Our Father's Day Weekend

We had a wonderful Father's Day Weekend.

Friday

It started out on Friday night.

Nick got off early because he went in early.

We met my sister and her little family at our favorite splash pad.

We stopped at Subway for some dinner first, and brought it to have a little picnic. It was perfect.  Reagan loves the splash pad but we hadn't been yet this summer.  This was also the twins' first time.  I wasn't sure if they would be too little, but they loved crawling around and splashing.  Hudson was terrified of the fountains that sprayed up but Harper just laughed and laughed.  Poor Hudson got cuts on his toes from crawling on the ground so much.  I felt so bad! Poor little guy! 

 Playing on the picnic blankets with Aunt Meg, Charlotte, and Uncle Shaun.

 Daddy and Harper

Hudson trying very hard to steal Reagan's sandwich.

 And they're off!

 They loved to splash!

 Daddy and Huddy drying off.

 Mommy and Harper drying off.

Reagan playing with his toys in the fountains.

After we splashed and played for awhile, we walked down to get some frozen yogurt.  Reagan insisted on bringing his pirate map and made us follow him to find the treasure.  The Friday night bar/dinner/date crowd loved him.  He is such a ham and loves the attention. 

Saturday

Saturday was pretty uneventful.  We did projects around the house and hung out together! Nothing too exciting to report!

Sunday

Sunday we woke up and went to church.  After church we took Nick out to breakfast at 5 and Diner.  It was sure chaotic but I think I just have to come to terms with this is how our life is going to be from now on! It was the babies' first time sitting in a restaurant high chair and it took a little maneuvering to figure out how to sit them in the booth they gave us. Of course right when we sat down it was time for them to be fed, order our food, and entertain Reagan. It was a bit stressful but this is life!

After lunch we went home and the babies napped. Reagan, Nick and I played some Wii sports before the boys headed off to the movie theater for a little date.  They went to see Epic and really liked it.

That night we just hung out and ordered a pizza. 

We got Nick some cards and a gift card to upgrade his phone.  For the boy who swore against getting a smart phone, he has used his so much it's ready for a new one! Reagan also made one survey about Nick at church and at home with me.  I sure do love his answers!

Couldn't you just picture him saying them? 

It was a great Father's Day and I think Nick really enjoyed all of the love.

Happy Father's Day

Today is Nick's 5th Father's Day.

I am so blessed that he is my husband and the father of our children. He is an amazing dad.  He is so hands on and I know I lucky I am to have him.  I have friends whose husbands don't cook, bathe babies, feed kids, etc.  I can not even imagine.  Nick is always more than willing to do whatever is needed to make our life run smoother.  He works so hard for our family and wants his children to grow up having the best memories. I hope he knows just how special he is and how much he is loved.

Here is a little photo-walk down memory lane!

June 2009

Nick's First Father's Day

We went to PF Changs for dinner with my parents and came back home to celebrate. I didn't take many pictures! But here is one of Nick and Reagan opening his firs Father's Day gift.

June 2010

Nick's Second Father's Day

We woke up early, grabbed donut holes, and went to Fountain Hills for a breakfast picnic in the park.

You can read more about it here.

June 2011

Nick's Third Father's Day

We met my family at the bowling alley for a day of bowling fun and then we all went to Bamboo Club for dinner. It was such a fun day! You can read more about it here.

June 2012

Nick's Fourth Father's Day

We went out to lunch to Outback with my sister Meg and her little family. Outback is Nick's favorite place so we enjoyed a good meal there, and then went to my parents' house to swim!

Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Daddies out there!! 

Happy Anniversary!

Today is Nick and my 7th wedding anniversary.

7 years.

I can not believe it.

7 years seems like a really long time.

But then again it seems like a tiny fraction of our life.

We still have so much time together.

We've gone through so much together in our 7 years married.

Two houses

Two cities

Two dogs

Three kids

1 miscarriage

7 cars 

3 jobs

And each year our love changes and grows stronger.

Our anniversaries used to consist of romantic dinners and candle light.

Talk about change.

Our anniversary dinner tonight consisted of 3 kids under 3 piled into a booth with us at a noisy/family friendly restaurant. We laughed at how our life has changed.

And then we high-fived.

We've come a long way.

But I wouldn't change a thing.

I love our life together.

I love my husband.

And I love the children that we have created together.

Happy Anniversary Nick.

I love you! 

6 years?!?!

Today is our 6 year wedding anniversary.

I can't believe it's been 6 years!

Here are a couple of old blog posts you may be interested in reading, 

if you want to know more about us! 

Our Love Story

Our Wedding ABC's

Happy Anniversary to my love! :)

Our Love Story....

Today I am linking up with sweet Becky for her Valentines link-up.

1. How long have you and your significant other been together?

Nick and I have been together for 8 years. 

2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?}

Nick and I met Freshman Year at ASU. I knew him from some fraternity parties and also of his not- so-great reputation. I always thought he was cute but also may or may not have been quoted as saying "I wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole". I was a good girl and him, not so much. Fast forward 4 years and he was President of his fraternity and I was President of my sorority. We saw a lot of each other at events and such. He was quite persistent and I agreed to go out on a date with him. (Anyone remember that stupid movie about the kids who cheated on their SAT's?) After that, we became inseparable.   It was a rough time because I lost some friends due to dating him and even my sister told my parents he was bad news. But I have to say, bad boys can change. 

3. If married, how long have you been married?

Nick and I have been married for almost 6 years! 

We will celebrate our anniversary on March 11th.

4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding?  

We were married in Scottsdale, Arizona. I think the wedding was probably medium sized. We were one of our first friends married and it was pretty soon after graduating so we had a lot of high school and college friends. It's funny how after the years pass I look back at the wedding and laugh at some of the people we invited. It was like a big Pike and Theta date party. 

5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? Do share!

When were first started dating the "Hello Moto" commercials were everywhere. For some reason we started calling each other "Moto". Who knows why, but it stuck.

6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.

1) I love how he is ALWAYS positive and optimistic. 

2) I love how continues to teach me things every day.

3) I love how I seem to fit perfectly in his arms.

7. Tell us how he proposed? 

He proposed on Easter Sunday at my parents' house.  We all went to church and came home to exchange Easter baskets.  Nick gave me a basket full of eggs. Each egg was numbered so that I would open them in order.  Inside each egg was a note written about why he loved me.  The last egg said to "look under the grass". There it said- "Will you marry me?". It was perfect because my whole family was there- from my baby nephew to my sweet Granddaddy. 

8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals?

Nick is more of a flowers and champagne guy for Valentines Day.

We don't go big on Valentines day at all! 

9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch?

Oh I am definitely a pop a movie in and relax kind of girl. Maybe I used to be more a sunset dinner girl, but the older I get, the more I appreciate just being together.

10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere?

I would love to go back to Hawaii together. 

11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.

Not much! After a long day of Valentines day fun in first grade, I'm sure I will be pretty pooped! We will probably just go out to dinner and watch some dvr! We are so exciting, I know.

12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?

Maybe a card? I don't have high expectations for Valentines day! 

13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.

Laugh together. Don't forget why you fell in love with each other. Compromise. Take time out for each other. Say I love you.

14.  Show us a picture of what love means to you.

I love my boys.

You're walking like you just got off a horse.....

Well, that's because I did.

Yep. This weekend was Nick's birthday horseback ride.

And I survived! Thank you Jesus.

Let me rewind....

So, Nick is always talking about how he loves horses and wants to have a horse in the backyard. (I'm totally sure the HOA will go for that one!) So for his 30th birthday I surprised him with a 3 hour horse-back ride. Oh yes. Did I tell you I'm pretty much terrified of horses? Exciting.

We arrived at the Ponderosa Stables at South Mountain in Phoenix.

We were taking the "Sunset T-Bone Ride".

So 1 1/2 hours starting at 5:30pm. 

Oh- and the sun set at 5:45. Awesome. Pitch black. Through the mountains.

Down steep rocks. 

I seriously chapped my inner thighs (don't laugh) because I was squeezing onto that horse so tight. But I digress.. So, our ride included Nick and myself, plus a random man who paid to ride- by himself. And our cowboy guide.  They placed me right behind the guide. Good call. Since I talked his ear off and asked about 101 questions throughout the ride. I was a nervous Nelly.

Anyways. At 7:00 we arrived at the restaurant.  I seriously couldn't walk. Total jello legs. We ordered some steaks and diet cokes... I don't think I could have had any alchie- as much as I wanted it to calm my nerves... I was sure I would just tip right off that horse.

After dinner-yep-you guessed it.... we got back on those horses.

Holy hell.

Another 1 1/2 hours back to the stables.

This ride I was actually feeling quite confident. My inner cowgirl came out and I pretended I was from the movie "True Grit". I'm not joking. Pretending totally helps!

We saw a coyote about 25 feet away from us. And an owl about 5. And I felt invincible.

Anyway. Nick was grinning ear to ear and I got the "best wife award". So all in all, it was a success.

Now for the proof:

 Nick meeting his horse. Male bonding.

 Me and my horse Petri. Please don't kill me horse.

 Heading off... our cowboy.

 The cowboy took a couple of pics of me. Proof.

Dinner... resting our legs.

I stole these pictures from their website.

 The mountains

The beautiful view of the Phoenix skylights. We really did see this.

So yes, I survived.

And yes, I will be walking funny for the next few days.

Happy Birthday Nick.