Our 12th Anniversary

I can't believe it's been 12 years! I've been married for 1/3 of my life! It just seems so crazy how fast the last 12 years have gone. Ivan and I have shared the good, the bad, the happiness, the hard, and mainly the joy.

When I was a teenager, my young women's president counseled us that when the time came that we were looking for that someone to marry that we needed to find someone who made us want to be a better person. I followed that counsel and my life has definitely been blessed for it. My husband is pretty soft spoken, but he is a spiritual giant who loves the Lord and the scriptures and who truly loves and cares for others. He is always the first to volunteer to help someone in need. He is truly good and makes me want to do and be better. He is a great husband and father. I have truly been blessed. I'm so grateful to know that our marriage will not end with death because of the covenants we made when we were sealed in the temple! Our family can be together forever as long as we can remain faithful in keeping the commandments and following the Savior!

Here's our wedding announcement!

This was the funniest picture taken at our wedding reception.
This is my little brother Troy planting a huge kiss on my grandma
after he put the veil on her head! Her expression is classic!
If you click on the picture, you can see the picture better!

MOTHERS

Real Mothers don't eat quiche;
They don't have time to make it..

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils
Are probably in the sandbox..

Real Mothers often have sticky floors,
Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough
Doesn't come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what
The vacuum just sucked up..

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?'
And get their answer when a little
Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth Is not measured by height or years or grade....
It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother...

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.

18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul..
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she
Shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!