Moab2012

MOAB!

We went to Moab for the first trip of the year with 3 other couples! It was so fun. 2 of the couples had Jeeps so we did tons of trails and I even got to drive and do some crazy fun hills and scary holes!

These are the Jeeps. We were in with our friends Rylan and Taylor in the white Jeep and our friends Jordan Ali Steph and Nick were in the black Jeep!

Fall/Christmas 2011

Fall is by far my favorite time of the year, especially here in Utah. It's not hot, it's not freezing. I get to wear boots and scarves. It's our anniversary, Halloween, and Christmas all in a small block of time. The leaves are so pretty and its like the whole world is turning different colors. I could have fall year-round.

 Jeff and I went on our first date to Market Street Grill....My fav! We love seafood and this place is the best. So every year we go to Market Street for our anniversary dinner. There's nothing like some 

good 'ol salmon and crab!

Christmas is a BIG deal in my family. We have tons of traditions and always spend it as a family. Christmas Eve we always get new pajamas and that's what we are wearing in this picture! I go crazy when it comes to decorating. I usually put up my tree in the beginning of November! 

Weddings...Oh weddings! I would go to a wedding every weekend if I could. My cousin got married in January so my mom's whole side of the family went to Boise to celebrate with her! Jeff and I honestly did not plan on matching...but apparently our minds think alike! 

California....

Jeff's family decided to do a full family vacation to San Diego. We had 2 parents, 3 brothers, 3 sister inlaws, 2 nieces, 3 nephews and ONE house. 

The house we stayed at was right on the beach and we played and played..we Disneylaned the crap out of California!

Our "children"

Jeff and I have adopted some children as our own.....

We have AMAZING friends that have shared their lives with us and have let us into their children's lives. We feel so lucky that we have our little children and helped raise them. 

This is Boston. My best friend Maria and I have been good friends since high school. I was there for his birth and he was my first born...

   Then about a month ago Maria had another baby girl named Reese. I got to be there right after she was born and got to spend the first 2 weeks with her in Spokane!

Then my other best friend Kallie had Naomi. Jeff and I have watched Naomi many many times and usually see her twice a week at least. Kallie and her husband just moved to Denver though so I don't get to see her anymore...

And then Kallie had another baby girl named Jovee! She is still just a little one too!

The newest member of our Pretend Kids Club is Mabel. She is 8 months old and we got to watch her for 4 days and fell madly in love with her.. She has down syndrome and has such a soft spot in my heart, she is literally perfect!

These 5 kids are the kids that have made the last 2.5 years due-able. We love them like they are our own and we can't wait till the day comes that we can add our own children into the mix and make this big family a whole.

Twice the Years, Twice the Fun

Year 2 has been a full year. It's been a hard year. It's been a roller coaster of a year. Year 2 has been a great year. This has been a crazy year. 

This has been the year from heaven to hell.

This year we found out that we were going to go through the adventure of infertility. It has been a true test to our relationship.

Now for the fun stuff...

We have made a yearly tradition to go skiing or snowboarding every year with all of our friends to a mountain about 2 hours away. We go for the whole weekend and all stay in one cabin and just eat and play!

 

We decided it was time for the Bleaks to grace VEGAS with their presence.. We went for 5 days and saw Phantom of the Opera while we were there to add to our Broadway shows! I love to lay out all day and so that's what we did. Lay out, eat dinner, go to a show or walk the strip and sleep! 

Summer treated us WELL! We had a great summer with great friends. 

Year #2 down.....

First Year Bliss

We started off in a one bedroom apartment. Many people that have been married know that the first year of marriage...you need more then one bedroom and a tiny family room! About 8 months in we bought our first home! It's a townhouse in Salt Lake and it's ours! 

Once we bought the house the next purchase had to be a puppy. We started talking about getting a dog and so I got on KSL and saw a picture of the cutest little Cock-a-poo. His face melted my heart, and I had to have him. We went and got him the next day. His name is Woody and he has been the pride and joy to our lives. Through the infertility he has been the void I've needed filled. Woody comforts me when no one else can. I mean look at that face, how can you not be obsessed!? 

The first summer we had together we went on a mini vacation to Spokane then to Seattle then to Canada and back to Spokane. Jeff had never been to Seattle and Canada and I've lived in both so we went on a little memory lane tour. 

We celebrated lasting a whole year by going downtown Salt Lake and at nice hotel and went back to Market Street Grill where we had our first date. 

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We decided that we didn't want to keep the top of the cake because to me that sounded gross to eat it a year later, so Jeff got all romantic and had the lady that made our cake make us a cake topper to eat for our one year! 

...then the first year was over. 

Engage to NewYork

Jeff and I got engaged the end of July. Jeff had to be out of town for the weekend for work and so we decided Sunday we would go up to the East Canyon and have a picnic by the lake. To "throw me off" Jeff picked a fight with me all the way up the canyon. By the time we got there I just wanted to go home. We laid out the picnic and then Jeff got all weird and nervous....bla bla bla and asked me to marry him! I of course said YES!

I have always wanted a fall wedding so planning got going right away!

Jeff and I got married OCTOBER.17.2009

We got married in the Salt Lake Temple. 

We decided for our honeymoon we were going to go to NEW YORK!

We had the time of our lives. We stayed at an amazing hotel, we saw Wicked and The Lion King on Broadway and there's nothing like that. We ate a million hot dogs and saw everything we could! We honestly walked for days and just saw the most amazing city on earth. Since New York we have fallen in love with Broadway shows and find the whole presentation unbelieveable! New York was a dream come true and it provided us with memories for life. Everything from Ground Zero to the Statue of Liberty and Central Park!