Father's Day

I am a nerd and totally forgot to get a pic of Dev with both of the kids today. Oh well.

This fathers day was a pretty relaxing one. We went to church and when we came home we took a nap. After the nap we headed out to our park for a little while. It was such a nice day out and both the kiddos just love to be outside. After the park we headed over to Dev's dads house for a while with the rest of his family. It is so nice to have a lot of family around and to be able to hang out with them.

Happy Fathers day Dev. We sure love you and appreciate all that you do for our growing family.

Thanksgiving Point Car Show

What a perfect day for a car show. Not too hot, not too cool. We went to the car show with Joe, Darcy, Parker, and Jim.

There were a ton of cool cars, old and new. Some really cool paint jobs and a lot of cool designs.

Mathias loved checking out all the cars. I love how he just automatically started looking under the hoods and how he would lay on the ground to look under the trucks like he knew exactly what he was looking at or looking for. He absolutely loved the car show and would pull us to look at all the different cars. He is such a fun little boy!

Here are all the kids, minus Azlyn, taking a short break.

The guys checking out a few cars together.

One of Mathias' favorites. He loved that the tire was as big as him!

One of Dev's favorites! He could tell you everything about this car.
Like I said before, it was a super fun day out and I just love spending some time with my fam and some of our friends.
Dev's note: not nearly enough exotic cars. I'm much more interested in Porsches, Lambos, Ferraris, etc.

Roller Hockey

Dev's brother Scott is on a roller hockey team. He called Dev up the other day and asked him if he would be interested in playing because they needed a sub. Dev used to play roller hockey back in the day as well as hockey in high school and a little in college. He thought it would be fun to play and be able to play with the old gang again. So up to Salt Lake we went.

I have never watched roller hockey so I didn't really know what to expect. I thought it would be like regular hockey just not on ice, which I guess it was. The rink was a lot smaller than I was expecting though.

Dev ended up falling about 10 minutes into the game. I didn't get a picture of it though, I was way too worried about him. He was down on the floor for what seemed like forever. Apparently he went to take a slap shot and followed through too much or something. He ended up falling and landed with his fist under his ribs. He was pretty sore but still played the rest of the game since it happened so early in the game.

*update: We think that Dev bruised his ribs. Poor guy could hardly move for about three weeks without wincing in pain.

5k

Dev's friend Brian has been trying for the past couple of weeks to get Devin to run with him and Joe. Dev has turned him down every time but the one time he decides to give in he does it for a 5k. I am not sure what he was thinking. He hasn't really ran since we first got together over six years ago and he was sick with a cold. I am so proud of him though for getting out and doing it!

Here they are before the race.
Devin, Brian, Joe holding Parker, Jeri and Brian's mom Coralee.

Just before the race began. There is an orange arrow pointing at Dev if you look closely.

Mathias and I decided to wait for everyone to run past us about halfway through the course. Here he is cheering everyone on.

Brian and Joe were a bit ahead of Dev and Jeri and unfortunately Mathias and I left before Kent and Coralee came by. Dev of course can't let me get a normal picture of him. I love that they are still smiling at this point.

Here is just a cute pic of Mathias as we waited.

Here is everyone crossing the finish line. I got a pic of everyone but Jeri. I thought she was with Dev but apparently she was a bit before him so I missed her. Brian and Joe came in first then they ran back to Dev and Jeri and then Brian went back and ran with his mom for a bit. I love that they went back to see everyone else through.

And Done!

about time

(can you tell he was excited to be getting his picture taken?)

Dev has had the same pair of glasses for TEN YEARS! For the past year or so he has had a huge scratch across one of the lenses. We finally decided it was time to upgrade his lens prescription as well as get some new frames. I was kinda surprised with the ones he chose, not that I am complaining. They seem to be a little more trendy to me and he is not the trendy type of guy. Anyway I am so happy for him to finally have an up-to-date pair of glasses. Isn't he just so cute!

Playdate with Daddy

A couple of days ago, Dev had a few hours in between appointments so Mathias and I decided to meet him at a park in Sandy and play for a bit. It was pretty nice out when the wind was not blowing.

There was a baseball field right behind the park where they played a bit of soccer. Mathias rarely wanted to kick it to Dev though , he just kept kicking it to me or tried to kick it up the little hill by the park.

We also brought along the bubbles. Every time we open the closet that the bubbles are kept in, he would ask to play with them. But it was always too cold and I did not want a sticky floor. So I decided to surprise Mathias with them when we got there. When we first brought them out he would chase them, then he decided he wanted to blow them himself. However it was kinda windy so the wind took care of it for him.

(I am not quite smart enough to figure out how to do a collage on photoshop and the one on picasa would not put them in the right order and doubled one of them so that is what you get)
He also thought it was pretty fun to roll down the little hill and to do somersaults. He did this over and over again until he was covered in grass and I was dizzy.

He then found this huge branch to play with. It was kinda funny watching him try to pick it up and control where it went. It was a pretty fun little outing and I am glad Mathias got to spend some extra time with Daddy.

Mr. Fix It

(sorry, my photoshop skills are not the best, but I decided I should probably take out my license plate)

I feel so lucky to have a husband that knows a lot about cars and is willing to learn more and fix my car. Last fall, my car died on us one day on our way home. We replaced the battery and it happened again so he got a rebuilt alternator at Auto Zone. It worked fine for a few months, but lately, about once a month, the car would either die on us or give us signs that is was about to. For example, the radio would turn itself off or the lights would gradually get more dim (dimmer?). Well, this month it happened more than once so we got it checked out and it looks like the alternator would sporadically stop working. Since it was under warranty (good thing!) he got a new one and switched them out for me this Saturday while Mathias and I played in the rain.

Dev' note: why do women insist on taking pictures of people who obviously don't want to be photographed?!

Happy Birthday Dev

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the best daddy in the world. To the most wonderful and handsome husband ever. We Love you so much and appreciate all that you do for us. Hope you had a great day... you old fart.

Happy 29th!

4 years already

All because two people fell in love.

Look how stinking HANDSOME my husband is! June 17 was our 4 year anniversary. I know I am a bit late getting this up but life has been a little crazy. These past 4 years have had their ups and downs but I would not change any of it. I have the most wonderful husband ever who tries to do everything he can for his family. These past 4 years have just flown by and I can hardly wait to see what the future holds for us. I found some random pictures from our engagement and our wedding so I hope you enjoy.



Still completely in love! The one thing I love about Devin is he makes sure to kiss me and give me a hug every single day. On the way to work and when he gets home. Not a day goes by with out it. I love that!

He still always keeps me laughing. Either by saying something or just being a complete dork or watching him play with Mathias. There is always laughter in our house and I think that is important.

Look how young we looked - that was only four years ago.

Anyone who knows us knows we are pretty big into jeeping. I had a friend of Dev's (Dallas) sneak Dev's jeep so we could take these pictures during my bridals and surprise him with it on our wedding day. Devin figured out what was going on so he wasn't surprised; but hey, I tried. The jeep is also pretty special to us - well me, because that is where he proposed to me.

The infamous temple wedding picture. Our wedding day was absolutely perfect. It threatened to rain a little bit but didn't, and thanks to the clouds it was not 100* out. We had the best guy perform our sealing, I will always remember and cherish that. He sat down right in front of us and counseled us on many things, it lasted over an hour! Dev's mom works in the temple, often as an escort, and has never seen a sealing take so long. I feel so grateful that we were able to get married in the temple and receive the many blessings from it.

I just love this picture!

My gosh, he is just so stinking cute! I just get twitterpated when I look at these pictures.

Just another fun random picture that I like. I have not seen our wedding pictures in a while and it was fun to go through them again.

Devin, I love you so much and am glad that we will be together for eternity. You are the best husband and father that I could ever ask for. We all have our moments and nothing or nobody is perfect, but you sure do come pretty darn close. Here is to four years and many more to come.

And I just thought this was a funny picture. We knew our car was going to get trashed (didn't think it would be to that extent though) because I trashed my moms when she got married to Ernie. However, knowing this we had an extra car waiting for us and our [really] good friends offered to clean this mess up. Too funny.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!

Happy Fathers day !!

Happy Father's Day Dev!!

Happy Father's day babe. Thanks for all that you do!! We absolutely love you!! You have been the very best Daddy from day one, we are so lucky to have you in our lives. Here are a few random pictures that I love of you and Mathias starting from day one(sorry a few repeated themselves).

Happy mothers day to me

So if I am to be a little honest, I was bummed because Devin didn't give me any gifts on Mother's Day. As selfish as it sounds, I have been eyeing a picture at Deseret Book for about a month and had not been subtle about telling him that it is what I wanted. When Sunday rolled around and I didn't get anything, I was a little disappointed but ok with it, as money is kinda tight. Well, when I got home from work on Monday I had a HUGE surprise waiting for me.


He came home on his lunch break to hang it up so when I came home from work it was there in our dining area. I was in total shock and completely giddy. I still smile every time I look at it. I just think it is a beautiful and unique picture of the Salt Lake Temple. It is signed by the photographer and is #704 of 1000 and it came with that pretty black frame. As soon as Devin came home from work I ran outside and gave him a huge hug. I seriously have the best husband. Apparently he has had it for a few weeks and I had absolutely no idea because he kept asking what I wanted for Mother's Day that was not as pricey as the picture. BEST. HUSBAND. EVER.

Devin's note: She was almost expecting it on Mother's Day so I figured I'd make her sweat a little. It sucked to play it out because Tanessa, her mom, and her aunt all thought that I was a jerk because I didn't give her anything. But I am kind of a jerk, because for some reason I had it in my mind that since I had that picture, I didn't need to get anything else. I should've had at least a card to give her on Mother's Day. Either way, it is a beautiful picture that I'm sure will hang on our walls for years to come.

Mohawk

Dev was giving Mathias a bath the other day and told me to come in quickly and look at what he had done. He gave Mathias a full on mohawk. Can you tell it is time for a hair cut!?

Best Husband

Yesterday, Devin got off of work a little early and surprised me with flowers. It is not very often that I get them so I was pretty surprised . I absolutely love them! Gerber daises are my absolute favorite flowers. Simple things like this just make me happy and bring a smile to my face. I love you Dev, you are the best!

Daddy's in Heaven

Lately, Mathias has been into watching jeeps big time. He will go up to Dev and say " jeep" or "watch jeep". So Dev will throw a jeeping movie in or find some on youtube. Also, on occasion, Mathias will ask to watch hockey. Can you tell he is daddy's little boy?! There is nothing better than to see father and son bonding over jeeps and hockey on a Saturday morning!

as giddy as a school boy

(please excuse the scrapbook an toy mess in the back ground)

Well we finally got an HD DVR to match the TV and had the Digis (our sat. provider) guy come and hook it up yesterday. Devin is very excited, to say the least. Here he is, trying to figure out how it all works and set it up to his liking. I just could not resist taking a picture. But hey, who wouldn't be excited to watch hockey in 1080p on a 46" LCD?!

Dad

Mathias is such a daddy's boy, he loves him so much. It is fun to watch him when Devin gets home from work, he runs right up to him. He wants to be just like his daddy!



A couple of days ago when Dev was at work Mathias put on Dev's shoes and his hat. I thought it was pretty cute.

I'm a clutz

When Tanessa and I were first engaged, I bought her a Lladro figurine, this one to be specific. It sat peacefully on our entertainment center, for all to see, for a few years. When Mathias was starting to crawl and move around, we feared for our Lladro and were scared to think what might happen if Mat got his little paws on it. So we moved it to the very back of our entertainment center where it could still be seen but was relatively safe from harm. Until I got the bright idea to dust.

If you look closely, you'll see the intricate flower bouquet in the bride's hand. Those are very detailed and quite pointy. As I dusted around the Lladro, the duster caught a leaf in the bouquet and pulled the Lladro right off its shelf, breaking the bride's arm off. Not only did I just break an expensive (to us, anyway) figurine that had sentimental value to us, I just broke something that we were so afraid of Mat breaking! I felt really bad, and still to this day our bride is missing an appendage.

Why do I tell this story a year after the fact? Well...

We have a nativity set, a Willow Tree ensemble that is also kind of expensive and a nice decoration to have for the holidays. This was Tanessa's christmas present last year, and we spent a little more than we would've liked to, but we knew it would be an investment as we would have this creche for years to come.

So we got it out of storage last week and as you can see below, we put it on a table in our living room that is pretty low to the ground, easily within reach of Mathias or the kitty.




The entire time Ness put it up, I shook my head in disapproval of the placement, citing two reasons not to put it there - Mathias and the kitty would in all likelihood pay unwanted attention to it, resulting in an untimely death to any or all of the nativity entourage. Literally, within minutes of being finished, the cat was on the table, inspecting her new friends. But she tiptoed through the sacred scene without disrupting the festivities and that was the only time we saw her pay any attention to it. Mathias also took interest just once, but it was a long enough interest to throw the "angelic shepherd" holding the lamb on the far left of the scene onto the linoleum. Luckily the shepherd lived through the ordeal, while Mathias got a swat to the bum and a stern talking to. But due to the nature of my story and the opening tale, you can tell where this is going...

Yeah, I broke it. That poor shepherd must have not fully recovered from Mat's earlier roughing, because this morning, as I swung my hand up to flip the light off as I left for work, I knocked her off of her precarious position, and again, onto the linoleum. But she wasn't as lucky this time. My eyes moistened and glistening with forming tears, I went into the bedroom where Ness was still sleeping, disfigured innocent bystander-to-the-most-important-event-in-the-history-of- mankind in my hand, I sadly told the tale. "She never saw it coming," I said. "She didn't even have a chance to say goodbye," I mumbled as my lip quivered, showing the same raw emotion as the last time I watched "The Notebook."

So that's twice, after being afraid of Mathias' mischievous manners, I ended up breaking our valuables. It's a wonder why I'm even allowed to hold a newborn baby.

RIP, "Angelic Shepherd holding lamb"