HaPpY aNnIvErSaRy!!

Matthew and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on June 4th, 2010!!
I remember the first day we met in 2002. We were at John and Cindy's house (our bro in laws parents). I went there with my brother and he went there with his sister. I was doing a puzzle and he came in to the room with a little bit of awkward small talk. I remember thinking how gorgeous he was and that he was such a 'bad boy'. He had the hottest facial hair! hehe Anyways, John and Cindy had BBQs every Sunday at their house so the following week (Easter Sunday), I asked Jeff if I could tag along again and to my excitement, Matthew was there again, too! We all were sitting down watching TV and I remember sitting on the floor next to the chair he was sitting b/c I wanted to be as close to him as I could get! I had my arm up on his footrest and everything! (I'm giddy just thinking about it!!!). I kept looking over at his sister Jessica and her sis in law Ceason and they kept looking at me and him and winking and mouthing the words 'he's cute huh!'. Little did I know, when I wasn't looking, they were doing the same thing to him! The next day I called Ceason and said "So tell me about this Matt kid". She got so excited and said "He's going to ask you out!!" I couldn't believe it! I thought he was way too cute for me! Apparantly he had done the same thing himself and so Ceason gave him my number. He called me 5 minutes later! I acted all cool and like I didn't remember him (and he believed me) and then told him I was kidding and we ended up going out that very night! He came and picked me up in Jessica's xTerra which I was so excited about (it was the very car I wanted in those days). I told him right then and there that he did not have to be a gentleman and open my door for me, that I was a big girl and I could tell that he was super relieved! He did not seem like the kind of guy to do that! Anyways, we went to dinner at Giovannis (Italian restaurant no longer there) and got to know each other. We hit it off right away! After that we went to Jessica's house and hung out with her and Jason for a while and then we all went to the movies. It was some Dennis Quaid movie about baseball (don't quite remember the name). I knew I would be with this man forever when he sang "build me up buttercup" while we were driving around. I was in heaven! This guy was great looking, had fabulous facial hair ;) and could sing! That was it! I was happy! ...and we've been with each other everyday since! So....I would like to give a special thanks to my Jeffrey, my Ceason and my Jessica for bringing us together! We love you!
Our Anniversary date was a blast! We started the morning by dropping Jase off at my sisters house. Then went and got Fijian massages (they walked all over us, literally!). Then we had lunch at La Puente. Went home and checked movie times and ended up seeing Robin Hood! Awesome movie btw. Then we went to Bonsai for dinner and ended the night with a few games of bowling where I bumped into my childhood friend, Tawnya! We got a lane next to theirs and chatted the night away. It was such an incredible day!
I love you, husband! You mean the world to me and I couldn't live this life without you! Love ur face nu!

Just like daddy!

(Don't worry-it was just a rub on from a toy machine!)

My baby is THREE!

I cannot believe that I have a 3 year old! We had a SUPERHERO party for him and it was so much fun! I made capes for the 3 of us as well as the kiddos that came to the party and we let everyone make a superhero mask of their own! We had a batman cake and super hero cupcakes which turned out fabulous if I do say so myself! I am becoming quite talented with decorating ;) On sunday, his actual birthday, he and I went and saw Iron Man 2. He loved it and really got into it! He ended up hanging out in the aisle way next to our seats and when the action scenes were going on he was punching and kicking the air and saying GO GO Iron Man! He is definitely ALL BOY!

Here are some fun facts about our little Jaser bug!
~He says Hoyt Hoyt every time he goes up and down the stairs {he learned this from Papa}
~He can count to 10....but not always in the right order!
~He loves to watch playhouse disney and has over 50 movies of his own! His favorites are Iron Man, Ponchtormers {transformers}, Back to the Future 3, and any Disney Pixar!
~He loves strawberry ice cream and strawberry milk
~He loves to eat popcorn
~His cutest quote: "Love ur face!!" {He says this while holding up 3 fingers-can't quite get the I love you sign down}
~He is great at matching colors and is getting better at identifying them
~Green is his favorite color
~He is becoming quite the pro at puzzles
~He can open any door in the house even with child proof locks on them, including the sliding back door. He learned the fridge lock the day after we installed it!
~He loves being outside and would stay out there all day if I let him.
~He loves being in just his underwear {and this is usually how I find him outside!}
~He says Tee Dee Dee Dee DEE Dee when anyone is nakey {it's a Browning thing}
~He will repeat the alphabet and the rainbow song with me but not on his own just yet
~He is obsessed with super heroes: Iron man, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Wolverine, Ninjas, GI Joe, Batman, Spider man, Superman and every other little action figure we possess!
~He loves trains, cars, helicopters and airplanes. Whenever he sees something flying in the air he says "mom, did you see it" or "mom, do you hear it"!
~He loves trucks. "Mom, daddy's truck, where'd it go, go find it" "mom, red ponchtormers truck" {everytime we see a freight/diesel truck}
~If you are sad {or pretending to be} he will wipe your tears and say "don't cry-don't be sad"
~He loves to give kisses. We have this new thing where we both go up or down the stairs and say WAIT and then the other turns around and we give kisses and then will turn around and yell WAIT again and then will give more kisses! We do this over and over again!
~He loves going to the aquarium to see the fishes, sharks and penguins and loves playing at the park.
~Jase has a new thing-he has come up with nicknames for the 4 of us and uses them more often than not! Daddy is Wolf, Mommy is Sheep, Harley is Cow and Jase is Monkey. Silly Boy!
~My favorite thing.....he will still suck his thumb when he's tired or bored and will play with my hair and tickle his face with it or any fuzzy that he can get a hold of! He has a fuzzy blankie and fuzzy monkey that Oma made him that he carries with him everywhere so that he can pull off the fuzzies to tickle his face with!
~Hello! Did I mention that my bug is pretty much potty trained?!! He has been doing SO well for the past 2 weeks with only a few accidents with not being fast enough to get his unders off! He wears big boys all day long-even during naps and during outings. Next up.....night time training!

This little man is my whole world and I couldn't be luckier to have him! He is so adventurous and independent but is the sweetest little bug! I could go on and on about him and all his cute quirks. He is such a special little man we just love him to pieces!
Love your face Jase!
Love, mommy

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Jealous?

My mom and I couldn't pass up these great deals on purses! The grey one is mine, Kim got a burgundy one just like it and my mom got the purple one {but she's changing out the handle on it}. Aren't we just the fashionistas!
Loves it!!!

Celtic Woman

It is becoming a tradition for us to see Celtic Woman in concert when they come to Utah each year. We had a blast last year and this year was even funner because Kim and Shawn were able to come too! These ladies are such fabulous singers and the drummers are crazy good but I would have to say that my favorite is the violinist, Mairead. She is amazing!!!!! We weren't supposed to take photos during the concert but I snuck one in on my phone at the very end before they left the stage!

Can you tell we're related?!!

Celtic Woman

My Hubby and me!

Can't wait for next year!

Happy Birthday Husband and Happy Mommys Day!

My hubby is now 27!!! This is my favorite number and I will be turning 27 in August so I have a feeling that this is our year!!! It's been crazy for now but things feel like they are finally falling into place for us! Here is what's been going on lately! Jase is growing like crazy and getting sassier everyday! He is talking up a storm. He is getting so imaginative! He doesn't just stand up all his 'guys' in a row anymore, he actually plays with them! Boy stuff, ya know ;) They fight and shoot guns both of which he does with his daddy all the time! Matthew is loving how ALL BOY our little man is! Harley is doing well. His hips/legs are still bothering him but all we can do at this point is give him some pain killers on the days when it seems bad (most days he is fine). We are going to take him to another vet for a diff opinion on what we should do to help him out. Matthew and I are doing good too. I am super busy at work all time and have found that I work at least 10 hours each day! It's all I can do to keep my sanity for the next days work! Matthew is steady at work and we just keep hoping that it stays that way! We are trying to refinance our house right now and are just waiting to hear back on if it can happen. We are still working on expanding our family-we are on month 15 and have our fingers crossed that this will be our month! If it works, we will have a February baby and that's what I wanted when we first started trying last year! Ya never know! Keep your fingers crossed for us! (Jenn & Randi-I'll be waiting for you phone calls since the last time you both had a 'feeling' for me, it was right!)!
So, May 10th was Matthew's birthday! We had his friend party the Saturday before and it was so much fun!!! Sunday was Mothers day! My husband made me some cinnamon waffles for b-fast and Jase made me a card and I got Wizard of Oz! We had Matthew's mom and sister with her fam over for a delicious dinner (if I do say so myself). Then Monday, on Matthew's actual Bday, we met with family for dinner at Olive Garden! MMMmmmmm
I have been busy with starting some new crafts which I will be selling in the near future! My cousin Deb is a fabulously creative gal and is designing my logo and business cards and such and I can't wait to get them and show them off! Right now, I am working on getting ready for Jase's 3rd birthday on Sunday (party on Saturday) and am making a cute banner and some cute pom pom decorations and superhero capes!
Anyways! Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure ;)

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Harley

I LOVE this puppy! I must say that my (almost) 3 year old is becoming quite the photographer! I loaded this photo that I have never seen onto my computer yesterday and was super happy! This handsome boxer just makes me smile! He means the world to me! He is snuggly, playful and great with Jasers. I couldn't ask for a better companion. Love you Harley Barley!