was cheese. My sister and her little family joined us for trick or treating and we had a great time.

 Marley didn't quite understand what we were doing, and she got a little grumpy. She's not good at following us when we put her down to walk, so she tried to run all over even though it was dark and she was in a new place. 

So then Jason tried to put her on his shoulders, but for some reason she couldn't balance right. We think it was the "big booty" of her mouse costume that threw off her center of gravity a little bit. It was actually hilarious to watch her, and she even fell all the way backwards twice. 

Jason ended up carrying Marley most of the time and taking her to all the houses. Eventually she was banished to the stroller and we took her costume off because she was getting hot. 

Once we were all finished trick or treating, we went back inside and I made candy trades with my niece. The kids played for awhile, and then we took our tired, grumpy kid home.

This Halloween was a lot more exhausting than last year, mostly because I'm 20 weeks pregnant AND we had to chase around a 20 month old toddler. Hard to believe next year we will have 2 trick or treaters!  

Marley and her Tricks

Lately it seems like our little girl is always doing silly things and cracking us up. She is getting so smart and sometimes I can't believe how grown up she is already. To preserve all those silly/smart things in my memory, I'm going to list all that I can think of...

-Whenever she sees people clapping (in person or on tv) she will also start clapping. But if you try to join in with her, she will put her finger to her lips and go "Shhhh!"

-Marley and her daddy have a special "dance" they do together. Marley will stand in front of him and start "stomping" her feet and then he joins in and its hilarious. She won't do this with mommy either, its THEIR thing. 

-Whenever Bubble Guppies comes on, she HAS to make eye contact with me, then gasps, and says "Bubble! Bubble!"

-If she manages to sneak into our room, Marley immediately goes to the shoes, grabs one and puts it on the floor, and then tries to put her little foot in it. While doing this she says, "Shoe! Shoe!"

-While changing her diaper the other day I learned that she can copy almost any sound I make. She copied me clicking my tongue, making motorboat noises, saying wow, and many more.

-If she sees people dancing on the tv she starts to dance too. She does that classic "baby dancing" where it looks like shes jogging in place and spinning in circles. 

-She is genuinely scared of the washing machine when its first turned on. Marley will go hide in the same place (between the tv stand and her toy bin) every time I turn it on.

-If you sit on the couch and try to eat ANYTHING, Marley will slowly, but deliberately invade your space. She slowly creeps up, like a puppy, and will get right next to you. Then after a few minutes she will swing a leg over and try to sit on your lap. Then she'll slowly make a grab for the food if its something she really wants, all while not making any sound and still watching tv like she's hoping you won't notice.

-She has an imagination! Her new thing is to pick up pretend food off the ground and try to feed it to you. This started last week when I saw her "pick up" something from the ground and ran over to swat it from her hand. She looked at me like I was crazy, and that's how this silly game began. 

-Whenever she's playing with a car or toy with wheels she makes the motor sound with her lips. Its her version of "Vroom! Vroom!" 

-Marley recognizes when "cute" things are on the tv. Mostly its baby animals, and she gets the biggest smile on her face.

-Whenever we go out to eat, she makes this weird squinty face at the lights. I guess its because restaurants always have different light fixtures or brighter lights than normal. She scrunches up her whole face, and its hilarious!  

Words Marley can say, that are actually directed at real objects/people:

No
Ball

Bubble

Shoe

"Mimi" (Minnie Mouse)

"Kiki" (kitty)

Hi Dada (when Daddy comes home)

Bye bye (complete with a wave) 

We sure love our little girl, and she has become pretty entertaining!

 

Mommy For a Day

If Marley was mommy for a day...

-She would finally get to see what all the buttons on the remote do.

-Clothing (especially shoes) would be optional.

-No one would wipe her nose.

-All the doors in the hallway would be left open.

-^which would then lead to ALL of our shoes on the floor.^

-No one would wash her hair and get soapy water in her eyes. 

-We most definitely wouldn't go for long car rides or shopping trips.

-She would eat whatever crumbs/specks of dirt found on the floor. 

-All the drawers in her bedroom would be explored.

-We would stay at the park all day.

-There would be lots of french fries, and a Sam's Club pretzel or 2.

-Our blinds and all of her books would be torn to shreds. 

-No one would hide the dining room chairs, and she would use them to climb onto the table. 

-She would get to drag her blankie everywhere. 

-The couch cushions would just stay on the floor. 

-Ponytails would NOT happen. 

-A great deal of time would be spent turning the air conditioner on and off. 

(It makes a cool beep noise when you do that!)  

 

We sure have one crazy girl. Even if she basically runs the show around here, 

thank goodness she's not in charge!

Henderson Update

Things have been changing around here yet again, and we sure are busy! 

Here's what we've been up to...

Jason: Started working a new job up on campus as a bus driver. He really likes it a lot and it is a lot less stressful than Olive Garden. Since he stopped working at Olive Garden we get to see him on weekends and holidays which hasn't happened in YEARS! Jason also got a new calling as the ward clerk and that has him busy attending bishopric meetings and keeping the ward organized. 

Jen: Once Jason got his new job, I was able to quit working at TJ Maxx and stay home with Marlene. My schedule was conflicting with Jason's too much and so I put in my 2 weeks awhile back. I'm so glad to be out of that stressful/crazy atmosphere and have fun at home with my baby girl. I also just got a new calling as the 2nd Sunday Relief Society teacher. I taught this last week and it was great!

Marlene: Our crazy girl now has 11 teeth, including 2 molars with a 3rd poking through. She is also completely done with bottles! (Can I get an AMEN?!) The transition went really smooth, and she now drinks milk out of a sippy cup twice a day. Thankfully, she really likes sleep and doesn't need a bottle to crash at the end of the day. 

Right now she likes: 

sitting in her new pink chair

watching bubble guppies and saying "Bubble! Bubble!"

climbing on EVERYTHING

following us down the hall

any chance she gets to play in her room

playing in water (either bath or outside)

being loud at church

wrapping herself up in her blankie

saying "Uh oh" every time she drops something

sneaking things off the table or counter

eating Applejacks

When she sees Daddy for the first time in awhile, and excitedly says: "Hi dada!" 

She doesn't like:

getting in trouble for sneaking things off the table or counter

when the fridge is opened (It is her life mission to close that door!)

 long car rides/sleeping in the car

when mommy tries to feed her things with a spoon
waking up sweaty
when someone goes outside without her

We've had lots of fun introducing Marley to new things like sprinklers and kiddie pools lately to beat the heat. We have a water baby on our hands here, and she is not scared at all! This is from a few weeks ago where we introduced her to this toy:

We're also going to start introducing Marley to nursery at church which will hopefully go well. She's not a clingy baby by any means, I'm just mostly worried about her being cranky. Church is during nap time, so we might have a few meltdowns. 

Our little family is enjoying some down time after being busy with trips to Disneyland and my mom coming to visit last week. We're barbequing a lot, eating ice cream, and having fun playing with our crazy girl. 

Our Fourth of July

Our holiday weekend was packed full of fun. We are lucky that Jason works a job now that gives him holidays and weekends off. 

On the night of the 3rd, we watched South Salt Lake's fireworks from our front yard because they were only a block away. It was so nice to go outside 5 minutes before, and then go straight to bed afterwards. 

The next morning we headed down the street for the city "parade." (I use the term parade loosely because it was lame, and literally cars driving down the street.) The best part was that it was so close and Marlene loved it anyway, even though she's too young for all the candy they toss out. We also enjoyed a very American breakfast of hot dogs and 
donuts from 7-eleven. 

After the parade we headed home, Marley took a nap, and then we drove down to Cedar Hills. Once we were there we enjoyed spending the day with Jason's family. We barbequed, played games outside, and Marley had a BLAST on the trampoline. 

After we wore Marley out, she crashed hard down in the basement and we went to shoot off our fireworks. Jason's dad bought a huge pack at Costco, so we had lots of fun! And we could see fireworks going off all around the valley too. 

  We had a great day with family, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to 
celebrate our great country.

Trip To Disneyland

Last week we had such a great time at Disneyland! We were able to go there with my entire family, which hasn't all been together since we blessed Marlene. Because my family is so spread out and busy, we decided several months ago that it was time to schedule a "Farmer family reunion." Disneyland was the place we decided on, and we all had a blast. 

This being Marlene's first road trip, we decided to split the trip into 2 days. Last Sunday we loaded up the car and made the drive to St. George, and Marlene did great. There were a few melt-downs due to sun in the eyes, or toys being dropped but she was a trooper. 

After spending the night in St. George, we drove the rest of the way to Anaheim and got there around 4. Once we got to the hotel, we had to deal with some drama because our Suite was only allotted 2 parking spaces, and my family would have 4 altogether. We were the 3rd car to get there, so we had to do some scrambling around town to find a space for our and the Watkins' car because our hotel was full. 

Once things calmed down we were able to enjoy family time. The next day we headed to Disneyland for the first of four days in the parks. 

We had a lot of fun, but the first day I think we over-did it a little bit and by the end of the day everyone was a little fried. We headed home after seeing Fantasmic and went straight to bed. PS: The Giants Mickey shirts were a HUGE hit. We got at least 20 compliments, and one lady wanted her picture taken with us.

Day 2 we headed to California Adventures. Ryan Watkins (The Fast Pass Master) got in line to get passes for Radiator Springs Racers, and the rest of the family headed to Toy Story Mania. We were able to enjoy both rides without super long lines. Cars Land was super cute and fun too! Wanting to get the stress out of the way, we camped out for World of Color that night and it was AMAZING. Also, my 6-year-old niece went on her first roller coaster...California Screamin'! She is one brave little girl.

Day 3 was spent back in Disneyland, mostly just catching up on rides that were missed the previous day. We split up a lot more that day and worked around rides the babies could go on, and ones we needed to trade off.  Also, Marlene got to meet Mickey that day! It was so fun. 

Day 4 we hopped back and forth between the parks a lot. First we got passes for Radiator Springs Racers again, because its awesome, and then hit all the big rides one more time. Nathan finally went on his first roller coaster (one Evie had already ridden like 3 times) and we had a family dinner at Flo's. We finished the night off with one last ride on the carousel, Marlene's favorite, and then left the park for good! 

Last week was sure exhausting, but only because we had SO much fun. It was great seeing my whole family together and spending time at such a fun place. 

Grateful in Any Circumstance

 Over the weekend we received news that my aunt Shari had lost her battle with cancer. She was a dear, sweet lady that I enjoyed getting to know over the years.

This past week my heart has been full of gratitude for the knowledge I have that families can be together forever, and that this life is just the beginning. Today I was reading through Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk from April's conference and these words were of great comfort: 

"True gratitude is an expression of hope and testimony. It comes from acknowledging that we do not always understand the trials of life but trusting that one day we will. 

In any circumstance, our sense of gratitude is nourished by the many and sacred truths we do know: that our Father has given His children the great plan of happiness; that through the Atonement of His Son, Jesus Christ, we can live forever with our loved ones; that in the end, we will have glorious, perfect, and immortal bodies, unburdened by sickness or disability; and that our tears of sadness and loss will be replaced with an abundance of happiness and joy."

I love my family so very much, and am SO very grateful that there will be 

no endings in our future.

Lately

I was clearing out my camera and found some funny videos to share. We've been having lots of fun with Marley lately and she's always doing something silly! 

This first video is us playing with a circle block that Marley likes to walk around with, that makes her have a "piggy nose." She'll hold it in her mouth with her teeth, and no hands which is hilarious! It was just a few days ago that she tried to give mommy a piggy nose too, and this is what happened: 

 She thought it was so funny!!

On this last Sunday we spent a lot of time outside. Marley got to play in her new pack-n-play, and she had a blast. We were sitting around outside visiting with our neighbors when we noticed she was doing this:

Probably the funniest thing I've ever seen her do. 

We love our silly girl! She always keeps things interesting around here. 

Baby Proofing...again

We have had multiple phases in baby proofing our apartment. First it was when Marley started to crawl, then again when she started to walk, and now yet AGAIN when she figured out how to open the hall closet. 

Now, we're not idiots. We had already purchased a baby proof lock so that Marley could not slide the closet doors. What we didn't plan for, was her realizing that they could swing. The doors only have a track on the top, so Marlene learned earlier this week that she could swing them outward and crawl right into the closet. Babies are so smart! 

So after a day of trying to block the doors with chairs, we realized this wasn't going to work. She could have hurt herself because the doors could swing out pretty far. We decided that we could take them off, use curtains to hide the shelves, and then Marlene could be safe. 

Now she is in heaven, and thinks that the closet is her personal play nook. Here's some video of the day we cleaned out the closet, but hadn't taken the doors off yet:

 

This little girl is non-stop, ALL day. We're just trying to stay one step ahead and 

keep her out of trouble! 

Easter Sunday

We had such a great Easter this year. Last year we were sleep deprived with a 2 month old baby, and Marley wasn't old enough to know what was happening. This year she still didn't really know what was happening, and we're only slightly less sleep deprived, 

but it was still fun!

On Sunday we woke up and gave Marley her Easter basket before we went to church. 

She loved the new bouncy balls for playing outside, and her new book for church was a hit!

Marley had the cutest Easter dress! I'm a sucker for the poofy ones.

 She was a big hit with everyone in our ward.

We didn't find out until later that it was going to shed glitter EVERYWHERE. It looked like a glitter bomb went off on the bench where we sat. Oops! 

After church Marley got a much needed nap in before we headed down to Spanish Fork to visit my family. We had an Easter egg hunt with her cousins and it was so much fun! 


This is what Marley did most of the time:

  I think she was just happy to be outside and didn't notice the eggs too much. Poor Jason spent most of the time keeping her from walking into the street. Silly girl! Her mommy wanted some candy so Marley's Easter basket still managed to get full...

 Of course I had to get some pictures of Marley's cute cousins too. Jackson and Evie were pro's at hunting for eggs. 

  Jackson was so funny to watch! After awhile his basket got so full he was leaving a trail behind him as he walked. And Evie found so many eggs she needed 2 baskets! I also taught her the art of trading candy you don't want. (That's how the Larkin cousins roll.) It was cute to see her trade me all her yellow and orange Starbursts for my Reese's.

 We had so much fun visiting with family. Its nice that we all live close so these cousins can grow up together. This is a wonderful time of year and I'm grateful to my Savior for his sacrifice so that my family can be together forever.

First Trip to the Park

Last week the stars finally aligned and Jason had some free time to come with us to the park. I'm the sentimental type and wanted him to be there for Marley's first trip to the park, 
so we've been waiting. 

The weather was great, so we walked down the street to the neighborhood park. We had so much fun, and Marley didn't want to leave. The park is actually SUPER nice and has like 4 individual "little parks" to spread things out. 

 

We ended up running into two mom's from our ward who have little boys a few months older than Marley and had fun chatting. We talked about planning times to get together at the park over the summer, which would be really great. 

Marley 14 Month Update

I swear I won't be one of those parents that is like "my child is 27 months old," but for now it's still easy math so I'm doing it! I also don't think we need monthly updates anymore so I'll do them every couple months. 

Since her first birthday Marlene has grown a lot and sure keeps us on our toes. She had her 12 month check up on February 21st and we learned that she was 20 pounds, 15 ounces and 29.5 inches long. I'm sure she is well past that now, she has quite the pudgy tummy.

She is VERY sure on her feet and hardly ever crawls. We are always surprised at how fast (and sneaky) she is, especially when she notices someone left a door open at the end of the hall. 

With her new mobility, she has also gained a little bit of a temper. She's got quite a reach now and we're always taking things away from her that she shouldn't have. We're getting glimpses of terrible two's when that happens because it usually results in her flopping on the floor and rolling around screaming. Yay.

Marlene has gotten a lot better at eating and I've been able to find healthy foods that fit her criteria (not slimy/wet/cold). Her chunky thighs and cute little tummy speak for themselves, she's a good little eater!

Her current favorite foods are:
"Apple, Pear, Peach" Gerber pouches
Cut up string cheese or cheddar cheese
Eggos
Gold Fish
Fruit leather
Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Current food Fails:
Juice boxes
Kix cereal 
(the shape baffles her)
Country style hash browns
Frozen veggies 
(thought the diced ones would work, but no.)
 Apple slices

After being sick with a cold for almost a week, we are very happy to have our sweet girl back. Its hard to see your little one not feeling well when you know how happy and 
energetic they normally are. 

At first I thought she was teething, but it was just a cold. I'm sure that's on the horizon though, she's due for some new teeth soon. 

Now that she's back to her normal self we're back to our daily routine. Ever since her birthday we've really been able to get into a nice routine where she's just having 2 bottles a day, 1 extra long nap, and 3 meals of table food. This kid runs like clock work, but on the days where things get changed up...look out. (Sunday's are SO hard!)

We're excited for the next phase with our little toddler and can't wait for her to start talking more. I'm also happy the weather is warming up because Marley sure loves being outside. 

We're going to have lots of fun this Summer!

Four Years

Today is a special day: Jason and I celebrate our four year anniversary. 

We look like babies...

A lot has changed since that day, and we officially survived a whole year being married with a baby. Like anyone, we've had our ups and downs but I wouldn't change it for the world! I am truly blessed to be married to my best friend who is such a hardworking, caring, sweet man and father. 

I am also grateful that we were married in the temple and as a result, our little family can be together forever. I couldn't imagine spending eternity with anyone else! 

Read previous anniversary posts here:

Third

Second

First