Hogle Zoo

In talking with a bunch of friends on what they did over Fall Break, it seemed that everyone went to the Zoo. But amazingly, we picked the perfect time and the perfect day to go. We had almost 3 hours there on Thursday, and still only saw about 50 people (even some we knew), and it was wonderful weather. It had been a few years since I had taken the kids there, in fact Jace and Hannah had never been. And Nate remembers his last time going was in elementary school. We may need to be better about getting up there and visiting. Also one great thing that we noticed (along with the nice weather and small crowds in the fall), is that most of the baby animals had been born during the summer, and were still just as darling as ever. We saw a baby, giraffe, elephant, tiger and many others. It was such a great experience, I'm sure I can talk Nate into it again ;-)


There was this huge elephant made of metal that would make loud noices when people would step around it....You'll notice that we got all the kids to sit on the elephant's trunk for a picture...except for Hannah...the next photo will explain why.


"Get me OUT OF HERE!" I love parental torture!


These next 2 pictures are traditions of mine I guess. I have a few photo's from growing up drinking out of the same lion's head and standing next to the gorilla's silhouette to see how tall I was.




Fun animals everywhere. This giraffe baby is the only baby picture that we got. But the Tiger put on a fantastic show while we stood in front of him. Hannah's mimmicking 'Roar' was too cute...to bad we don't have video of it.


Sara and the kids...seriously the weather was FANTASTIC!

Hannah waving goodbye, and finally agreeing to a shoulder ride from Nate. She actually walked about 95% of the time. So you can imagine the quite car ride home with her after walking nearly 2 miles on her own. She completely crashed!

The Living Planet Aquarium

Well Fall Break has come and gone, and WHEW....what a weekend we had. We were able to use our Salt Lake Connect passes for 2 days, which gave us a ton of stuff to do. I'll post each place individually since I havn't been that great at blogging lately.

The first day we went to the aquarium in Sandy. We hadn't ever been there, so the kids were way excited. Except for when I told Jace that we were going to go see fish, sharks, and everything under the sea...he said to me in a very concerned voice, "Mom I don't want to swim with the sharks." I don't blame him! I reassured him that it would be totally fine, and he would have a blast.

Here are some of our favorites that we saw:




Jace loved watching the turtles underwater.


All the kiddos!


Don't eat me Mr. Shark!


Nate and Hannah watching/petting the sting rays.


"Some day my prince will come!"


Zack is definately our dare devil when it comes to trying new things. He had no problem reaching in and petting the sting rays...the other's...not so much.


Hannah loved this little polka-dotted sting ray...it kept hiding up against the wall and then coming up against the glass suddenly. She giggled everytime, and would say, "Peek-a-boo" so we called it the Peek-a-boo sting ray.

Jace's Friend Party at Hee Haw Farms

I had to add in one picture of the kids actually wearing their cowboy hats.



The Birthday Boy!



Playin' in the Courtyard. Mini Pumpkins/Gourds were a hit.



They sometimes act like these animals.


Everyone got a horse ride.







When Jace and I started to talk about his birthday a few months ago, we came to the decision to have a Cowboy Party. My sisters, Aubree and Ashlee, have horses that they ride and take care of quite often. But instead of pulling the horses up to our house to take the kiddies for a ride, I decided to just hold the party down at Hee Haw's since that is where A and A board their horses, and then there wouldn't be much clean-up for me. Chalise was so kind in letting us hold the party there, it was great! I literally just showed up with kids, cupcakes and drinks. We could have stayed there for hours of course, but since we were trying to fit it in between General Conference Sessions, we only stayed 2 hours. The kids had a great time at the farm, but the highlight was to be able to go on a real horse by themselves. Thanks again Ashlee and Chalise for your generosity in making Jace's party a blast

Still Learning

Well I think this is the first post in October. YIKES! Where have I been...I'll tell you where, Hee Haw Farms. It seems like I am down there constantly helping Chalise with field trips, even though I love it, and my kids LOVE running around at the farm, it will be nice once it is over and I can get back on our regular schedule. Anyhow, I wanted to post something that happened tonight, just so that we can go back and laugh about it later. Last night I made a beef stroganauf for dinner. It calls for mushrooms, but since Nate and I are the only one's in our family that like mushrooms, I opted to saute them seperately and then we could add them to our own dinner. Well the sauce did have a few mushrooms in it, but I didn't think that my kids would notice. Of course they did and gagged as they scraped them to the side of their plate. Later, Zack had a couple of friends over while I was cleaning up the kitchen. One of his friends asked, what we had for dinner, and Zack said, 'A really bad dinner'. Instead of getting upset at Zack infront of his friends, I simply said, 'Zack, that wasn't very nice. I guess you can make your own dinner from now on.'

So tonight was payback....hehehehe...especially after Fast Sunday.....hehehehe.

I made BBQ spare ribs...which happened to cook in the crock pot ALL DAY...emitting their aroma to our growling tummies, baked potatoes and steamed carrots. (The carrots were highly anticipated, since they were what I pulled from our own garden just yesterday...my kids love to eat things that they've helped grow in the garden.)

As everyone started filling their plates, I kindly reminded Zack of our conversation the night before, and that he had to go and make his own dinner. We had a discussion about it...he came to tears, and it nearly broke my heart.

But my theory stands, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." When I asked him what he was going to make he said, "I don't know 'cuz I'm not as good as a cook as you are." That was the closest thing to an apology that I could get out of him. I told him it was hard for me not to let him eat this good food, but someday when he is on his mission, he may have to eat strange food, and he will always need to be thankful for it.

Even while he was eating his bowl of Frosted Flakes, he started to chuckle about the whole thing. I told him that I love him, and I know he has forgiven me.

Jace's 4th Birthday

Jace at Kangaroo Zoo....what a crazy dare devil he is.

He could have played in this tube for hours.

I don't know who enjoyed his nap more...me or him...notice the mustache from his chocolate milk. We live it up on birthday's around here!


Today was Jace’s 4th birthday, and I can’t believe how the time has flown. When he was born 4 years ago, it was the Friday before General Conference. What a great way it was for me to bond with my new baby, sitting in the hospital bed, being served every meal, holding my baby and listening to conference. Even though it was a cold and windy day today, we were able to do some fun things. Hannah had playgroup this morning for 2 hours, so I was able to take Jace to Kangaroo Zoo, just me and him. (The kids get a free ticket every birthday.) After about an hour of running around he said he was ready to go home. But since he wanted a pizza for his birthday lunch, we went to the store and picked up a pizza and looked at the bikes there. Just to see what was available. After lunch with Hannah, I started making the pumpkin pies that he requested for dinner (instead of birthday cake…why not have your favorite on your birthday right?). He said to me, “Mom, can I go take a rest on your bed?” Why sure…who wouldn’t want to take a nap on their birthday, his Broadhead traits show through more and more.
That night we had a little family party with Gramee and Bumpa, Grandma Bug and Cassidy, and also Kelly and Aimee. At Jace's request we had rice and chicken and of course the pumpkin pie for dessert. Jace was very excited about his extra large Transformer that talks. And amazingly enough it didn't break within the first 5 minutes! We had a great time hanging out with the family, and even Shannon our babysitter stopped by and brought Jace a present. Now on to plan the friend party!

Jace and Sara's Soccer 2009

Josh and Jace going after the ball.

Robert, Jake, Jace and Josh with their awards

Jace running neck and neck down the field.

Warming up before the game

I was a very 'serious' coach. Just kidding, all I really cared about was the kids actually kicking the ball in the right direction down the field.



This year, even though Jace wasn't 4 by September 1st, I 'begged' PG Rec. Dept. to let him play soccer, since I didn't want to chase him every game to try and keep him OFF the field. They agreed, and soon after called me and Nate to be his coaches. (Well it ended up just being me, because Nate was asked to be and assistant coach for Brady's football team.) I figured I couldn't mess up 4 and 5 year olds very much with my 'extensive' soccer knowledge. We had a good year and actually won some of our games. Although sometimes I felt like I was babysitting instead of coaching, those cute little kiddos made a soft spot on my heart. I loved it when they would call me 'Coach' whether we were on the field or if I would see them elsewhere. About 1/2 way through the season, Jace said to me, "I just want Dad to be my coach." He was having a bad day, and didn't want mom to be coach anymore....he wanted me to be mom. Even though Jace wasn't the best player on the team, most kids were 2 years older than him, he has pretty great talent. A little bragging on my part, but he was one of the only kids that could drop kick the soccer ball. He was also pretty fast running down the field, and could get ahead of other players, but had no sense of direction and couldn't stear his kicking towards the goal. So it usually went out of bounds. But for an almost 4 year old, I think he had a great 1st year.

Rachel Soccer

Rachel's team (as best she can remember their names): ?, ?, Bailey, Macey, RACHEL, ?, Alexia, Autumn, Becca, Macey, ?

Rachel had some great defending skills!


Rachel just finished her 2nd year of soccer, and although it took a little bribing on my part (I told her she couldn't do gymnastics unless she did soccer), she absolutely loved this soccer season and can't wait until next year. I think one of the differences is having a coach...a really good coach...that teaches the girls rules and fundamentals of soccer. It was nice to not see 'a pack of kids' chase after the ball, and actually have defenders, forwards, and mid-fielders. One of her good friends, Autumn Redd, was on her team and they loved being defenders together. She also liked being on an all girls team, since she felt like she had just as much skill as anyone else. (In fact the first week she told me, "Mom, Becca and I are the best soccer players on our team.") I love it when kids think that they are the cream of the crop!

Happy Birthday to Dad...oh yea...and ME!!!!!!

Well since we will be out of town for Labor Day weekend, I thought that I would make a quick post in honor of me and my dad. It was 34 years ago tomorrow, September 5th 1975, that my mom went into labor. Since it was the time before ultrasounds (not that my parents would have found out what they were having), the first thing that my dad said to Dr. Smoot was, "Well, it's my birthday, I already have 2 little girls, so this has GOT to be a boy!" (Well something to that effect anyway ;-) Oops sorry dad, I was a girl! But I've never felt that you were sad that I wasn't a boy, you FINALLY got a boy 10 years later. And I have LOVED sharing my birthday with you every year. Sometimes I have to remind you how old you really are, but that is just because we are both kids at heart! Like you've always said, the only thing that makes me look old, are the ages of my kids. I have loved the tradition of always being gone to the cabin over Labor Day weekend, because that means that we are spending time with our loved ones. While growing up, every birthday was at the Granny and Pa's cabin. And now we are making some wonderful memories at the cabin down in Fairview. (The first birthday I remember actually waking up in my own bed, was my Sweet 16...and then I had to cheer that night.) But it's always been wonderful to have this special day with you! (I'll post pics of me and my dad later.)

Confession

Well I have a confession to make....I made a goal at the beginning of the year with 3 'running' goals. Here they are:
1st: Run a 1/2 marathon...check (SLC 1/2)
2nd: Run the Wasatch Back...check
3rd: Run a second 1/2 marathon...ummm still waiting for this.

And actually I probably won't do it for a number of reasons. Since most 1/2's are on Saturday, between now and the end of October we are crazy busy with Football and soccer. I was going to run the Provo River 1/2, but was invited to go and hike Mt. Timp instead on that day. So my friend Annie and I were looking at other 1/2's to do, since she wants me to reach my goal too. We found one in November called the Snow Canyon 1/2. But now we have been invited to do a Grand Canyon Rim to Rim hike instead on that weekend. I think I am going to do it. And honestly, from what I've been told, it is just as challenging as a full marathon. We start at the North Rim of the G.C., and hike 5 miles down. At the bottom (where there is only a 5 ft elevation), we will RUN 9 miles across. Then we hike up 10 miles to the South Rim. For a total of 24 miles. It sounds a little crazy to do all in one day, they usually suggest completing it in 3 days, but that is during the hot summer months. I hope all of our plans work out in setting this up in such a short time, because this is something that I would love to check off my list and say that I've actually done it. When I first heard about it I was like, wow that sounds so cool...crazy, but cool.
So I guess my confession is that I won't be achieving my goals that I set at the beginning of the year...just tweaking them a bit. Now I just need to cross train, and get a few extra long runs in before November 7th!

Zack's Amazing Luck

About 2 weeks ago Zack opened up this box of cereal and was a winner of a $10 Visa card from Golden Grahams. What a lucky duck. I totally forgot about it until I stumbled across his picture....this could be an advertisement for cereal don't you think?

A Minor Addiction

Hannah just loves her passeys...she even pronounces it quite clearly. I'm only dreading the day when we need to get rid of all the passeys in the house. When it is nap or bedtime, and I can't find a passey, I tell the kids that whoever finds me a passey first, earns a dollar. Believe me, it is worth that plus some. Brady and Zack were definately addicted to their passeys. I got to the point that I would only let them have it at nap time, and so I tied a short string to the passey and then pinned the passey to their pillow. I caught both of them (at different times obviously) sneaking into their bedroom in Saratoga and taking a few sucks on their passey, and then they were good to go. I relate it to a chain smoker taking a few short drags on a cigarette. It was dang cute though. Rachel and Jace never took one, but that is what I contribute Rachel's chatty-ness too. Just as long as Hannah is rid of them by Kindergarten I think we will be okay.

Boys Will Be Boys

So this is basically a black-mail post. But right after Rachel's party last Monday, I asked to kids to just play what-ever and keep it quiet. After I finished cleaning up, this is what I found. Because of the 'new toys' that entered our house....Zack was having a tea party with Hannah, and Brady and Jace were playing Polly Pockets with Rachel. See they really do get along sometimes!

Nickelback Concert

For our 13th Year Anniversary, I got Nate Nickelback Concert tickets. (Kinda selfish, because they were really for both of us.) But last night the 26th of August was the concert at the USANA Amphitheater in West Valley. We both love to listen to Nickelback, but could have gone without all the swearing between the songs. The pre-performing bands Papa Roach and Hinder liked to use the F word a lot. Nate leaned over and said teasingly , "Wow I didn't know this show was going to R-rated." But my favorite song that Nickelback performed was the song 'Photograph'...it starts our "Look at this photograph, every time I do it makes me laugh..." It was cool because they displayed pictures up on the big screen of everything he mentions in the song...even Kim the first girl he kissed and her kids since she's had since then. But the funniest part was towards the end of the song they had a picture of different scenes from Utah like the Delicate Arch, Bryce Canyon, etc. They showed a picture of Steve Young...which everyone boo-ed, then a picture of some Crazy Ute Fans....everyone cheered, then a picture of the Salt Lake Temple...sadly enough everyone boo-ed again. You could tell we wern't in Utah County...in fact it was hard to tell we were in Utah at all with everyone drinking and smoking. That was the first 'Rock Concert' I have ever been too. I've gone to plenty of country concerts and such, but this was quite an eye opener to see how prominant the church is in my life. (Which I am EXTREMELY greatful for!)
Both Nate and I discussed how our kids have no hope as to going to any concerts without a chaperone. But it was a fun night and great to get away and spend some time with my cute hubby.

(PS...Nate did get me some great anniversary gifts too...beautiful flowers, a USB powered external hard drive for all my pictures, and a waterpik. You may wonder why the waterpik, but Monday I got braces, and he had heard that a waterpik would really help the whole braces thing....which he was totally right, and I have been using it night and day since my mouth is SO SORE!) I'm sure I'll have some pictures later of my braces...since I'm in for the long haul...2 years...YIKES!

End of Summer

Although I was sad to see the kids' summer vacation come to an end, it is good to get back on somewhat of a schedule. We are now into soccer and football season, so our Saturday's are tied up from now until the end of September, and then October for Football. But the kids had an awesome final week of summer. On Monday, Nate took Brady and Zack (and also their cousin Cassidy), to Lagoon for the day. This is something that he has wanted to do for the past 2 years, since now they are old enough to ride the big rides, and they are just as dare-devilish as their dad. They had a blast, and stayed the entire day. No pictures, because...no stroller to carry the extra stuff around. But Nate of course won a few bears and a couple of snakes at the hoop shoot...his favorite passtime. On Tuesday I took all of the kids to 7 Peaks with my sister Jo and her kids from Blanding. Again we stayed the whole day and soaked up as much sun as we could. A few days later we went to the new Lindon Aquatics Center. A little smaller than 7 peaks, but still a lot of fun. We had one last cousin lunch on Thursday. (So weird that I only will take 2 kids to cousins lunch from now on.) We enjoyed a lot of swimming during the summer and lots of cold treats. One new thing that surprised us was the Ice Cream Man....I honestly didn't know they were still around, but he came by one day and of course we indulged a little bit!

The kids enjoying a treat from the Ice Cream Man in the backyard. We set up an extra long and extra wide slip and slide on this day...but forgot to take pictures. Oh well we had a nice dead spot on the grass from where it wasn't getting enough water, but too much sun through the tarps. (Shhh...Don't tell their dad)

Family Prayer Part 2

So here is the second part of the Duck Duck Goose/Family Prayer story that happened tonight. Some nights Hannah is in bed before we say family prayer, but when she isn't we have to 'explain' to her that we will play a game of Duck Duck Goose after our prayer. Because without fail when we kneel down for family prayer she wants to start a game. Tonight was no different, and she 'grudgingly' knelt down 1/2 way through the prayer. When it was her turn to be it she stood up and said, "Da...Da...Da...Mama...." (when she tapped me on the head). I guess she doesn't think that I'm a duck!

Lucky 13 part 2

1. Sara is an very affectionate person, my confidant and best friend. And she laughs at my dumb jokes.

2. She makes our house a home. Decor - food - cleanliness - laundry - you name it. The food is so good she's won 3 chili cook-offs.

3. Sara is very giving - a mother of 5 (6 if you count me) and does not have much time for herself. Recently she went on a girl’s weekend trip to Las Vegas and I honestly don't think she bought herself anything. It was all for the kids.

4. She truly puts the lord first in her life. I could say, "I don't want to go to church she would say ok, see ya when we get back. And she would take all 5 kids and head off to church. This is also evident when I get to take all 5 kids while she goes to yet another primary meeting.

5. She doesn't hold grudges. And it’s a good thing to; otherwise I might have my own bedroom.

6. She has unbelievable will power and self discipline. No matter what it is, no carbonation, running daily, fasting, or keeping a secret.

7. She's so patient. Even if her hair is on fire she can keep her cool. She might produce a small stream of tears (or river), but she doesn't fly off the handle.

8. Intellectually she's a natural. When I took calculus in college I would spend hours at the tutor to figure things out. She on the other hand could sit down with me and figure it out on her own. This sometimes made me curse.

9. Her parents gave her $100 for being sweet 16. She used that money to buy my wedding ring; which is always a reminder to me of our commitments.

10. She goes out of her way to spend time with my sick grandmother, mother, sisters, and other relatives.. And even makes them goodies.

11. My family likes her better than me. My mother is the first to take Sara’s side no matter what the argument. People just like her better. Or is it that they feel bad for her, because she's stuck with me. hmmmm See #10

12. She has never been caught up in worldly possessions. A big 9 passenger van might not be her vehicle of choice but she would drive it happily if it were needed.

13. She is faithful. She waited for me for two years, and we have since disproved the theory of 'good things come to those who wait'

Thanks for a wonderful 13 years lover.

First Day of School

Well we started the school year August 20th. And now the 3 oldest go full time. This is the odd year I guess....Brady is in 5th, Zack 3rd, and Rachel 1st grade. When they came home I had homemade cookies waiting, a tradition of ours for the 1st day. (Which I am kind of rethinking....then I'm stuck at home all day with a TON cookies.) But I spoiled myself and celebrated by going to 2 aerobics classes that day....I'm sure I'll find plenty to do with my time as the school year goes on. I asked the kids what their favorite part of the 1st day was and Brady said: Science, Zack said: Recess, and Rachel said: Seeing Mitchell Menlove's Mom and Shannon at the cafeteria (Teresa works there as a lunch lady, and Shannon was on her lunch break.) It is nice to have some order back to the house and have it quiet when Hannah goes down for a nap. Jace was willing to ride the bus to his school, so it took a lot of explaining that his school doesn't start for a couple of weeks. He will actually have 2 years of preschool, since his birthday is in September. For now I'll enjoy having the younger 2 here, and not being worried about getting home every day at 12 to meet a kindergartener.

Off to school.

All the troops ready for the big day.

Jace and Hannah 'helping me make cookies'...Hannah looks happy now but she had a fit when I let Jace hold the beater and not her...sheesh!

Brady off the bus.

Rachel and Autumn....good freinds and first timers staying the whole day.

Zack and Burghandy, glad to be home.

Brady's friend Mitchell Abel....always a character.

Finally eating some cookies and telling me about their first day.

Tibblefork

Too bad I forgot swimsuits...Jace still had a ball running around in his under-roos!

Courtney Clayson....I just loved all the mud on this little princess.

Brett on the canoe with Jake, Hannah, Courtney, and Josh.

Zack practicing his cast out....he reminded me of Huck Finn with his pants rolled up.

Annie on the raft and Brett on the canoe with a bunch of kids having a water fight. Annie is always up to no good!

Brady liked standing out on the rocks to cast out.

Jace and Jake...two good little buddies.

Rachel was the only smart one and brought extra clothes, sometimes I gripe and moan about her extra packing whenever we go somewhere, but it sure came in handy.

Hannah loved the mud...so much for that shirt!

Josh, Brady, Jace, Rachel, Zack and Caleb out on the canoe...they did pretty good for a bunch of little kids.


Last Saturday, the 22nd of August, we were invited to go to Yuba Lake with a bunch of families in our ward, but since we had 3 soccer games and 1 football game, we decided to find something fun to do closer to home. We decided to ask the Clayson's if they wanted to head up to Tibblefork for a little canoeing and to escape the heat of the day. We took up a picnic lunch, our Crawdad (aka...canoe), and some fishing poles. They kids had a blast rowing around the lake, playing in the water, and getting quite muddy. Brady and Zack also practiced casting out a lot with their poles. I think they will enjoy fishing later on...especially if they ever catch anything. Next summer, I am going to remember to fill the slower days in the summer with a quick Tibblefork trip, just so we can escape the heat. It felt so good up there, and it was nice go get away for a bit. There were quite a few other people up there, but it wasn't too crowded. When we first arrived there was a lady walking around in the mud, looking for a set of keys that she might had dropped. Well she couldn't find them, and then about an hour or so later a Ranger came by to see if we had seen any keys. Of course we hadn't, but he was helping her get a tow truck up so that she could get her car back down the mountain. But just as we were leaving about 3 hours later, Zack was walking in the mud and just happened to step on her keys. We thought the best think to do would be to drive her car down to the ranger station. But as we were walking to the parking lot, she pulls up in I recognize her and Nate runs the keys to her. She was so relieved, and gave Zack and Nate a big hug. Then she came back and gave Zack $5, because he saved her about $200 I'm guessing for finding her keys. It's amazing how $5 can make an eight year olds day. We had a fun afternoon, and hopefully we can go up there one more time this year, maybe when the fall leaves are changing.

Lucky 13

Today is mine and Nate's anniversary. It is crazy how fast time flies, but I'm glad that I have had the privledge to share them with Nate. I would like to share 13 random memories and/or reasons of why I love Nate and why I married him:
1. When I lived in Manzanita Hall at SUU, I was walking home from church one Sunday and looked at the parking lot to where my car was parked and it was shimmering in the autumn sunlight...since Nate worked on the freight crew at Albertson's he decided to saran-wrap my car with a large roll of industrial plastic wrap. It took a knife and scissors to get it all off.
2. Nate is a very thoughtful gift giver to me. He always ponders and asks many women what they would want for a gift. They've even said, "Wow, I wish my husband would take time think about what he is getting me."
3. He made ME a huge cheesecake from scratch to ask me out for the first time....that was a hook, line and sinker.
4. Nate is a very hard worker and seems to always have energy to get the job done.
5. It took him 3 weeks to kiss me after we started dating, but we had seen each other every day of those 3 weeks.
6. He is a great dad to our kids, and still wants more....that's border line crazy though.
7. We wrote each other FAITHFULLY for his 2 year mission. And even though he was on a tight budget, he still remembered to send little (and big) gifts from the mission field.
8. Nate loves to spend time with just me. From time to time, he will say, 'Um how long has it been since you and I have gone on a date?'
9. One night, when we lived in Cedar City, and there was about 3 feet of snow on the ground, he came home from work at 4:00 am, and decided to stand outside in his garments for a good full minute and then run and jump into bed with me and 'snuggle'. I was mad then, but we can laugh about it now.
10. He loves basketball...and honestly I LOVE watching him play basketball. He is naturally athletic, and I love that about him.
11. Nate is known as the family fence mender. He always says that it is best to take the humble road, and not have contention among those you love. Even though he has been shot down in the past, he still tries to 'mend family fences'.
12. On our honeymoon to California, we had a BALL. Seriously, it was the funnest trip I have ever been on. When we were at Six Flags, he was literally dragging me from ride to ride like a little kid. He wanted to ride the scarey rides as much as possible. I'm glad that he still hasn't lost his childhood boyness attitude.
13. He loves life. We are both so happy with the life that we've created together. Even though I know we both make mistakes, we definately have learned from those mistakes.

I love you Nate...thank you for a wonderful and lucky 13 years!

(Brady was our photographer for these pictures....and when we told him that we wanted to take some pictures of us kissing...he just giggled like a little girl.)