Our Family: Happy 16th Anniversary to us

"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

August 08, 2019

Happy 16th Anniversary to us

Today its been 16 years of marriage!
There have been many times I have thought we wouldn't make it. But love prevails and keeps trying...over and over without end.
We made a promise to stay together and by gosh, so far so good!!

It's been 16 years of hard life lessons but also some pretty dang good lessons as well!

Here are a few things that have happened in this 16 years of marriage so far:
*owned 2 houses
*lived in 2 states
*moved 3 times
*owned 15 vehicles
*welcomed 4 sweet boys
*a temple mission
*owned a business or a few
*learned new traits
*taught lots of kids in church callings
*went through a miss carriage
*took up road biking and did some 50+ mile races
*started running startan OCR races, about to finish our trifecta medal
*got fit and healthy
*took on a bunch of kid sports and activities
*fell in love a few more times together!

Those are just a few off the top of my head... I'm sure the list is much longer lol!

Babe, you will forever be my always
I love you and this little life we have created together!

Kaylin's Funnies!

set up: nick and kaylin are playing video games.

"your not very good dad, you should let me show you how to do it"

"Iam really snart, i know stuff " (snart: meaning smart)

set up: kaylin wants to sleep in our bed.

"kaylin you need to sleep in your own big boy bed"

"but that is my 3 year old bed and I'm 4 so now I can sleep in this bed with you. its a 4 year old bed"

set up: kiptin pulled the filter off the vacume and I couldn't figure out how to put it back on.

"oh mom why did you take this off, let me fix it"

"no kaylin leave it alone, let daddy fix it"

"I can do it...see mom, fixed"

(a very stupid mom moment for sure...its sad when your 4yr old is smarter then you)

“One’s life….cannot be both faith-filled and stress-free….Therefore, how can you and I really expect to guide naively through life, as if to say, ‘Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!’ Real faith….is required to endure this necessary but painful developmental process.” Neal A. Maxwell