6 Wonderful Years

Today is Ben & I's 6th Anniversary. Six years ago today we were married in the Bountiful Temple. It was a crisp, clear morning, no snow, rain, or clouds. We had a lot of wonderful friends and family that were there with us. We have had a lot of fun these past 6 years. He is my best friend and the perfect husband for me. He laughs with me, hugs me when I cry -and then tells me to stop crying :) - forgives me when I am a brat, supports me, and loves me. He is a wonderful husband and father. Thanks for all the laughs-love you.

Flag Football Injuries!

I arrived home from my little trip to Burley on Friday around noon. I called Ben when I got here to let him know we had made it safely. He decided to come home for lunch and to see us and when he walked in the door this is what he looked like! He had a flag football game on Thursday night and decided not to tell me that he got kicked in the head by someone wearing cleats! I have to admit that I don't have a lot of sympathy for injuries that come from Jones Simkins sport activities. Ben loves playing all of these sports and I support him and always have, I go to all of the games that Bailey and I can. But I don't see his playing as a necessity of life, Ben is very competitive -which I don't understand, but is usually why he gets hurt, so I'm not very sympathetic. So not the best picture, but notice the big red bruise in the center of his head!

4 Days in Burley

What a crazy week! Ben's birthday was Monday, a good day had by all. On Tuesday Bailey and I headed to Burley. I was REALLY nervous about going because it was to be our first solo trip -without Ben- but she did really well. She fell asleep right before we got on the interstate and woke up right before the Burley exit.
I went to Burley to see my friend Katrin; she is a friend from high school who I haven't seen in about 8 years. I had a great time talking with her and I hope to be able to see her again around Thanksgiving.
While we were in Burley, Bailey had her traditional grandchild bath -which is in my mom's kitchen sink, she got a much needed hair cut, we took our first trip to the Pumpkin Patch -the Pumpkin Patch is in Rupert; this man grows all sorts of wonderful things for the fall and lets people wander all over his yard and fields and pick pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks, bails of straw etc, I loved it. My mom caught a cold which hit the day we arrived so Bailey spent a lot of time with my dad. Whenever she was crawling on the floor dad was right behind her, it was pretty cute. We had a great trip, thanks Mom & Dad for the great 4 days. Also thank you to Grandma, Grandpa, & Aunt Yvonne for the cute Halloween toys!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!

Today is Ben's Birthday! We - Bailey & I- just want him to know how much we love him. Ben works hard so that I can stay home with Bailey. He is a wonderful husband and friend. He is a great father to Bailey and we hope that he has a great day and remembers how old he is! :)

Friends & Football

Ben invited Mason H. and family to come and watch the BYU -USU game with us. Unfortunately they didn't make it for the big tailgate party, but they did make it to the game before half time. They were able to stay until Saturday and we stayed up until the VERY wee hours of Saturday morning and had a great time. Thanks for coming to visit, we had a great time and Bailey enjoyed spending time with Mason's very cute kids.

BYU vs. USU

Well Bailey and I had another weekend of Football. On Thursday Utah played Oregon State, I have no idea who won, but Ben had a few friends over to watch the game. Bailey was happy because Tyler brought Maddi and Bryson with him so Bailey had someone to play with. Tyler came around 7:00pm and left around 8:00pm. Not long after he left Jake came over and shortly after Jake got here MitChell showed up. Ben had a great time watching football with his friends, who are always welcome to came over to watch sports.

On Friday MitChell and Tyler decided to have a Jones Simkins Tailgate party for the BYU - USU game that was here in Logan. The tailgate party started at 3:30pm and the game was a 6:00pm. Since USU was playing BYU we had half the population on Provo here in Logan for the game and traffic & parking was CRAZY from about 4:00pm on. Of course Bailey was supporting BYU.

Lunch in the park

Wednesday Bailey & I went to have lunch with our friends: Sherri, Anna, and Kara. We picked up soup and headed to the park to play and eat. We had a great time and hope to be able to spend time together really soon. Anna is the one in the tree and there is less than a year between Kara and Bailey.