What do you do on a Rainy Memorial Day?

You go bowling!

The Small Things

Sometimes it's the small things in life that bring joy:

The first watermelon of the season

The first swim of the season

The Evolution of Us

Today is our 17th anniversary. Being married that long makes us feel really old. It's amazing how that much time can pass, yet it only seems like a few years. Last Sunday in Young Women the lesson was on Temple Marriage. It was neat for me to be able to reminisce over our dating, wedding, and then years since as I prepared that lesson. I brought a wedding picture to display, and the girls seemed to think it was amusing to see us in our younger days. So I decided that in honor of our anniversary, I would share some pictures that would show an evolution of us.

This is when we had been dating just a couple of weeks.

7 months later - happily married!

1 year after marriage

4 years after marriage - we are a family of 3

10 years after marriage - family of 4

After 12 years - our family is complete!

(I think it's time for a new family picture)

April Highlights

April seemed to be a busy month. Here are some the highlights:

T-ball games started! Noah is on the Giants. So far, he has been loving it. They play a double-header every Saturday, so by the middle of the second game he is ready to be done. I think it is kind of long for 4 & 5 year olds. It's been fun to watch him play.

Megan and I ran in the Race for the Cure. I've never done a 5k before, and I loved it! There was something like 17,000 people in it. It was a great event - so well-organized and set up. It was fun to be able to do it with Megan. She also brought a friend, and I did it with a couple of my friends. I was worried about what kind of shape I was in, but ended up doing much better than I thought I would. I can't wait to do it again next year.

Noah lost his first 2 teeth! I can't believe my baby has already hit this milestone. He's not even 5 yet! Unfortunately, he didn't actually have either tooth to leave for the tooth fairy. We're guessing he must have swallowed them or something. He didn't even know when they were gone, I just noticed it when I was brushing his teeth. He was excited that the tooth fairy still left him with $1 each time. It didn't take him very long to spend it on a Hot Wheels car.

So now we're on to May! Hopefully it will bring more sunshine, and less rain!!